In an age where the term "relevance" feels like the single dominant tenant of nearly all of us in the education community, the significance of the work of Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington continues ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke ... art form, highlighting the far-reaching impact of African American creativity beyond the United States. “In a Sentimental Mood” is one of Ellington’s most beloved ...

Duke Ellington ... “Such music is not only a new art form but a new reason for living.” A French reporter asked Tricky Sam Nanton, one of Ellington’s trombonists, if his boss was a genius.