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

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 ...

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.

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

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 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 ...

(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 ...