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El·ling·ton
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tən
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noun
Edward Kennedy
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"Duke"
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1899–1974,
U.S. jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and conductor.
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Ellington
(ˈɛlɪŋtən)
—
n
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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