(This is the first part of a three-part series. Read the second part.) Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of the swell and sweep of a large, erect bear and whose color is that of coffee ...

On the occasion of Duke Ellington’s 125th birthday, the great composer passes the torch to his modern counterpart, Jason ...

Guided by Duke Ellington’s great canon, Moran takes a solo piano climb up “Mount Ellington” in this extraordinary celebration ...

Jason Moran has spent the past year immersing himself in the music of Duke Ellington ... performed solo piano interpretations of Ellington compositions, augmented by Gordon Parks photographs ...

National Museum of African American History and Culture Letter to the Musicians' Protective Association from Duke Ellington National Museum of American History Bust of Duke Ellington National Museum ...

Duke Ellington At The Côte D'Azur With Ella Fitzgerald And Joan ... Love You Madly; Fragmented Suite For Piano And Bass; ...

All the tracks are classic Ellington tunes, start from a vibrant rendition of Duke’s Place with the quasi-stride Ellington piano, Bigard’s birdsong clarinet and the rumbling notes of the wonder ...