Duke Ellington

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arranger bandleader composer human jazz musician pianist songwriter

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.

Aliases (4)

Statements (82)

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" →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Django Reinhardt → Earl Hines → Ella Fitzgerald →	collaboratedWith
Coleman Hawkins → Max Roach →	associatedAct
Duke Ellington School of the Arts → Sir Duke →	namedAfter
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award → Spingarn Medal →	notableRecipient
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book → Sir Duke →	tributeTo
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book →	arranger
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book →	composer
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book →	conductor
Duke Ellington ("Ellington") →	familyName
Duke Ellington ("Edward Kennedy Ellington") →	fullName
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City →	hasBurial
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book →	hasContributionFrom
American Jazz Museum →	hasNotableFocus
Grammy Hall of Fame Award →	hasNotableInductee
Lover (jazz standard) →	hasNotablePerformer
Nice Jazz Festival →	hasParticipant
Apollo Theater →	hostedPerformanceBy
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book →	includesWorkBy
Fletcher Henderson →	influenced
Sir Duke →	mentions
Duke Ellington School of the Arts ("Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington") →	namedForFullName
Uline Arena →	notablePerformer
Harlem Renaissance →	notablePerson
Duke Ellington ("James Edward Ellington") →	parent
Pablo Records →	releasedMusicBy