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A transcription of duke ellington s 1953 rendition of prelude to a kiss ellington had a unique piano style so be sure to check out this transcription by thomas mueller. Oscar peterson plays the duke ellington song book wikipedia. He was able to earn his living by playing his own compositions a type of music no one had ever heard before. Duke ellington was born at the turn of the century 1899 in washington, d. At the time of its release this was a true rarity, a full album of duke ellington featured with a trio sans his orchestra. Prelude to a kiss by duke ellington on amazon music amazon. Buy duke ellington jazz piano music 01 by duke ellington isbn. Piano solos paperback may 1, 1995 by duke ellington author 4.
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The duke plays ellington is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington featuring trio sessions recorded for the capitol label in 1953. It is a chargedup introduction to duke ellington, his band, and his music. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book vol. By duke ellington, irving mills, and irving gordon arr.
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