Duke Ellington
04/29/1899-05/24/1974 in Washington D.C.
Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his career were related; Duke Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom remained with him for long periods. Duke Ellington also wrote film scores and stage musicals, and several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. In addition to touring year in and year out, he recorded extensively, resulting in a gigantic body of work that was still being assessed a quarter century after his death. ... (read more)
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4. | Take The "a" Train by Duke Ellington | 3:02 |
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11. | Sophisticated Lady by Duke Ellington | 2:43 |
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12. | Moonbow by Duke Ellington | 2:05 |
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24. | Take The 'A' Train by Duke Ellington | 2:54 |
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8. | All Too Soon by Duke Ellington | 3:53 |
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2. | Prelude To A Kiss by Duke Ellington | 4:44 |
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10. | Backward Country Boy Blues by Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Max Roach | 6:19 |
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1. | Rockin' In Rhythm by Duke Ellington | 3:01 |
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16. | Midriff by Duke Ellington | 3:23 |
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1. | Take The A Train by Duke Ellington | 2:54 |
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4. | Mood Indigo by Duke Ellington | 3:06 |
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11. | Cotton Tail by Duke Ellington | 3:09 |
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19. | Jump For Joy (Excerpts) by Duke Ellington | 4:15 |
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10. | Satin Doll by Duke Ellington | 2:56 |
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15. | In A Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington, John Coltrane | 4:16 |
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9. | Oclupaca by Duke Ellington | 4:19 |
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2. | In A Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington, John Coltrane | 4:16 |
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15. | Solitude by Coleman Hawkins, Duke Ellington | 5:52 |
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11. | Limbo Jazz by Coleman Hawkins, Duke Ellington | 5:13 |
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3. | Stompy Jones by Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges | 6:38 |
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6. | It Don't Mean A Thing (If Ait ... by Duke Ellington | 2:43 |
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14. | Perdido by Duke Ellington | 2:22 |
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1. | Part I | 8:17 |
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2. | Part II | 6:13 |
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3. | Part III (Aka Light) | 6:25 |
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4. | Part IV (Aka Come Sunday) | 7:58 |
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5. | Part V (Aka Come Sunday) | 3:46 |
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6. | Part VI (23rd Psalm) | 3:08 |
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9. | Part I-Alternate Take | 6:48 |
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10. | Part II-Alternate Take | 6:37 |
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11. | Part III (Aka Light) (Alternat... | 3:08 |
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12. | Part IV (Aka Come Sunday) (Alt... | 2:23 |
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13. | Part V (Aka Come Sunday) (Alte... | 5:50 |
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14. | Part VI (23rd Psalm) (Alternat... | 1:59 |
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3. | Take The A' Train by Duke Ellington | 3:02 |
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- Gerald Wilson
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- Harry James
- Louie Bellson
- Arthur Schwartz
- Ben Webster
- Billy Strayhorn
- Bobby Troup
- Clarence Williams
- Dave Ringle
- Dorothy Fields
- Elmer Schoebel
- George Gershwin
- George Shearing Quintet
- Harold Rome
- Harry Warren
- Hoagy Carmichael
- Ira Gershwin
- Irving Caesar
- Jack Lawrence
- Jesse Greer
- Johnny Mercer
- Lorenz Hart
- Oscar Hammerstein II
- Philip Braham
- Richard Rodgers
- The Dutch Jazz Orchestra
- Tyree Glenn
- Victoria Spivey
- Walter Gross
- Mary Lou Williams
- Frankie Laine
- Johnny Hodges
- Al Dubin
- Barney Bigard
- Benny Goodman
- Bing Crosby
- Chick Webb
- Cootie Williams
- Don Redman
- Douglas Furber
- Eubie Blake
- George Shearing
- Harold Arlen
- Harry Carney
- Henry Creamer
- Howard Dietz
- Irving Berlin
- Isham Jones
- Jerome Kern
- John Latouche
- Juan Tizol
- Mack David
- Paul Francis Webster
- Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
- Sy Oliver
- Turner Layton
- Vernon Duke
- Vincent Youmans
- WC Handy
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263 artists, 14784 songs
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85 artists, 2456 songs
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