Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy Ellington
American
Genius Jazz Composer - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1927/00/00 | Duke Ellington and his orchestra become the house band at the Cotton Club, 1927-1931 | Work | Cotton Club site | New York City | |||
| 1929/12/08 | "Black and Tan" is released. | Performer | Black and Tan | ||||
| 1935/08/00 | Duke Ellington, wife Edna and son Mercer, make a summer visit to Maine | Visitor | Cummings' Guest House | Old Orchard Beach | |||
| 1939/00/00 | Duke Ellington's home 1939-1961 | Home | Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington House | New York City | |||
| 1943/01/23 | Duke Ellington makes his debut at the hall. His new approach to jazz composition leads to a series of annual Carnegie Hall concerts. | Performer | Carnegie Hall | New York City | |||
| 1952/11/14 | Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Ahmad Jamal play two shows (8:15pm and 11:45pm) at Carnegie Hall. | Performer | Carnegie Hall | New York City | |||
| 1956/07/07 | Duke Ellington and his band perform at the Newport Jazz Festival. | Performer | Ellington at Newport 56 | Fort Adams | Newport, RI | Newport Jazz Festival | |
| 1956/07/09 | Duke Ellington and his band recreate their Newport Jazz Festival performance in a studio. The recording is completed with added phony applause, introductions and crowd noises. | Performer | Ellington at Newport 56 | ||||
| 1956/09/00 | The recreated Newport Jazz Festival performance is released as "Ellington at Newport 56". | Performer | Ellington at Newport 56 | ||||
| 1959/05/29 | "Anatomy of a Murder" sound track, composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (recorded 29 May and 1-2 June 1959 at 7000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles) is released by Columbia Records. | Composer | Anatomy of a Murder (film) | ||||
| 1959/07/01 | "Anatomy of a Murder" is released. | Actor | Anatomy of a Murder (film) | ||||
| 1974/05/27 | Duke Ellington's funeral is held at Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. | In Memoriam | Cathedral of Saint John the Divine | New York City | |||
| 1974/05/27 | Duke Ellington is interred at the Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx | In Memoriam | Woodlawn Cemetery | New York City |
2 Creative Works by Duke Ellington »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Ellington at Newport 56 | Performer | Album | 1956/09/00 |
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| Anatomy of a Murder (film) | Composer | Film | 1959/05/29 |
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