Play the Duke: 11 Ellington Jazz Classics for Trumpet

by Duke Ellington

(Instrumental Folio). Features 11 classics from Duke Ellington's stellar Caravan * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good * I'm Beginning to See the Light * In a Sentimental Mood * It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) * Mood Indigo * Satin Doll * Solitude * Sophisticated Lady * Take the "A" Train.

Paperback

Published October 1, 2000

About the author

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life.


1960, Hollywood Walk of Fame, contribution to recording industry
1964, Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Milton College
1966, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
1969, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US
1971, an Honorary PhD from the Berklee College of Music
1973, the Legion of Honour by France, its highest civilian honor.
1999, posthumous Special Pulitzer Prize for his lifetime contributions to music and culture