Duke Ellington
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Birth Name: Edward Kennedy Ellington
Born: 29 April 1899 Died: 24 May 1974
Country of origin: United States
Height: 6' 1"
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, and many of his pieces have become standards. He also record
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5. Ellington At Newport 1956 (1999)
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2. Cabin in the Sky (1943)
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3. Quincy
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4. Murder at the Vanities (1934)
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5. Black and Tan (1929)
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1. Today (1952)
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2. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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3. Happy Days (1970)
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