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Duke Ellington is one of the great figures in music history who catapulted our music into a new dimension.
And he articulated a simple truth: If it doesn’t have swing, it means nothing. If it doesn’t touch the soul, it might be nice entertainment—which is important, of course—but music, as humanity’s highest form of expression, is so much more. So get that swing, motherfuckers!
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/05/11/duke-ellington-ist-eine-der-grossen-persoenlichkeiten-der-musikgeschichte-die-unsere-musik-in-eine-neue-dimension-katapultiert-hat/
#DukeEllington #jazz #music #real #swing -
Duke Ellington is one of the great figures in music history who catapulted our music into a new dimension.
And he articulated a simple truth: If it doesn’t have swing, it means nothing. If it doesn’t touch the soul, it might be nice entertainment—which is important, of course—but music, as humanity’s highest form of expression, is so much more. So get that swing, motherfuckers!
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/05/11/duke-ellington-ist-eine-der-grossen-persoenlichkeiten-der-musikgeschichte-die-unsere-musik-in-eine-neue-dimension-katapultiert-hat/
#DukeEllington #jazz #music #real #swing -
Duke Ellington is one of the great figures in music history who catapulted our music into a new dimension.
And he articulated a simple truth: If it doesn’t have swing, it means nothing. If it doesn’t touch the soul, it might be nice entertainment—which is important, of course—but music, as humanity’s highest form of expression, is so much more. So get that swing, motherfuckers!
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/05/11/duke-ellington-ist-eine-der-grossen-persoenlichkeiten-der-musikgeschichte-die-unsere-musik-in-eine-neue-dimension-katapultiert-hat/
#DukeEllington #jazz #music #real #swing -
Duke Ellington is one of the great figures in music history who catapulted our music into a new dimension.
And he articulated a simple truth: If it doesn’t have swing, it means nothing. If it doesn’t touch the soul, it might be nice entertainment—which is important, of course—but music, as humanity’s highest form of expression, is so much more. So get that swing, motherfuckers!
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/05/11/duke-ellington-ist-eine-der-grossen-persoenlichkeiten-der-musikgeschichte-die-unsere-musik-in-eine-neue-dimension-katapultiert-hat/
#DukeEllington #jazz #music #real #swing -
Duke Ellington is one of the great figures in music history who catapulted our music into a new dimension.
And he articulated a simple truth: If it doesn’t have swing, it means nothing. If it doesn’t touch the soul, it might be nice entertainment—which is important, of course—but music, as humanity’s highest form of expression, is so much more. So get that swing, motherfuckers!
https://word.undead-network.de/2026/05/11/duke-ellington-ist-eine-der-grossen-persoenlichkeiten-der-musikgeschichte-die-unsere-musik-in-eine-neue-dimension-katapultiert-hat/
#DukeEllington #jazz #music #real #swing -
"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. Released as a single in 1977, the track topped the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached number two in the #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington (hence the name #SirDuke), the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_A-VchVkI0 -
"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. Released as a single in 1977, the track topped the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached number two in the #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington (hence the name #SirDuke), the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_A-VchVkI0 -
"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. Released as a single in 1977, the track topped the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached number two in the #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington (hence the name #SirDuke), the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_A-VchVkI0 -
"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. Released as a single in 1977, the track topped the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached number two in the #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington (hence the name #SirDuke), the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_A-VchVkI0 -
"Sir Duke" is a song composed and performed by #StevieWonder from his 1976 album #SongsInTheKeyOfLife. Released as a single in 1977, the track topped the U.S. #Billboard Hot 100 and Black Singles charts, and reached number two in the #UKSinglesChart, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the #No18SongOf1977. The song was written in tribute to #DukeEllington (hence the name #SirDuke), the influential #jazz legend who had died in 1974.
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane:
🎵 My Little Brown Book -
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane:
🎵 My Little Brown Book -
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane:
🎵 My Little Brown Book -
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane:
🎵 My Little Brown Book -
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane:
🎵 My Little Brown Book -
On the 29th of April 1899: #DukeEllington, American bandleader, #composer, and pianist ("Take the A Train"; "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1974).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💔🕊️ -
On the 29th of April 1899: #DukeEllington, American bandleader, #composer, and pianist ("Take the A Train"; "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1974).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💔🕊️ -
On the 29th of April 1899: #DukeEllington, American bandleader, #composer, and pianist ("Take the A Train"; "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1974).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💔🕊️ -
On the 29th of April 1899: #DukeEllington, American bandleader, #composer, and pianist ("Take the A Train"; "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1974).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💔🕊️ -
On the 29th of April 1899: #DukeEllington, American bandleader, #composer, and pianist ("Take the A Train"; "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1974).
#HappyBirthday #RIP 💔🕊️ -
Duke Ellington: Un Icono del Jazz Estadounidense
Duke Ellington, nacido Edward Kennedy Ellington en 1899, es considerado uno de los compositores y pianistas de jazz más influyentes de la historia. Con una carrera que abarcó más de cinco décadas, Ellington se convirtió en un icono de la música estadounidense y un símbolo de la lucha contra el racismo en la sociedad de su época.
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#Akerix #JazzEstadounidense #DukeEllington #MúsicaNegra
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IAJRC Journal - Vol 3 N°3 - July 1970 - Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong
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IAJRC Journal - Vol 3 N°3 - July 1970 - Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong
#jazz #DukeEllington #LouisArmstrong -
IAJRC Journal - Vol 3 N°3 - July 1970 - Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong
#jazz #DukeEllington #LouisArmstrong -
IAJRC Journal - Vol 3 N°3 - July 1970 - Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong
#jazz #DukeEllington #LouisArmstrong -
IAJRC Journal - Vol 3 N°3 - July 1970 - Duke Ellington & Louis Armstrong
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⚡️Concert #DukeEllington - Santa Maria del Mar - 1969⚡️
Quan #Barcelona era internacional -
“However, in the long game, #Ellington developed into the greater #piano stylist, with canonical #trio #records to his credit alongside many lovely solo piano pieces and #cadenzas” #DukeEllington #CountBasie #music #MusicSky open.substack.com/pub/iverson/... #jazz #JazzSky #pianists
The Whirlwind Stride Piano Sty...
