- Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years
| Born: | 29 April 1899 Comment | | When did Duke Ellington die? / Died | 24 May 1974 | | How many years did Duke Ellington live? / Lived | 75 years | | Zodiac sign: | Taurus |
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Duke Ellington facts
- Born in Washington, D
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- , Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward, and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem
- In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe
- Though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle, and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music, rather than to a musical genre such as jazz
- Some of the musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in jazz
- Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz
- Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades
- A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington often composed specifically to feature the style and skills of his individual musicians
- Often collaborating with others, Ellington wrote more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, with many of his works having become standards
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