(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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Ellington recorded “Black and Tan Fantasy” several times in 1927 with a small orchestra, showing off the ensemble’s tightly honed, potently expressive sound. Moran converted it into a solo, which he ...