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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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