Definition of Duke Ellington

1. Noun. United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974).

Exact synonyms: Edward Kennedy Ellington, Ellington
Generic synonyms: Jazz Musician, Jazzman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Duke Ellington

Duesenberg
Duff's device
Duffy
Dufy
Dugald Stewart
Dugas' test
Duggal
Dugong dugon
Dugongidae
Duhring's disease
Duhrssen's incisions
Duk-Duk
Duk-Duks
Dukas
Duke
Duke Ellington (current term)
Duke University
Duke Wayne
Duke bleeding time test
Duke of Argyll's tea tree
Duke of Cumberland
Duke of Edinburgh
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Wellington
Duke of Windsor
Dukes' disease
Dulcie
Dulles
Dulong-Petit law

Literary usage of Duke Ellington

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress by Rebecca D. Clear (1994)
"Nominated for an Emmy. SEE ALSO A Concert of Sacred Music and Jazz Profiles—Joe Williams. [Duke Ellington PIANO SOLOS AND COMMENTARY]. ..."

2. Marilyn And Friends by Charles-Henri Favrod (2005)
"... Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington appeared in Life, Ebony, Paris-Match, ... Sydney Poitier, Lou is Armstrong et Duke Ellington parurent dans Life, ..."

3. Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement by Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis (2007)
"Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra by Andrea Davis Pinkney Beautiful illustrations by Brian Pinkney complement a stunning text that traces ..."

4. Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6 by Ellen Linnihan (2003)
"People could listen to such greats as Duke Ellington on the piano or Benny Goodman on the clarinet. Swing Music Swing or big band style music became the ..."

5. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"Duke Ellington. Creative Age, 1946. Career of a great American musician and the collective greatness of his orchestra with emphasis on the failure of ..."

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