Duke Ellington

"The one, the only Duke Ellington"

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    members

    Duke Ellington - piano; Bubber Miley - trumpet; Charlie Irvis - trombone; Otto Hardwicke - alto, clarinet; Fred Guy - banjo; Sonny Greer - drums.

    tags

    public domain, jazz, amercana, big band, swing, orchestra

    state of mind

    Flowing

    vices

    white women
    GENRES: jazz, americana, roots, big band
    LOCATION: DC, US
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    About
     
    Duke Ellington brought a level of style and sophistication to Jazz that it hadn't seen before. Although he was a gifted piano player, his orchestra was his principal instrument. Like Jelly Roll Morton before him, he considered himself to be a composer and arranger, rather than just a musician.