Spotify Release Info
Track: Weely (a Portrait of Billy Strayhorn)
Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: Ellington, Duke: Tootin' Through the Roof (1939-1940)
Artist Bio
Name: Duke Ellington
Spotify Genres: jazz, big band, swing music, cool jazz
Followers: 959,853
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Biography
American jazz pianist, composer and leader of his eponymous orchestra Born April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C. Died May 24, 1974 in New York City, N.Y. Known for his residency at the [l=Cotton Club] (1927-1931) and for composing over a thousand pieces (often in collaboration), many of them now standards. [a258464] shared composing duties (1939-1967). Father of [a323069], who took over the leadership of the orchestra after Duke died remaining until his own death in 1996. Grandfather of [a5641533].
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1.In A Sentimental MoodDuke Ellington & John Coltrane
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2.My Little Brown BookDuke Ellington & John Coltrane
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3.Didn't Know About YouMúsica para Reducir la Ansiedad y el Estrés
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4.Take the "A" TrainPiano In The Background (Expanded Edition)
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5.I'm Beginning To See The LightManchester by the Sea (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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6.The Feeling Of JazzDuke Ellington & John Coltrane
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7.IsfahanFar East Suite
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8.It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)The Great Reunion
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9.HaupeAnatomy of a Murder
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10.Satin DollJazz Profile: Duke Ellington
Discogs Release Info
Release: Duke Ellington - Portrait
Year: 2002
Genres: Jazz