Ellington: The Life and Music of the Duke and His Orchestra

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📚 Sources/further reading:
Beyond Category: The Life And Genius Of Duke Ellington, by John Edward Hasse
https://www.basshall.com/globalassets/childrens-education-program/study-guides/jazz-ambassadors-literature-for-students-3-apr-2017---updated.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53c82529e4b09ce5b334798a/t/53d285f7e4b0da367438ba1d/1406305783695/Ellington+article+-+final+version.pdf
http://depanorama.net/dems/1999-1.pdf
https://jazzstudiesonline.org/files/jso/resources/pdf/JREVTwo3.pdf
http://jazzday.com/media/VCFA-Ellington-Lecture-Andy-Jaffe-Feb-2017.pdf
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/74389550.pdf
https://www.academia.edu/4326037/The_Aesthetics_of_Duke_Ellingtons_Suites_the_Case_of_Togo_Brava_
https://www.academia.edu/2903318/_It_Dont_Mean_A_Thing_If_It_Aint_Got_That_Grundgestalt_--Ellington_from_a_Motivic_Perspective
https://www.academia.edu/1338555/Ellingtons_Lens_as_Motive_Mediating_Improvising_Voices_in_the_Far_East_Suite_

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Music:

- Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got that Swing), electronically realized by Thomas Little
- Duke Ellington: A Concert of Sacred Music, performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra [original upload: r8T5-AxBUwI]
- Duke Ellington: It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got that Swing), performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra [original upload: qDQpZT3GhDg]
- Duke Ellington: Mood Indigo, performed by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra [original upload: GohBkHaHap8]
- Thomas Little: Dance! #2 in E minor, Op. 1 No. 2, performed by Rachel Fellows, Michael King, and Bruce Tippette

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