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First Name

Duke

Last Name

Ellington

Eye Color

Brown - Dark

Hair Color

Black

Place of Birth

Washington, D.C.

Star Sign

Taurus

Date of Death

24 May 1974

Place of Death

New York City, New York

Cause of Death

lung cancer

Ethnicity

Black

Gender

Male

Nationality

American

Music Genre

Jazz, Piano

Music Style

Big Band, Swing, Early Jazz, Standards, Film Music, Modern Big Band, Progressive Jazz

Music Mood

Sophisticated, Poignant, Sweet, Sentimental, Lush, Atmospheric, Lively, Stately, Soothing, Intimate, Playful, Romantic, Light, Swaggering, Elegant, Literate, Theatrical, Rollicking, Boisterous, Passionate, Freewheeling

Instrument

Piano, Arranger, Composer, Leader

Wikipedia Text

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 � May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions. In the words of Bob Blumenthal of The Boston Globe "In the century since his birth, there has been no greater composer, American or otherwise, than Edward Kennedy Ellington." A major figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, composing stage musicals, and world tours. Several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and thanks to his eloquence and extraordinary charisma, he is generally considered to have elevated the perception of jazz to an art form on a par with other traditional genres of music. His reputation increased after his death and the Pulitzer Prize Board bestowed on him a special posthumous honor in 1999.

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Role ID

Soundtrack, Music Department, Composer

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Father

James Edward Ellington

Mother

Daisy Kennedy Ellington

Friend

Bob Bach, Jean Bach, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hodges, Johnny Mercer

Date of Birth

1899-04-29