Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Career


Photo: (1) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (2) The Cotton Club where Duke and His Orchestra were one of the few black bands to play for a mainly white audience
  • Began playing in clubs and bars at age seventeen
  • Formed small band called "The Washingtonians"
  • Moved to New York in 1927 (age 28)
  • Played at the Cotton Club with 12 member band called "Duke Ellington and His Orchestra"
  • Toured around the world to places like Europe, Africa, Japan, U.S.A, Canada
  • Recorded numerous albums, composed over 5000 original pieces
"Retiring is a funny word. No one has told me what I'm going to retire to."

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