This early classic from Ellington’s Cotton Club ... Finish story here; 10 Essential Duke Ellington Jazz Songs to Celebrate Black History Month.

Polyphonic Duke Ellington's Forgotten Masterpiece Posted: April 23, 2025 | Last updated: April 23, 2025 In 1950, Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that ...

Stars out in force to honor the musical pioneer and his legacy of compositions which are etched into the soul of America.

"I don't have time. I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work. He is deeply absorbed in it, much more involved in his life-work, music, than other ...

Watch saxophonist Teresa Rodrigues perform "I Didn't Know About You" by Duke Ellington. Watch saxophonist Teresa Rodrigues perform "I Didn't Know About You" by Duke Ellington. Teresa is the May ...

(This is the first part of a three-part series. Read the second part.) Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of the swell and sweep of a large, erect bear and whose color is that of coffee ...

By Hank Shteamer Video by Ariel Fisher and Tim Schutsky Jason Moran has spent the past year living with the music of Duke Ellington, playing a series of concerts honoring the 125th anniversary of ...

“I could barely stand up,” Duke said about the nerves she was feeling during her first gig with Ellington. “He thought I was good and I sang most of his tunes because he wrote beautiful ...

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 ...