Duke Ellington
CountryUSA
Active Since1914
GenreJazz
About Duke Ellington
Over 1,000 compositions. The greatest jazz composer and bandleader. Over 40 million records. Take the A Train is a standard. His Cotton Club performances defined the Harlem Renaissance. 13 Grammy Awards. His orchestra continued after his death.
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