Ellington
Duke Ellington disliked the term 'jazz', preferring to refer to his style of music simply as 'American'. Duke Ellington wrote more than a thousand songs in his career which spanned five decades, making a name for himself as one of America's great composers and band leaders, heading up an orchestra of jazz greats. His parents were both pianists and the young Edward Ellington was himself playing piano by the time he was seven, though at the time he had a greater interest in playing baseball and pool. With a growing interest in ragtime he composed his first tune Soda Fountain Rag at the age of 15 and formed his first group, The Duke's Serenaders, just two years later. A move from Washington D.C. to New York proved a pivotal point in his career as he became part of the great Harlem jazz resurgence, playing for various dance crazes like the Charleston and getting involved in African-American theatre. Ellington became band leader of the Washingtonians in 1924, when he first started releasing records featuring his own tunes and his band became residents at Harlem's famous Cotton Club. His fame grew rapidly as his compositions became more ambitious and he appeared in his first movie, Black And Tan. The Ellington Orchestra subsequently pioneered the popularity of Afro-American bands throughout America and the rest of the world with a series of major hits like Mood Indigo, Sophisticated Lady, In A Sentimental Mood, Caravan and collaborating with Billy Strayhorn on the classic Take The A Train. The music became more and more advanced through the 1940s with Black, Brown And Beige, a concept work telling the story of Afro-Americans from slavery to the present day, and the full-length musicals Jump For Joy and Beggar's Holiday. Ellington died of lung cancer in 1974, though his son Mercer - and subsequently his grandson Paul - continued his big band legacy as leaders of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
©Copyright Music Story 2023
Artisti simili
Discografia
17 album • Ordinato per Bestseller
-
The Joy We Keep In
Rock - Pubblicato da Starving Kids il 1 gen 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ellington
Spoken Word - Pubblicato da KQuest Records il 1 gen 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
-
Sun To Rise!
Musica alternativa e indie - Pubblicato da Ellington il 24 feb 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
-
White House
Musica new Age - Pubblicato da NRJ Music Network il 17 apr 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love is...
Soul - Pubblicato da 1333241 Records DK il 15 nov 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tokyo Drift (feat. W R E C K A)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da 1333241 Records DK il 7 giu 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
DANGEROUS Collection
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da 1333241 Records DK il 21 ago 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
TOO DEEP
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da 1333241 Records DK il 7 giu 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dangerous lite
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da 1333241 Records DK il 7 giu 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Reason (feat. Simply Worship)
Generi vari - Pubblicato da 6284379 Records DK2 il 6 gen 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dangerous EP
Hip-Hop/Rap - Pubblicato da 1333241 Records DK il 19 ago 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-