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Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, and many of his pieces have become standards. He also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, such as Juan Tizol's "Caravan", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz. At the end of the 1930s, Ellington began a nearly thirty-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion. With Strayhorn, he composed multiple extended compositions, or suites, as well as many short pieces. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)

Songs

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In A Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington
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In a Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
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C Jam Blues
Duke Ellington
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Take the a Train
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
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Take the a Train
Duke Ellington

Albums

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One O'Clock Jump

Album • 2025
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1945-1946

Album • 2024
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Jazz Volume 2: Duke Ellington

Album • 2024
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In a Sentimental Mood

Album • 2024
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At Midnight: Duke Ellington

Album • 2024
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Ellington In Order, Volume 7 (1936-37)

Album • 2024
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Ellington in Order, Volume 8 (1937)

Album • 2024
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Copenhagen 1958

Album • 2024
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1928

Album • 2024
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Duke Ellington Live Helsinki 1963 (Restauración 2024)

Album • 2024

Singles

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Day Dream

2023
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SALAWAT 1442 (feat. TUJU & TYCO)

2020
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Rockin' In Rhythm (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show/1969)

2010
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Rockin' In Rhythm (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, April 6, 1969)

2023
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Perdido (1940s Radio Hour Version)

2020
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It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show/1965)

2010
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She Loves You/All My Loving/Eleanor Rigby (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 1, 1970)

2022
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Creole Love Call

2012
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Le Pas (feat. CSQUAD)

2021
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The Opener (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show/1965)

2010

Videos

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Whiplash Final Scene - Caravan (432hz) Part 1.

The 432 Cat • 55K views
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Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"

The Ed Sullivan Show • 3.3M views
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Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

Okmusix • 12K views
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In A Sentimental Mood- John Coltrane ~ Ladee Melodee

Ladee Melodee • 15K views
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Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra - Take The A Train

Okmusix • 6.8K views
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Duke Ellington Orchestra // It Don't Mean a Thing // 1943

Global Juke • 2.6K views
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Duke Ellington, "Take the A Train"

morrisoncoursevids • 12M views
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Fleurette Africaine (Ellington, Mingus, Roach).

avedestormenta • 3.8K views
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Duke Ellington-Take The A Train

yura917 • 1.5K views
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the dirtiest clarinet solo

JaqTheTrombone • 1.5M views

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Presenting Duke Ellington

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A Fine Romance

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On The Bandstand

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Presenting John Coltrane

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Traditional Jazz

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Latin Jazz Christmas

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Big Band Boogie

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Jazz Cocktail Party

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Essential Jazz

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Upbeat Jazz Commute

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