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Dodge, Joseph Jeffers
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"Duke" (Edward Kennedy) Ellington, composer, arranger, pianist, and band leader is considered one of America's master musicians; his place in jazz history remains unparalleled. Ellington remained a creative and relevant artist throughout an extraordinary fifty-year career. As a songwriter, he was as prolific as Gershwin and Cole Porter; he assimilated all styles and trends in jazz, adding elements of each to his own compositions. His arrangements were complex and sophisticated, and ...