(ThyBlackMan.com) Duke Ellington, a giant in jazz history ... This song was an example of how jazz could transcend dance music and enter the realm of high art, elevating Black musicians to ...

Duke Ellington, whose contours have something ... a surrealist poet, said, “Such music is not only a new art form but a new reason for living.” A French reporter asked Tricky Sam Nanton ...

"I don't have time. I 'live' my music!" That is the keynote of Duke Ellington's attitude towards his work. He is deeply absorbed in it, much more involved in his life-work, music, than other ...