Curious too, to see Ellington holding the sheet music for soloist Johnny Hodges ... The rise of swing and jazz's sophisticated elegance starts with Duke Ellington. His first recordings were with ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history, was more than just a composer and bandleader—he was a cultural architect whose music told the stories of Black excellence, struggle ...

46, No. 1, Oct., 1992 Jazz and Composition: The Many Sides of ... Jazz and Composition: The Many Sides of Duke Ellington, the Music's Greatest Composer This is the metadata section. Skip to content ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, was a composer, pianist, and bandleader whose contributions shaped the very fabric of jazz.