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.

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One of the best was The Duke Plays Ellington (later renamed ... Billy Strayhorn (the Ohio-born composer of the all-time Ellington favorite “Take The A Train”). As well as being able to create ...

“Take The A Train” was one of Duke Ellington’s biggest hits and also became his signature tune. Blurbs by Charles Waring and Sam Armstrong. Build your jazz vinyl collection with classic ...

For the first time in an international career that had begun with a surprise debut at Carnegie Hall at age 24, Peterson—known for such spectacular shows of keyboard mastery that Duke Ellington ...

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Cartier’s wildly covetable Tank à Guichets—perhaps the most notable guichet watch of them all—debuted in 1928 in a small ...

Gutenberg couldn’t take a document that already existed ... who had given him her telephone number after dancing with him to Duke Ellington records at a party at the YWCA.

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Duke’s Kon Knueppel is heading to the NBA after one college season. The 6-foot-7, 217-pound wing announced his decision Wednesday after a season that included him being named MVP of the Atlantic ...