Smithsonian Collection: R 027; additional no.: DPM2-0492. Jazz. Most selections previously issued on the Victor label; some of the works not previously issued. Biographical notes, program notes by ...
Ellington was born in D.C. and composed several jazz standards WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States Mint launched a new coin Tuesday featuring jazz legend Duke Ellington, making him the first African ...
A new book by Larry Tye — The Jazzmen — traces how the popularity of musicians Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie affected the civil rights movement. Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE ...