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- TDES: The Duke Ellington
Society - Official site. Includes biographical information
plus appreciation, his interpreters, sound clips, information about the
society, links.
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Artists: Duke Ellington - (1899-1974) Biography, discography, links,
reviews, mailing list information.
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DownBeat.com: Duke Ellington - Includes a biography, a photo gallery,
lengthy discography with audio clips, four classic Down Beat magazine
articles, and a message board.
- Duke Ellington
- CDs, sound file: 'Caravan,' videos, DVD, and books.
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Duke Ellington - Biography, portrait photographs, pictures of his
tombstone, cemetery details, and interactive homage.
- Duke Ellington -
Biography, filmography noting movies and TV programs based on or using his
works, and musician, actor, and guest appearance credits from the Internet
Movie Database (IMDb).
- Duke Ellington - Official
site maintained by CMG Music. Includes biography, photos and quotes by and
about Ellington.
- Duke Ellington. A Survey of
His Music. - Compositions and arrangements by him and by Ellingtonians
plus lists and commentaries, essays, literature, and links. By Hans-Joachim
Schmidt.
- Duke
Ellington at PeanutsJazz - Biography, discography, record reviews, and
internal links to related artists and members of his orchestra.
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Duke Ellington Biography - Picture and biography.
- Duke Ellington Festival 2002 -
Promotional material for Honolulu event sponsored by the Hawaii Academy of
Performing Arts. Includes various essays on his music and responses to it.
- A Duke Ellington Panorama -
Project of the Washington, D.C. Ellington Society. List of compositions,
sessions, information on joining other societies and Love You Madly, an
e-mail discussion group, glossary, time line, centennial remembrances, news,
and links.
- Duke Ellingtons
Century - Features a digital portrait gallery and links to other related
sites.
- Edward K.
"Duke" Ellington - Biography, works, selected discography, articles,
links.
- Edward Kennedy
"Duke" Ellington - Wikipedia article with photographs, biographical and
musicological details, OGG audio samples, and internal references to related
topics and people, including other jazz "royalty."
- Ellington
- Appreciative essay by Fred Barrett, contrasting his style with that of
Fletcher Henderson and Don Redman and tracing his movement into orchestral
composition.
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Ellington, Duke - Biography tracing his movement from small bands
through the "jungle" big band style and on to extended compositions,
including orchestral pieces, and noting other types of works. From the Grove
Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
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Ellington, Duke (1899 - 1974), United States - Biographical data and
essay, recommended CDs, books and sheet music, bibliography, and link to
biography from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
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Ellington-Strayhorn Songbook - Composition list and discographical data
for Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, including other musicians'
recordings of these works.
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Jerry Jazz Musician - Interactive catalog offers sound samples, quiz
questions, quotes, original art and products featuring Duke Ellington.
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PopMatters: Duke Ellington - Overview of Ellington's career and review
of the collection "The Duke."
- Round About Jazz - German
musicologist Jørgen Mathiasen offers research paper on Duke Ellington's
known works, with lengthy bibliography and alphabetical list of 1,770
titles.
- Rude Interlude:
Duke Ellington - Biography, discography, essays, articles, links, and a
personal memory of the author's daughter and the composer's music.
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Wildness and Order in Duke Ellington - A contrast of the wildness of
many of his works with their underlying order using "Happy Go Lucky Local"
as his example. By Alan Shapiro.
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