More explicitly, he is a composer of jazz music and the leader of a jazz band. For over twenty-three years, Duke, christened Edward Kennedy Ellington ... makes an entire building shudder, and ...

In 1950, Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition ... its audience as he talks about building rival media empire 4 Tragically Outdated ...

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

If anything, the Duke, at 67, is writing more jazz and writing it better ... ministering to musicians and barflies. Ellington says that his greatest competition today is the Duke Ellington of ...

That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work ... "You get a really well-developed swing piece and those jazz critics will pan it right off. Why, they don't even understand ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Mint launched a new coin Tuesday featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington, making him the first African-American to appear by himself on a circulating U.S. coin.