His music has been recorded by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Duke Ellington and Jay-Z ... Written in 1977, it became a long-running Broadway hit with more than 2,300 performances.

In the complex composition, Bechet plays clarinet on the fast-running melody before blazing ... I dreamt I was playing parts for the whole Duke Ellington band.” Saxophonist Courtney Pine ...

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 ...

Across the arc of his spectacular 20 th-century career Duke Ellington was a pianist, a bandleader, a composer and arranger…and, at one time, Duke Ellington was a record-label owner. At the ...

In 1950, Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington ... See full list. California is running out of license plate numbers. Here's the license plate sequence starting next year Ranking ...

Lily Usher-Unsworth, from Whitley Bay, has designed a small exhibition for City Library in Newcastle, which is running until ... Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. "It's a celebration not only ...

Driving in rush hour, running errands, cooking dinner ... weeping ballads like Billy Strayhorn’s “Lush Life” and Duke Ellington’s “All Too Soon.” Jazz was a chance for me to witness ...

Duke Ellington and his orchestra were here in 1947 ... It is generally assumed that Mr. McCollum got his start by running bolita games, which enabled him to invest in land, commercial buildings ...

running from May 7-11. A record 127 high schools submitted entries for this year’s contest, recording three Duke Ellington songs to be judged by a committee. The schools will perform ...

After 17 years as a Messenger, RJ went on to running the band for Detroit blues master Johnnie ... RJ is also forming a tentette with trumpeter James O'Donnell, playing the music of Duke Ellington to ...

There are times when Duke Ellington exudes such calm contentment ... and Tan Fantasy,’ I used to see great, big ole tears running down people’s faces.” Duke chuckled.

This year marks 125 years since the birth of jazz legend Duke Ellington. The bandleader, composer and pianist died 50 years ago. In the new book “The Jazzmen,” biographer Larry Tye sets out ...