Still, it became synonymous with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. This song served as the band’s signature tune and an ode to the New York City subway line that led to Harlem, the heart of Black ...

Duke Ellington At The Côte D'Azur With Ella Fitzgerald And Joan Miró; The Opener; Such Sweeter Thunder; Medley: Black And Tan Fantasy/Creole Love Call/The Mooche; Kinda Dukish; The Shepherd; The Old ...

Born in Washington, D.C., Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington rose to fame at Harlem's Cotton Club in the late 1920s. His career as a musician, composer, and bandleader spanned more than 50 years. Among ...

Queen Elizabeth is a blues and jazz fan — and American jazz legend Duke Ellington appears to be on ... big band sounds, songs from the WWII era and hymns are also among the monarch's favorite ...

Then Moran will bring out musicians from the big band of his alma mater, Kinder High School for the Visual and Performing Arts, to jam on some songs originally performed by Duke Ellington and His ...