Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
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Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
50 top tracks
Albums
Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings 1926-1931
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
The Best of Early Ellington
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
Duke Ellington's Finest Hour
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
Black and Tan Fantasy (Complete American Decca Recordings 1926 -1928)
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
The Ultimate Jazz Archive
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
Harlem Flat Blues (Complete American Decca Recordings 1928 -1929)
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
Jazz - The Essential Collection, Vol. 7
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
The Best of Duke Ellington, Part II
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
Volume 1 (1924-1929) (The Alternative Takes in Chronological Order)
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
Jazz Session Vol.03
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
Early Ellington: The Complete Brunswick And Vocalion Recordings 1926-1931 [Disc 1]
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1924-1927
Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra
Biography
Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader....Read more on Last.fm
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Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader.
In September of 1923 Elmer Snowden's Washington Black Sox Orchestra landed a six month gig at the Hollywood Club in Manhattan. After about three months the name of the group was shortened to the Washingtonians and because of a disagreement over money,banjoist Snowden was forced out of the band and Duke Ellington was elected as the new leader. Ellington and the band continued to play at the club until January of 1925 when the place was closed for repairs. Trumpeter Bubber Miley was the main attraction in the group and gave it its unique sound, with his use of the plunger mute. The style which featured Miley's growling, drunken, wah-wah trumpet playing was called the "jungle sound". Ellington's early theme song East St. Louis Toodle-Oo is a good example of this style of playing. When the Hollywood Club reopened in the spring of 1925 it was renamed the Kentucky Club. The band then became known as Duke Ellington and his Kentucky Club Orchestra although they also continued to record as the Washingtonians up until 1929. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Duke+Ellington+And+His+Kentucky+Club+Orchestra">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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