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Duke Ellington

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Duke Ellington
Frankfurt am Main, February 6, 1965
Frankfurt am Main, February 6, 1965
Background information
Orúkọ àbísọEdward Kennedy Ellington
Ọjọ́ìbí(1899-04-29)Oṣù Kẹrin 29, 1899
Washington D.C., United States
AláìsíMay 24, 1974(1974-05-24) (ọmọ ọdún 75)
New York City, United States
Irú orinOrchestral jazz, swing, big band
Occupation(s)Bandleader, pianist, composer
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1914–1974
Websitedukeellington.com

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974)[1] je olorin ati akorin ara Amerika. Ellington seda orin to poju 1,000 lo. Bi Bob Blumenthal ti iwe-iroyin The Boston Globe se so "In the century since his birth, there has been no greater composer, American or otherwise, than Edward Kennedy Ellington."[2]


  1. "Biography". dukeellington.com (Official site). 2008. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2012. 
  2. Boston Globe, April 25, 1999