Duke Ellington
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What Do You Know for Sure?
… of the greatest surprises of my life: There was a choir singing "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever." My friend Duke Ellington , who happened to be in town for a concert, had heard I was alone. So he sent a choir for me. For years this kindness …
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Tony Bennett's Time in the Army
… the stuff you paint it because I only painted watercolors you know mostly just This is in the Smithsonian's. One Duke Ellington now you have a few missed a Sony announced your opponent go with this one really. Brotherhood it's you that was …
you know mostly just -- -- This is in the Smithsonian's. One Duke Ellington now you have a few missed a Sony announced your opponent -- go with this one really. -- Brotherhood it's -- you -
Opera Singer Denyce Graves
… and said you know. You have a lovely voice and there's a performing arts high school in Washington DC called the Duke Ellington school of the of the arts and I think you should consider. You know man. So we got the application and together …
and there's a performing arts high school in Washington DC called the Duke Ellington school of the of the arts and I think you should consider. You know -- man. So we got the application and -
Art House: Supporting Talented Young Artists of Color
… influential Washington arts and education activist who in 1968 cofounded a summer arts workshop that became D.C.'s Duke Ellington School of the Arts, a public high school serving artistic teenagers with limited resources, she is a handsome …
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Good Works Makeover
… renovated to their former glory—ushering even more life to this legendary community and enticing new residents to, as Duke Ellington put it, "Take the A Train." Yet, as is often the case with urban renewal, gentrification brings with it higher …
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Inside the Writer's Mind
… learning to listen to the writer's act of listening. Attentiveness doubled. Give and take. Call and response. In Duke Ellington 's sense, the prose swings. The matter communicated literally moves a reader's body and mind. We share what …
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Singer Tony Bennett
… Tony said. "Their spirit is fantastic." Tony says that because of the work of artists like George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and others from that time period, it's easy for him to say there's no better country than America when it comes …
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What's Playing in Randy Newman's Ear?
… the music that animates his downtime. A Study in Frustration: The Fletcher Henderson Story, (Sony): "Before Duke Ellington , there was Fletcher Henderson. He'd have a tuba for a bass, three clarinets, banjo, guitar, pipe organ. His …
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Oprah Talks to Quincy Jones
… musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day. Duke Ellington was the most elegant one. When I saw him, I said ..... Quincy: In the beginning, it was Count Basie and Duke Ellington . Duke had such self-esteem. Later on, it was …
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Oprah Talks to Norah Jones
… and jeans, just a hint of makeup, and a self-assuredness far beyond her 24 years. Even the piano rendition of a Duke Ellington song she later plays for me doesn't feel overly rehearsed. After spending an hour with this girl wonder from Texas …
