(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history, was more than just ... One of Ellington’s most adventurous compositions, “Caravan” transports listeners to a world of exotic ...

Caravan. Things Ain’t What They Used To Be; Hello Dolly; One More Time For The People; Lotus Blossom. Duke Ellington: piano; Mercer Ellington, Money Johnson, Eddie Preston, Cootie Williams, John Coles ...

he is a composer of jazz music and the leader of a jazz band. For over twenty-three years, Duke, christened Edward Kennedy Ellington, has spent his days and nights on trains rattling across the ...

If anything, the Duke, at 67, is writing more jazz and writing it better than ever before, continually shattering and recasting the mold of his musical thinking. In the past two years, Ellington ...

1. Caravan (D. Ellington/J. Tizol) - 5:10; 2. Azure - 5:34; 3. It Don’t Mean a Thing - 2:59; 4. African Flower - 6:10; 5. Cotton Tail - 5:36; 6. Black and Tan ...

Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as Duke Ellington, born on April 29, 1899, was a composer, pianist, and bandleader ...