Monday, April 29, 2024

Duke Ellington 125 -- April 29, 2024

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125 years ago today, on 29-April-1899, Duke Ellington, America's greatest composer, was born in Washington, DC. Through his long career as a bandleader, he revolutionized American music. I always thought he looked like my grandfather. 


Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue, Ellington at Newport 1956

Duke Ellington - Mood Indigo [Restored]

In a Sentimental Mood

Duke Ellington - Black And Tan Fantasy [1927]

1928 HITS ARCHIVE: Creole Love Call - Duke Ellington (Adelaide Hall, vocal)

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