"Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras. His career spanned over 50 years, leading his orchestra from 1923 until 1974. Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" and referred his music to the more general category of "American Music," rather than to a musical genre such as "jazz. Enjoy these selections of the Duke's compositions played by various artists as well as the master himself!

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