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Duke Ellington

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Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.


— Duke Ellington


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There is hardly any money interest in art, and music will be there when money is gone.


— Duke Ellington


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You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it.


— Duke Ellington


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A man is a god in ruins.


— Duke Ellington


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By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with.


— Duke Ellington


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It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.


— Duke Ellington


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Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.


— Duke Ellington


#i #i can #knees #loudly #myself

People do not retire. They are retired by others.


— Duke Ellington


#people #retire #retired

A problem is your chance to do your best.


— Duke Ellington


#chance #do your best #problem #your

The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.


— Duke Ellington


#master #musicians #play #those #who






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Ellington recorded for many American record companies and appeared in several films. Festival appearances at the new Monterey Jazz Festival and elsewhere provided venues for live exposure and a European tour in 1958 was well received. Nance however added violin to the instrumental colors Ellington had at his disposal.

Ellington recorded for many American record companies and appeared in several films. He often composed specifically for the style and skills of these individuals such as "Jeep's Blues" for Johnny Hodges "Concerto for Cootie" for Cootie Williams which later became "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me" with Bob Russell's lyrics and "The Mooche" for Tricky Sam Nanton and Bubber Miley. Ellington called his music "American Music" rather than jazz and liked to describe those who impressed him as "beyond category".

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