As the world celebrates the 126th birthday of our greatest composer, Duke Ellington, we should mark the lessons his music teaches us.

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history ... Black History Connection: “Take the ‘A’ Train” is a symbol of the Great Migration, when millions of African Americans moved ...

When Boyd tries to persuade Duke to take a militant attitude ... “Once in San Francisco,” he said, “Ellington slept that way and when he got off the train he was so sleepy he got in a ...

An elaborate box set from the Danish Storyville label: seven CDs and one DVD, paying tribute to Duke Ellington's arranger and composer Billy Strayhorn that--alas--doesn't quite live up to the ...

Ellington recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy” several times in 1927 with a small orchestra, showing off the ensemble’s tightly honed, potently expressive sound. Moran converted it into a solo, which he ...