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duke ellington
Title: duke ellington
Category: Arts & Humanities / Music
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duke ellington
Duke Ellington was one of the most influential jazz musicians ever. In a time when music
was going through a transformation from a ragtime style to a jazz-blues mix, Duke was
there to add his own style. He was a composer, conductor, and pianist who revolutionized
the way music was written and earned the title of being the "great American composer."
(Williams, 51)
Duke Ellington was born in Washington, D.C. in 1899. At the age of 17 …showed first 75 words of 902 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 902 total…have to sacrife somethings, just ad Duke did, to
succeed in life. Duke Ellington did not create his music to make money, but to simply
please his audience. That is why I believe Duke Ellington is the great jazz musician of our
time.
Bibliography
Bibliography
Brown, John R. Legendary Jazz Musicians. Freehold Publishing Inc., 1954, New York
Ellington, Duke. Music Is My Mistress. Doubleday Publishing, 1973.
Williams, Mercer. Duke Ellington in Person. Houghton, 1978. Da Capo, n.d...
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