Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke", 1899–1974, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.
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Can she interpret the works of George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Cole Porter with plausibility?
Duke Ellington, for instance, who really catapulted to fame late in 1927.
That explains Brando, Duke Ellington, Greta Garbo, Muhammad Ali and of course James Dean.
Defining American Cool From Walt Whitman to Tina Fey and Johnny Depp | Jason Berry | March 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlbert Murray, 97 Duke Ellington called him “the unsquarest man I know.”
The Deaths You Missed This Year | Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTGeorge Duke, 67 When he was five, his mother took him to see Duke Ellington.
The Deaths You Missed This Year | Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So, Michael Moynihan, Caitlin Dickson | December 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Lady Ellington thought this over for a moment, and the conclusion apparently was most satisfactory.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonThe gardener there was still engaged in his belated mowing, and Lady Ellington examined the cutter with a magisterial air.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonThe talk had got for him, at any rate, suddenly serious, and he looked up at Lady Ellington with a sparkling eye.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonShe wants to do things not soon, but immediately, Philip, how awfully pretty Miss Ellington is.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonThey had come opposite the drawing-room window, and as they passed Lady Ellington stepped out on to the terrace.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. Benson
British Dictionary definitions for Ellington
/ (ˈɛlɪŋtən) /
Duke, nickname of Edward Kennedy Ellington. 1899–1974, US jazz composer, pianist, and conductor, famous for such works as "Mood Indigo" and "Creole Love Call"
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