Just because someone has passed doesn't mean we should stop celebrating their birthday, does it?
Duke Ellington left us in 1974, he was 75 years old. Today, he would be 111 (and probably not of much use on the band stand).
Duke became one of the most influential artists in the history of recorded music, and is largely recognized as one of the greatest figures in the history of jazz, (though his music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical). The clip below is from his groundbreaking short film, Black and Tan, filmed in 1929.Happy Birthday Duke, you made the world a better place and your music and inspiration lives on.
2 comments:
Thanks for this. What a great artist, and certainly a life to celebrate.
and thank you for appreciating it.
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