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DUKE College offer courses about him, orchestras are being formed to play his music, the Smithsonian is publishing his scores. Twenty years after his death, Duke Ellington lives on.
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Duke Ellington once described himself as "a musician who is a
member of the American Federation of Labor, and who hopes one day to
amount to something artistically." As was his wont, he was being
immodestly modest. It's been almost 70 years since there was any
doubt about Ellington's amounting to something artistically. And
never has it been less in doubt than now, nearly two decades after
his death. The intervening years have seen a Tony-winning musical
based on his compositions (Sophistica...
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DUKE College offer courses about him, orchestras are being formed to play his music, the Smithsonian is publishing his scores. Twenty years after his death, Duke Ellington lives on.
The Boston Globe
; Duke Ellington once described himself as "a musician who is a member of the American Federation of Labor, and who hopes one day to amount to something artistically." As was his wont, he was being immodestly modest. It's been almost 70 years since there was any doubt about Ellington's amounting to
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The highest note In the century since his birth, Duke Ellington has been the most important composer of any music, anywhere
The Boston Globe
; ... upcoming live and broadcast events mark the occasion. Billy Taylor, Nat Hentoff, and others will honor Ellington this morning on CBS News Sunday (Channel 4, 9 a.m.). Tonight at 6 p.m., "A Vespers of Spirituals" at St. Bartholemew's Episcopal Church in Cambridge ...
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Duke Ellington, Evermore: Centennial Salutes Man And Musician For the Ages
The Washington Post
; "All musicians should get down on their knees one day to thank Duke Ellington." That's what Miles Davis said in 1974, when Duke Ellington passed away at age 75. Davis didn't say "jazz musicians," though Ellington is still commonly defined as a jazz composer, bandleader and pianist. Certainly his
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Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington.
The Nation
; ... excellent first volume of a biography, Ellington: The Early Years (Oxford). Tucker is insightful, balanced and lucid, so it's good news that he has now edited a thoughtful introduction to the man and his music, The Duke Ellington Reader. The book is just what its ...
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The Duke Ellington Reader.
The Nation
; ... excellent first volume of a biography, Ellington: The Early Years (Oxford). Tucker is insightful, balanced and lucid, so it's good news that he has now edited a thoughtful introduction to the man and his music, The Duke Ellington Reader. The book is just what its ...
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Duke Ellington Festival Set for April
The Washington Post
; Edward Kennedy (Duke) Ellington, one of this century's seminal composers and orchestrators, will be celebrated here this April in a month-long festival culminating in the unveiling and dedication of a memorial plaque at his birthplace at 1217 22nd St. NW. (Located just behind Blackie's House of
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Tuning Up For Duke Ellington's Centennial; Tours and Tributes For a Capital Composer
The Washington Post
; He gave us "Mood Indigo." He gave us "Satin Doll." He gave us "Take the `A' Train." He gave us "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good And, he gave us "In a Sentimental Mood," precisely the tone a number of Washington musicians, historians and cultural programmers want to strike in the tributes they are
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Ellington boxed set reveals a legend's many dimensions.(Duke Ellington works range from composer to entertainer)
The Christian Science Monitor
; Beyond category was how biographer John Hasse describes composer and musician Duke Ellington. This centennial year of Mr. Ellington's birth serves as a powerful reminder of just how breathtakingly multidimensional his legacy is. Although many of Ellington's best-loved compositions, Take the A Train
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Duke Ellington: A man for all music.
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; ... ARCHIVE PHOTOS, CARICATURE of Duke Ellington available on PressLink Online. X X X (c) 1999, The Dallas Morning News. Visit The Dallas Morning News on the World Wide Web at http://www.dallasnews.com/ Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services ...
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Duke Ellington.
The Nation
; ... many, if any, of the tunes for which he is famous, but instead lifted and adapted themes from his leading soloists, is hardly news. No one who knows anything about the Ellington band is going to be surprised that this or that melody originated on the bandstand ...
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