Things moved more slowly than usual. When the customer got to ... Duke Ellington was one of the most popular and successful jazz musicians of the first half of the 20th century and according to ...

That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work ... "You get a really well-developed swing piece and those jazz critics will pan it right off. Why, they don't even understand ...

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 ...

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.

Queen Elizabeth is a blues and jazz fan — and American jazz legend Duke Ellington appears to be on her playlist! The monarch, 96, made British jazz musician Gary Crosby "so happy" with her ...

During the evening concert celebrating the music of jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Duke ... Ellington. Talking about Ellington's "Ad Lib on Nippon" later, Marsalis offered another quote ...

Duke Ellington At The Côte D'Azur With Ella Fitzgerald And Joan ... Satin Doll; Something To Live For; Jazz Samba; Things Aint What They Used To Be; Duke: The Last Jam Session; Opening Of Session; The ...

Houston native Jason Moran has spent the past several months playing the works of Duke Ellington ... which has turned out an inordinate amount of jazz talent over the years.