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Biography

Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington D.C.
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s

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; 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. Ellington also wrote film scores and stage musicals, and several of his instrumental works...

Top Albums By Duke Ellington
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	Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Take the "A" Train	Duke Ellington	6:03	$1.29
2.	Happy Reunion	Duke Ellington	2:11	$1.29
3.	Ac-Ac	Duke Ellington	4:06	$1.29
4.	Satin Doll	Duke Ellington	4:05	$1.29
5.	A Tone Parallel to Harlem (Harlem Su..	Duke Ellington	8:35	$1.29
6.	Hello Dolly	Duke Ellington	4:05	$1.29
7.	La plus belle Africaine (1973)	Duke Ellington	9:29	$1.29
8.	Rose Room	Duke Ellington	8:10	$1.29
9.	C-Jam Blues	Duke Ellington	4:06	$1.29
10.	Creole Love Call	Duke Ellington	3:38	$1.29
11.	Perdido	Duke Ellington	3:23	$1.29
12.	Medley: Caravan / How High the Moon	Duke Ellington	5:25	$1.29
13.	Chinoiserie	Duke Ellington	6:38	$1.29
14.	La plus belle Africaine (1972)	Duke Ellington	8:42	$1.29

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