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	Duke Ellington
		Ellington and Bigard would later co-write one of the orchestra's signature pieces "Mood Indigo" in 1930.
		The Duke Ellington Orchestra left the Cotton Club in 1931 (although he would return on an occasional basis throughout the rest of the Thirties) and toured the U.S. and Europe.
		Unlike many of their contemporaries, the Ellington Orchestra was able to make the change from the Hot Jazz of the 1920s to the Swing music of the 1930s.
	www.redhotjazz.com /duke.html (687 words)

	PBS - JAZZ A Film By Ken Burns: Selected Artist Biography - Duke Ellington
		Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was the most prolific composer of the twentieth century in terms of both number of compositions and variety of forms.
		Ellington's first great achievements came in the three-minute song form, and he later wrote music for all kinds of settings: the ballroom, the comedy stage, the nightclub, the movie house, the theater, the concert hall, and the cathedral.
		Ellington studied piano from age seven and was influenced by stride piano masters such as James P. Johnson, Willie "the Lion" Smith, and Fats Waller.
	www.pbs.org /jazz/biography/artist_id_ellington_duke.htm (526 words)

	Ellington Frequently Asked Questions
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	Duke Ellington - Biography - AOL Music
		Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years.
		The two aspects of his career were related; Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom remained with him for long periods.
		Ellington continued to perform regularly until he was overcome by illness in the spring of 1974, succumbing to lung cancer and pneumonia.
	music.aol.com /artist/duke-ellington/72532/biography (1994 words)

	Duke Ellington
		Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington DC, but he moved to New York in his early twenties and kept his mailbox there - though he spent most of his time on the road - for the rest of his life.
		Ellington recorded with singers from Mae West to Billy Holiday to Teresa Brewer; he played with jazz figures from Sidney Bechet and Django Reinhardt to Charles Mingus and John Coltrane.
		Ellington had been talking about recording with Hawk - the dominant name in tenor sax before Lester Young - for years, and when the opportunity came he was ready for it.
	www.warr.org /ellington.html (5025 words)

	Duke Ellington - The Black Renaissance in Washington, DC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Edward Kennedy Ellington, born into the fl middle class of Washington, D. on April 29, 1899, was the son of James Edward Ellington and Daisy Kennedy Ellington.
		Ellington was able to maintain his identifiable sound because many of his key musicians remained with him for several decades.
		Ellington was a multi-talented musician who wrote musical revues such as "Chocolate Kiddies" and Broadway musicals such as Florenz Ziegfield’s "Show Girl" in the 1920s and 1930s.
	www.dclibrary.org /blkren/bios/ellingtond.html (638 words)

	Essentials of Music - Composers
		It is virtually impossible to separate Duke Ellington from the band that he led, for it was both the central vehicle for his career and, in many ways, an extension of himself.
		Ellington began piano study at the age of seven, and in his twenties had begun playing in clubs in New York with a group called the Washingtonians.
		Ellington stands out for his rich and adventurous approach to harmony and scoring and his experiments in larger forms.
	www.essentialsofmusic.com /composer/ellington.html (594 words)

	Duke Ellington - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Duke's father, James Edward Ellington, born in Lincolnton, North Carolina on April 15, 1879, was the son of a former slave.
		Ellington's long-term aim became to extend the jazz form from the three-minute limit of the 78 rpm record side, of which he was an acknowledged master.
		Duke Ellington died of lung cancer and pneumonia on May 24, 1974, and was interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York City.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Duke_Ellington (2266 words)

	Edward K. (Duke) Ellington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Born 29 April 1899 in Washington DC, composer, bandleader, and pianist Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington was recognized in his lifetime as one of the greatest jazz composers and performers.
		Ellington would be among the first to focus on musical form and composition in jazz using ternary forms and "call-and-response" techniques in works like Concerto for Cootie (known in its familiar vocal version as Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me) and Cotton Tail and classic symphonic devices in his orchestral suites.
		Among Ellington's many honors and awards were honorary doctorates from Howard and Yale Universities, membership in the American Institute of Arts and Letters, election as the first jazz musician member of the Royal Music Academy in Stockholm, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
	www.schirmer.com /composers/ellington_bio.html (297 words)

	SPECTRUM Biographies - Duke Ellington
		Edward Kennedy Ellington was born in Washington, DC in 1899.
		His mother, Daisy Kennedy Ellington, recognized her son's talents when he was a child.
		When Duke Ellington and his Washingtonians played at the famous Cotton Club in Harlem, they were on their way to success.
	www.incwell.com /Biographies/Ellington.html (562 words)

	American Masters . Duke Ellington \| PBS
		For Ellington, the big band was not simply made up of five reeds, four trumpets, three trombones, drums, a bass, and a piano; it was made up of individuals.
		Strayhorn's contribution to Ellington's achievements at the time were significant, and even some of their most popular tunes (such as "Take The A Train") were written by Strayhorn.
		Among the younger generations, Ellington was both a symbol of the traditional modes of jazz music and the finest example of how to transcend those modes.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/americanmasters/database/ellington_d.html (618 words)

	Ellington Field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ellington Field was established when aviation was in its infancy — in 1917, during the height of World War I.
		In 1984 the city of Houston purchased Ellington to use as a third civil airport, and it was again renamed Ellington Field.
		Ellington Field has mostly been used for military purposes, for flying NASA aircraft, flying packages for the United Parcel Service, and for flying the United States President into the Houston area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ellington_Field (1331 words)

	Jazz . Jazz Greats . Duke Ellington \| PBS KIDS GO! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Duke Ellington and His Orchestra played at the Cotton Club for eleven years, though the band took off frequently to tour around the country, and to make movies in Hollywood.
		In 1969, President Nixon gave Ellington a 70th birthday party at The White House, and honored Duke by giving him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
		This honor was fitting for a man whose maintained a career for half a century based on self-expression, integrity and individuality.
	pbskids.org /jazz/nowthen/duke.html (587 words)

	Late Ellington. - By Stanley Crouch - Slate Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In conventional jazz writing, Ellington is said to have reached his musical peak in the three years of 1940 to 1942, when there is supposed to have been an unimpeachable balance between composition and personnel, resulting in stellar renditions and eloquent improvisation.
		Ellington reveals how in control of his New Orleans blues roots he remained and the many refinements, extensions, and elaborations he was still bringing to them.
		It is an example of the ever-surprising repertoire that became characteristic of late Ellington from 1959 to the end of his music-making.
	slate.msn.com /id/2112112 (1624 words)

	Ellington Management Group, LLC ~~MBS Investment Company
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	Duke Ellington
		Ellington (1899-1974) mixes old and new, with the orchestra in peak form, whether the material is tried-and-true (e.g.
		Ellington did not merely revisit three of his signature songs ("Mood Indigo" and "Sophisticated Lady," with evocative vocals by Yvonne Lanauze, as well as "Solitude"), he modernized their arrangements in a concert vein.
		Ellington (1899-1974) was justly acclaimed for his portraits of various principal players; "Harlem" is a portrait-in-sound of daily life in the world's most famous African-American community.
	www.duke-ellington.com (493 words)

	Welcome to Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corps
		In 1969 the ambulance designation was changed to Rescue 512 and communications began to be dispatched from Tolland County Mutual Aid and Fire Service where it has remained for the past 26 years.
		The Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corps has grown from a five member loosely knit organization in 1962 to the current 30 plus member organization.
		The training EVAC members experience has advanced from basic first aid in the early 1960's to a comprehensive and extensive EMT-Basic course, CPR course Blood and Air borne pathogen classes and constant traning that enables all of its members to provide the best emergency care possible to our community.
	www.ellingtonambulance.org (148 words)

	Duke Ellington: Lesson 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Largely written by Bubber Miley who joined Ellington's band in 1923, it is a variation on the blues, beginning in minor and modulating to major.
		Here Ellington displays his artistic ability to paint with sound in a way no one else was able to at this time.
		Ellington nicknamed Ray Nance "Floorshow" because of his talents with the trumpet, violin, and voice along with his skill as a dancer.
	www.dellington.org /lessons/lesson01.html (405 words)

	The Ellington Volunteer Fire Dept. - EVFD
		Route 74 was closed from the South Windsor line to Grant Road in Ellington for the duration of the incident.
		Ellington firefighters responded to a morning report of a vehicle off the roadway on Crystal Lake Road (Rt.
		Ellington firefighters remained on scene until the vehicle, which was on its side, was removed from the roadway.
	www.ellingtonfire.org (500 words)

	TDES: A Duke Ellington Appreciation
		Duke Ellington was, to use a phrase he coined, beyond category.
		Founded in 1959 as the Duke Ellington Jazz Society, and one of the first of many Ellington societies worldwide, TDES, Inc. devotes itself to promoting the appreciation of Ellington in every way--through its meetings at Saint Peter's Church (at Citicorp Center, 54th St. and Lexington Ave.), frequent concerts, and a monthly newsletter.
		Ellington was commissioned to write the music by Frank Sinatra, who directed and starred in the film.
	museum.media.org /duke/essence (932 words)

	Town of Ellington, Connecticut Home Page
		Incorporated in 1786 on land that was once known as the Great Marsh, Ellington is a growing community with rural charm and suburban convenience, located 15 minutes from Hartford.
		Ellington has a population of 13,952 (2003 estimate) and it covers 34.6 sq.
		This is the official homepage for the Town of Ellington, CT. All other are not endorsed by the Town and cannot be presumed to have official and reliable information.
	www.ellington-ct.gov (198 words)

	Ellington Italic Font - Fonts.com
		Ellington was designed by jazz lover, Michael Harvey for Monotype in 1990, and named after the great band leader, Duke Ellington.
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	Ellington, Illinois IL, township profile (Adams County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Ellington is a township in Adams County, in the Quincy metro area.
		At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ellington was $19,310, compared with $21,587 nationally.
		Median rent in Ellington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $286.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=263120 (436 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Black History - Biographies - Duke Ellington (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		To tell the story of Duke Ellington is to tell the story of jazz; to tell the story of his orchestra is to tell the story of his compositions.
		As Ellington recalled in his autobiography, Music is My Mistress, he was "pampered and pampered, and spoiled rotten as a child." He was almost an adult when his sister was born.
		Ellington received his diploma in 1971, long after he was the recipient of several honorary doctorates.
	www.gale.com /free_resources/bhm/bio/ellington_d.htm (2507 words)

	Rude Interlude, a Duke Ellington home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		When we speak of Duke Ellington's vast body of work, we are really speaking of the product of a collaborative process of creation, which Ellington shared over the decades with many of his musicians, and especially with Billy Strayhorn.
		But without them all, there would still be Ellington himself and his undeniable urge to create, and there would still be an Ellington body of work, different but distinctive and personal.
		Ellington obligingly composed a new piece with that title, and recorded it later that year.
	rholmes.myweb.uga.edu /duke.htm (837 words)

	Ellington Management Group, LLC ~~MBS Investment Company
		Ellington Management Group, LLC (Ellington) is a private investment management company specializing in fixed income relative value strategies, with an emphasis on the mortgage-backed securities (MBS) market.
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	www.ellington.com (141 words)

	Ellington CMS
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	purevolume™ \| Ellington (TN)
		Ellington is an indie rock band from Nashville, TN.
		They create an often hard rocking, yet ambient landscape as a perfect setting for singer, Josh Taylor's thought-provoking lyrics.
		Ellington will be playing in and around the Nashville area in coming months, feel free to email them to be informed of updates on touring, and new music.
	www.purevolume.com /ellingtontn (95 words)

	SmugMug - Cyndy : ELLINGTON
		Former home of Rev.John McKinstry,1730 is probably the oldest house standing in Ellington.
		Legislative action established a parish in 1735, part of Windsor east of Connecticut River was set off 1768, becoming East Windsor.
		Ellington was taken from East Windsor and incorporated in 1786.
	cyndy.smugmug.com /gallery/12329 (254 words)

	Town of Ellington, Connecticut Tier One
		The Animal Control Department is responsible for the enforcement of the Connecticut State Laws pertaining to animals.
		Potential adopters will be asked to fill out an application and if they rent the landlord must be contacted before the animal can be adopted.
		Ellington Animal Control does not pick up stray cats because there are no roaming laws in the State of Connecticut for cats.
	www.ellington-ct.gov /town_services_page.asp?subCategoryID=animalcontrol (644 words)

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