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20 mag 2024 · Duke Ellington, American pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, Ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of Western music.
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- Duke Ellington grew up in Washington, D.C., in a secure middle-class family that encouraged his interests in the fine arts. He began studying piano...
- Benefiting from the expertise of a large ensemble that included several important jazz artists, Duke Ellington broke away from the conventions of b...
- Often collaborating with his longtime composing-arranging partner Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington was responsible for big-band jazz classics such a...
- Duke Ellington was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. One of the originators of big-band jazz, he led his band for more than 50...
4 giorni fa · April 29 marked the 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington's birth in 1899. Catching the Ellington bug over the weekend, I figured what better way to kick off the week than with seven celebratory video clips and a bonus album [photo...
29 mag 2024 · Celebrate with this classic recording of Duke’s “Mood Indigo” from 1930. The song is famous for its unique harmonization, in which a trio of instruments — trumpet, trombone and clarinet — perform the melody with an inverted structure: clarinet playing at the lowest end of its range and trombone playing at the highest.
23 mag 2024 · All About Jazz is celebrating Duke Ellington's birthday today! By the time of his passing, he was considered amongst the world’s greatest composers and musicians.
24 mag 2024 · The Great Gatsby may be remembered as a Jazz Age novel, but the music is more background than substantive in Fitzgerald’s novel. By contrast, the unjustly forgotten Dorothy Barker, infamous at the time for her lesbian pulp stories, crafted the first genuine jazz novel in Young Man with a Horn.
27 mag 2024 · David Danced by Duke Ellington is a powerful song that carries a deeper meaning, capturing the essence of celebration, joy, and devotion. This song, first released in 1964, showcases Duke Ellington’s genius as a jazz pianist and bandleader, while also highlighting the incredible talent of tap dancer Bunny Briggs.
9 mag 2024 · This recording, Copenhagen 1958 (Bonus: After Hours 1950), offers a rare glimpse into Ellington's genius during a pivotal period in jazz history. In the late autumn of 1958, Ellington and his orchestra embarked on a whirlwind tour across Europe, leaving a trail a musical brilliance in their wake.
