Duke Ellington
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 25: Students from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts perform during the 6th Annual Performance Series of Legends at The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts on March 25, 2013 in Washington, DC.
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What a great honor! I feel the same way Duke Ellington did about musicians. I love them madly.
Duke Ellington's 70th birthday party, hosted by Richard Nixon
Every couple of years, we’ll play selected music of Duke Ellington, music of the Blue Note years, music of Paul Whiteman ... Pretty much everything in the canon of jazz.More quotes »
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