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Duke Ellington – Take The A Train
Duke Ellington – Take The A Train
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – Take The A Train (1962) In the early 1960’s the Goodyear Tire Company commisioned 5 short jazz films. The [More]
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Duke Ellington – Perdido
Duke Ellington – Perdido
“Perdido” is a jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol and was first recorded on December 3, 1941 by Duke Ellington. “Perdido” is Spanish and simply [More]
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Duke Ellington & John Coltrane – In a Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane – In a Sentimental Mood
Duke Ellington – piano John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
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Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges – All of Me
Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges – All of Me
Duke Ellington’s big band Johnny Hodges – alto saxophone  
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Swing – Best of The Big Bands (3/3)
Swing – Best of The Big Bands (3/3)
The styles of jazz that were popular from the late teens through the late 1920s were usually played with rhythms with a two beat feel, [More]
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Swing – Best of The Big Bands (2/3)
Swing – Best of The Big Bands (2/3)
The big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz, a style of music which became popular during the Swing Era from the [More]
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Swing – Best of The Big Bands (1/3)
Swing – Best of The Big Bands (1/3)
Swing music, also known as swing jazz or simply swing, is a form of jazz music that developed in the early 1930s and became a [More]
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Duke Ellington – It Don’t Mean a Thing (1943)
Duke Ellington – It Don’t Mean a Thing (1943)
Duke Ellington and his orchestra playing this awesome tune in 1943. “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” is a 1931 [More]
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