In 1950 bandleader Duke Ellington started his own record label that recorded numerous small-group dates often led by Ellington cohort Billy Strayhorn, featuring outstanding Ellington-orbit musicians ...

A veritable giant in the history of jazz and the early ... taken from a December 1953 session at Capitol studios. More than half a decade on, The Duke Plays Ellington remains a go-to album ...

During his career he performed and recorded with, among others, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington ... Oscar Peterson's A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra.

She was a prolific composer from the late-30s on and worked with the likes of Duke Ellington ... long been an integral to the London jazz scene is The Spice of Life in Soho. It still has jazz nights ...

Warm Vintage Jazz Via Verve Acoustic Sounds Series 180-gram Vinyl Reissues Feature Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges and Roland ...

Duke Ellington’s enduring legacy as a musical pioneer was celebrated at a gala and concert with the soul of America as its ...

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

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln Center Mercedes Ellington, Duke Ellington's granddaughter, told Newsweek: "We need some music now. He had a lot of music, so it's good that we go ...

Jeffrey Cobb discusses his upcoming concert featuring the premiere of two jazz cantatas on May 11 at Lars Hockstad Auditorium ...