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| | Ellington, Duke |
 | | As to when Ellington actually got started, we go to John Edward Hasse, in his book BEYOND CATEGORY: THE LIFE AND GENUIS OF DUKE ELLINGTON (1993), we have more details to summarize: |
 | | "Ellington went to New York in March 1923 to play in Wilber Sweatman's band, along with his Washington DC buddies, Sonny Greer and Otto Hardwick. |
 | | When Sweatman went on the road, Ellington, Greer, and Hardwick stayed in New York; they worked a few gigs, but did not find steady work; they returned to Washington D.C." |
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