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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.
The monument depicts Duke Ellington at a piano, supported by three columns depicting three caryatids each, known as his nine muses. It was cast in 1997 and dedicated on July 1 of that year. [2] [3] Pianist Bobby Short conceived of the memorial in 1979; it was the first statue erected in Ellington's honor in the country. [4]
Lawrence Brown (August 3, 1907 – September 5, 1988) was an American jazz trombonist from California best remembered for his work with the Duke Ellington orchestra. [1] He was a session musician throughout his career, and also recorded albums under his own name.
Ellington at Newport is a 1956 live jazz album by Duke Ellington and his band of their 1956 concert at the Newport Jazz Festival, a concert which revitalized Ellington's flagging career. Jazz promoter George Wein describes the 1956 concert as "the greatest performance of [Ellington's] career...
Black, Brown and Beige is an extended jazz work written by Duke Ellington for his first concert at Carnegie Hall, on January 23, 1943.It tells the history of African Americans and was the composer's attempt to transform attitudes about race, elevate American music, specifically jazz, to be seen as on par with classical European music, and challenge America to live up to its founding principles ...
This category is for members (including singers) of the Duke Ellington Orchestra under the direction of Duke Ellington. Members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra under the direction of Mercer Ellington, as well as one-off collaborators such as John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Max Roach, are excluded.
This One's for Blanton! is a studio album by the American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, duetting with Ray Brown, recorded in December 1972 and released on the Pablo label. [1] The title refers to early Duke Ellington collaborator and influential yet short-lived double bass player Jimmy Blanton .
This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. A. Duke Ellington albums (1 C, 90 P) ... Duke Ellington School of the Arts; E. Duke Ellington House; J.