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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington has been played on NTS over 120 times, featured on 113 episodes and was first played on 5 January 2013.

Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader, one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music. Duke Ellington composed over 3000 songs, including: "It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", “Solitude", "In a Mellotone", and "Satin Doll". Through the ranks of Duke Ellington & His Orchestra passed some of the biggest names in jazz, including Billy Strayhorn,…

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In A Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington, John Coltrane
Impulse!1963
In A Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington, John ColtraneImpulse!1963
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Fleurette Africaine
Ellington, Mingus, Roach
United Artists Records, The Douglas Collection1972
Fleurette Africaine
Ellington, Mingus, RoachUnited Artists Records, The Douglas Collection1972
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The Single Petal Of A Rose
Duke Ellington
MusicMasters Jazz1995
The Single Petal Of A Rose
Duke EllingtonMusicMasters Jazz1995
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Didjeridoo
Duke Ellington
Fantasy1975
Didjeridoo
Duke EllingtonFantasy1975
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Blues In Orbit
Duke Ellington
Columbia1960
Blues In Orbit
Duke EllingtonColumbia1960
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Caravan
Duke Ellington
RCA Victor1958
Caravan
Duke EllingtonRCA Victor1958
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Money Jungle
Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max Roach
United Artists Jazz1962
Money Jungle
Duke Ellington, Charlie Mingus, Max RoachUnited Artists Jazz1962
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Solitude
Duke Ellington
Harmony1969
Solitude
Duke EllingtonHarmony1969
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Diminuendo In Blue / Crescendo In Blue
Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Louis Bellson
Curcio1982
Diminuendo In Blue / Crescendo In Blue
Duke Ellington, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney, Louis BellsonCurcio1982
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Single Petal Of A Rose
Duke Ellington
MusicMasters Jazz1993
Single Petal Of A Rose
Duke EllingtonMusicMasters Jazz1993
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