Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Authoritative Name:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Biography:

U.S. pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. He formed his band in 1924 in Washington, D.C.; by 1927 it was performing regularly at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Until the end of his life his band would enjoy the highest professional and artistic reputation in jazz.--Encyclopedia Britannica

Associated Subjects:

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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African American Odyssey

Library of Congress

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Duke Ellington at the Hurricane Club

Creator:

Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006

Date of Original:

1943

Collection:

African American Odyssey

Contributing Institution:

Library of Congress