Duke Ellington

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Duke Ellington was a pioneering American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader whose innovative work helped define the sound and global influence of 20th-century jazz.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf arranger
bandleader
composer
human
jazz musician
pianist
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1974
activeYearsStart 1910s
burialPlace Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City
causeOfDeath lung cancer
pneumonia
child Mercer Ellington
collaboratedWith Billy Strayhorn
Charles Mingus
Cootie Williams
Ella Fitzgerald
John Coltrane
Johnny Hodges
Max Roach
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1899-04-29
dateOfDeath 1974-05-24
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Ellington
fieldOfWork jazz arrangement
music composition
orchestration
founded Duke Ellington Orchestra
fullName Edward Kennedy Ellington
genre big band
jazz
givenName Edward
honor inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame
inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame
influenced Billy Strayhorn
Charles Mingus
Count Basie
Miles Davis
Thelonious Monk
modern jazz
instrument piano
language English
memberOf Duke Ellington Orchestra
middleName Kennedy
movement jazz
nickname Duke
notableAward Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pulitzer Prize Special Citation
notableEvent performed at the Cotton Club in Harlem
performed at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1956
notableWork Black, Brown and Beige
C Jam Blues
Caravan
Cotton Tail
In a Sentimental Mood
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Mood Indigo
Prelude to a Kiss
Sacred Concerts
Satin Doll
Solitude
Sophisticated Lady
Take the "A" Train
occupation arranger
bandleader
composer
pianist
songwriter
parent Daisy Kennedy Ellington
James Edward Ellington
placeOfBirth Washington, D.C., United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Capitol Records
Columbia Records
RCA Victor
religion Baptist
residence Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Edna Thompson
subjectOf Ken Burns documentary series "Jazz"


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