Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book is a 1957 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Duke Ellington and his orchestra...
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and Duke Ellington and first performed by Ellington in 1936. Irving Mills wrote lyrics, but they are rarely sung. The first version of the song was recorded...
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Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book is a 1960 album by pianist Oscar Peterson of compositions written or performed by Duke Ellington. Peterson had...
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Mercer Kennedy Ellington (March 11, 1919 – February 8, 1996) was an American musician, composer, and arranger. His father was Duke Ellington, whose band...
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This is the discography of recordings by Duke Ellington, including those nominally led by his sidemen (mainly in the 1930s and early 1940s), and his later...
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and Ellington, following the 1957 song book recording, a live double album Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur was recorded in 1966. Ella at Duke’s Place...
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Fitzgerald. Wonder re-recorded the song for the 1995 live album Natural Wonder. Wonder wrote the song as a tribute to Duke Ellington, the jazz composer, bandleader...
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Duke Ellington & John Coltrane is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and John Coltrane. It was released in January 1963 through Impulse! Records. It was one...
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for his 1959 album Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song book. "John Hardy's Wife" (M. Ellington) – 3:24 "Sophisticated Lady" (Irving Mills, Mitchell...
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Take the "A" Train (category Duke Ellington songs)
Strayhorn that was the signature tune of the Duke Ellington orchestra. In 1976, the 1941 recording by Duke Ellington on Victor Records was inducted into the...
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Don't Get Around Much Anymore (category Songs with music by Duke Ellington)
written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on...
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member of Duke Ellington's orchestra. It was first recorded for radio transcription on December 3, 1941, by Duke Ellington. The Duke Ellington Orchestra...
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The Duke Ellington School of the Arts (established 1974) is a high school located at 35th Street and R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., and dedicated...
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Nutcracker Suite is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for Columbia Records in 1960 featuring jazz interpretations...
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Ellington at Newport is a 1956 live jazz album by Duke Ellington and his band of their 1956 concert at the Newport Jazz Festival, a concert which revitalized...
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Duke Ellington Presents... is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded for the Bethlehem label in 1956. The Allmusic...
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Sacred Concert by Duke Ellington is one of the following realisations: 1965 - Concert of Sacred Music 1968 - Second Sacred Concert 1973 - Third Sacred...
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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from...
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The Duke Plays Ellington is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington featuring trio sessions recorded for the Capitol label...
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Porter Song Book (1956) (Buddy Bregman) Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book (1956) (Bregman) Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book...
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Do Nothing till You Hear from Me (category Songs with music by Duke Ellington)
(also written as "Do Nothin' Til You Hear from Me") is a song with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell. It originated as a 1940 instrumental...
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Creole Love Call (redirect from Creole Love Song)
standard by Duke Ellington, Bubber Miley and Rudy Jackson. The song is associated with vocalist Adelaide Hall. The song entered the Billboard USA song charts...
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I Didn't Know About You (category Songs with music by Duke Ellington)
"I Didn't Know About You" is a song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Bob Russell. Recorded in 1944 with vocal by Joya Sherrill, it was...
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I'm Beginning to See the Light (category Songs with music by Duke Ellington)
popular song and jazz standard, with music written by Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, and Harry James and lyrics by Don George and published in 1944. Duke Ellington...
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Ellington Indigos is a 1958 jazz album by Duke Ellington. The stereo CD reissue released by Columbia (CK 4444) in 1987 contains a track listing and cover...
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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (category Songs with music by Duke Ellington)
Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills. It is now accepted as a jazz standard,...
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The Duke Ellington Bridge, named after American jazz pianist Duke Ellington, carries Calvert Street NW over Rock Creek in Washington, D.C., United States...
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"Prelude to a Kiss" is a 1938 ballad composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills. This composition is in the key of D-flat...
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Sophisticated Lady (redirect from Sophisticated Lady (song))
instrumental in 1932 by Duke Ellington. Additional credit is given to publisher Irving Mills whose words were added to the song by Mitchell Parish. The...
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Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins that was recorded on August 18, 1962, and released in February...
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