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.
Composed By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Gerald Wilson Vocals – Terri Klausner: D2: Kinda Dukish Vocals – Gregory Hines: D3: I'm Checking Out Goombye, Do Nothing 'Til You Hear From Me: D3a: I'm Checking Out Goombye Composed By – Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington Vocals – Phyllis Hyman: D3b: Do Nothing 'Til You.
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70th Birthday Concert is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in England recorded at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England and originally released on the Solid State label in The album was later reissued on CD on the Blue Note label in
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