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Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899-1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance as a jazz pianist in 1916. By 1918 he had formed a band, and after appearances in nightclubs in Harlem he became one of the most famous fig... Read more
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus , 1922-79, American jazz musician, b. Nogales, Ariz. Mingus was a bassist, pianist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist. He was one of the most important jazz composers of the 20th cent. and an influence on a broad spectrum of musicians. A charismatic, demanding, and sometimes violent ... Read more
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones (Quincy Delight Jones, Jr.), 1933-, African-American musician, composer, bandleader, and music executive, b. Chicago. Jones played trumpet and sang gospel growing up, and studied briefly at Boston's Berklee College of Music (then called Schillinger House). After 1951 he played with Lio... Read more
Django Reinhardt
Django Reinhardt (Jean Baptiste Reinhardt), 1910-53, Belgian-born Gypsy jazz guitarist. Reinhardt began playing the guitar professionally at 12. He was severely burned in a fire in 1928, leaving two fingers of his left hand useless, but adapted his guitar style to the disability. Reinhardt, who had... Read more
Alvin Ailey, Jr.
Alvin Ailey, Jr. , 1931-89, American modern dancer and choreographer, b. Rogers, Tex. Ailey studied in Los Angeles with Lester Horton , whose strong, dramatic style and views about multiracial casting influenced his choreography and artistic direction. He moved to New York in 1954, where he studied... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to " Duke Ellington"

Ellington, Duke
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography Duke Ellington Born: April 29, 1899Washington...highly imaginative piano soloist. Duke's legacy Ellington was the recipient of numerous Grammy...Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington. New York: Simon & Schuster...
Ellington, Edward (“Duke”)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History Ellington, Edward (“Duke”) (1899–1974), composer...Hasse , Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington , 1993. Mark Tucker, ed., The Duke Ellington Reader , 1993. Jonathan Z. S. Pollack
Duke Ellington
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899-1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance as a jazz pianist in...
Ellington, ‘Duke’
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Ellington, ‘Duke’ ( Edward Kennedy ) (1899–1974) US jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. His early pieces, performed...
Edward Kennedy Ellington
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...On April 29, 1899, Edward Ellington, known universally as "Duke," was born in Washington...Reading Peter Gammond, ed., Duke Ellington: His Life and Music (1958...some first-rate essays on Ellington. See also Barry Ulanov...
Anderson, Ivie Marie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...was the lead voice of jazz legend Duke Ellington's big band for 11 years. Her strong...there, she began performing with Duke Ellington, one of the country's most popular bandleaders. Ellington was booked to perform at the Oriental...
Fitzgerald, Ella
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1888–1989), and Duke Ellington (1899–1974). The...of herself. In the two-volume Ellington set, her jazzier self moved aside...1958, in the company of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, she gave a concert...
Ella Fitzgerald
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and Lorenz Hart; Irving Berlin; Duke Ellington). The lush orchestrations induced...herself; even in the two-volume Ellington set her jazzier side deferred to...1958, in the company of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, she gave a concert...
Billy Strayhorn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...written just before he met Duke Ellington , with whom he became a lifelong...sometimes playing piano for the Ellington orchestra. Strayhorn's compositions...tinged style meshed beautifully with Ellington's own. It is sometimes difficult...
Carter, Benny
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Miley, a neighbor who played with Duke Ellington, Carter developed an interest...P. Johnson, Earl Hines, and Ellington, he worked for more than a year...influential arranger who also wrote for Ellington and Benny Goodman. Shortly after...

Dictionary entries related to " Duke Ellington"

Ellington, Duke
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Ellington, Duke ( Edward Kennedy ) ( b Washington, DC, 1899; d NY, 1974). Amer...though re-formed several times, some of its members remained with Ellington for over 30 years. Among his most celebrated players were Johnny Hodges...
jazz
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...extreme was the Negro style of Duke Ellington , the first great jazz composer...and good ens. work. Though Ellington's band was influenced by swing...features, as did Berg in Lulu . Duke Ellington and Bill Russo are among the leading...
Jazz
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...artists included Coleman Hawkins, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Benny Carter. The Jazz Age characterized...s playing and also refers to swing dance music. Duke Ellington, best known for his colorful orchestration, led...
Reeves, Dianne
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...produced by her cousin, the jazz keyboardist George Duke. She has also toured with the Brazilian pianist and...1980s Reeves performed at a memorial concert honoring Duke Ellington and performed at the Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival in Japan...
Battle, Kathleen
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...album contains four previously unreleased selections including her rendering of Puccini's "Omio bibbino Caro" and Duke Ellington's "Prelude to a Kiss." Battle has been awarded five Grammy Awards and has been the recipient of honorary degrees...
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...elements, Medeski, Martin & Wood has also successfully applied its ensemble sound to jazz standards such as Duke Ellington's "Caravan" and Thelonious Monk's "Bemsha Swing," and rock anthems such as Jimi Hendrix's "Hey Joe" and...
Palmieri, Eddie
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...Though Palmieri is deeply grounded by Afro-Cuban dance band traditions and Yoruba-derived rhythms, he admires Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner, and jazz modernism in general; he chooses for his...
Music
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...City jazz was developing under Count Basie and his orchestra, and, perhaps the greatest American jazz composer, Duke Ellington, was conducting his swing band on the East Coast. Billie Holliday influenced music by using blues and jazz touches...
Lambert, (Leonard) Constant
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music ...Series of brilliant works est. him with Walton among leading younger Eng. composers. Influenced by jazz, esp. Duke Ellington. His biggest success was with The Rio Grande , a setting of Sacheverell Sitwell (1927). Took leading part in est...
Isham, Mark
Dictionary entry from: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990 ...live, establishing a touring band to support Blue Sun (1995), his first Columbia album of original tunes, and Duke Ellington's "In A Sentimental Mood," arranged for a relatively conventional quintet. He set himself amid his former employer...

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The Duke Ellington Orchestra: Visita el Jazz con titulo nobiliario.(Primera Fila)
Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 5/14/2004; 700+ words ; ...esta orquesta dirigida por Paul Ellington La msica creada por uno de los...sonar en el Lunario a travs de la Duke Ellington Orchestra, que visitar este sbado...por todos los estilos que tuvo Duke Ellington; y habr tambin improvisacin pero...
Duke Ellington: A man for all music.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 4/23/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Before Edward Kennedy Ellington began playing jazz...crowd. But in the Duke's regal hands...broadcasts, the young Duke had greater ambitions...Billy Strayhorn _ Ellington evolved into one...462-track ``The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition...
In The Village Of Harlem: Duke Ellington Circle Named In His Honor
Newspaper article from: New York Beacon, The; 5/24/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...The Village Of Harlem: Duke Ellington Circle Named In His Honor...site chosen for the Duke Ellington Memorial (at Fifth Avenue...recent recipient of a Duke Ellington Scholarship...of the Arts. Mercedes Ellington, the Duke's granddaughter...
Was Ellington America's Greatest Composer?(Duke Ellington)
Magazine article from: Ebony; 4/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...name was Edward Kennedy Ellington, but everybody called him Duke, a nickname that was given...some facet of the music of Duke Ellington. Samuel A. Floyd Jr...who performed with the Duke, says that Ellington embodied an African tradition...
Remembering A Giant.(musician Duke Ellington)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Ebony; 4/1/1999; 700+ words ; ...inspiration for that song." Duke inspired many entertainers...Williams, who sang at Ellington's White House party...father, leading the Ellington Orchestra for more than 20 years after Duke's death in 1974, until...s daughter, Mercedes Ellington, is carrying on the...
Duke Ellington's legacy
Magazine article from: The Village Voice; 11/10/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...their knees to thank Duke. -Miles Davis Next...was second). Duke Ellington's life and works...associate with." An Ellington song that has haunted...Am I Here For?" Duke always knew why he...civil rights battle. Duke was irritated...think that of me," Ellington said, "haven...
New Smithsonsian Exhibit About Duke Ellington
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/13/1993; 700+ words ; ...exhibit on the musical genius of Duke Ellington. [News headlines] EDWARDS...players that helped shape the Duke Ellington sound. Touch a section of the...Excerpt from `Mood Indigo' by Duke Ellington] EDWARDS: `Mood Indigo...
The Duke Ellington Reader.
Magazine article from: The Nation; 11/29/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...BOOKS & THE ARTS. The Duke of All Over the past few years Duke Ellington scholarship has become an...volume of a biography, Ellington: The Early Years (Oxford...man and his music, The Duke Ellington Reader. The book is just...
Profile: Duke Ellington's "Mood Indigo"
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 11/6/2000; ; 700+ words ; 00-00-0000 Profile: Duke Ellington's Mood Indigo Host: NOAH...I'm Noah Adams. Duke Ellington was one of the geniuses of...Mood Indigo is credited to Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard and Ellington manager Irving Mills, who...
Duke Ellington.
Magazine article from: The Nation; 12/5/1987; ; 700+ words ; DUKE ELLINGTON. By James Lincoln Collier. Oxford...Lincoln Collier's new book, Duke Ellington, is that it attempts muckraking without...producer Irving Townsend, who worked with Ellington during Duke's later years, about The Queen...