Usuku lokuzalwa: Epreli 29 , Ngo-1899
Wafa eneminyaka: 75
Umqondiso welanga: ITaurus
Uzalwe e:IWashington, D.C.
Idume njenge:Umqambi, uPiyano kunye neBandleader
Iingcaphuno zikaDuke Ellington Amadoda ase-Afrika aseMelika
Usapho:Iqabane / Ex-:UEdna Thompson, uMildred Dixon
utata:UJames Edward Ellington
umama:UDaisy Kennedy
abantakwenu:URuth Ellington Boatwright
abantwana:U-Beatrice Ellis, uMercer Kennedy Ellington
Usweleke kwi: Ngomhla wama-24 , Ngowe-1974
indawo yokufa:Inew York
Unobangela wokufa: Umhlaza
Isixeko: IWashington D.C.
Iinkcukacha ezithe kratyaImfundo:Isikolo samabanga aphakamileyo iArmstrong (1917)
Qhubeka nokuFunda apha ngezantsiKuyacetyiswa Wena
Iholide kaBillie UJimi Hendrix ULouis Armstrong UAlicia KeysNgubani uDuke Ellington?
U-Edward Kennedy 'uDuke' u-Ellington wayengumdlali wepiyano waseMelika, umqambi kunye nomphathi weqela. Uthathwa njengomnye wabaqambi bejazz kunye nomdlali weqonga wexesha lakhe. Uninzi lwemisebenzi yakhe yomculo kwizixhobo ziseta imigangatho yabanye, ethi kamva iguqulelwe kwiingoma. Le mvumi yomculo wejezi idumileyo ibonakalise ukugqwesa kwayo kumanqaku bhanyabhanya kunye nokuqanjwa kwasekuqaleni nako. Uthathelwa ingqalelo kobuntu obubaluleke kakhulu kwimbali yomculo wejezi, wayekuthanda ukubiza umculo wakhe ngokuba ‘yiMusic Music’ endaweni yejazz. Umphathi webhendi, umdlali wepiyano kunye nomqambi, uEllington wabizwa ngegama 'nguDuke' ngabahlobo bakhe bobuntwana ngokuziphatha kwakhe okuhle kunye nokuziphatha kakuhle. Wayeyincutshe ngokwenyani ngokudityaniswa kwezixhobo, ukulungiselela i-jazz kunye nokuphucula umculo owenza ukuba uEllington eme yedwa phakathi kwabanye abaqambi bexesha lakhe. Isidima sakhe njengomqambi kunye nomphathi weebhendi sihleli nokuba sele eswelekile. Wasebenzisana nabanye abaninzi wabhala iingoma ezingaphezu kwewaka kwaye uninzi lwemisebenzi yakhe yangoku yaba ngumgangatho kumculo wejazz. U-Ellington kunye neqela lakhe leokhestra babone imvuselelo enkulu yamakhondo emisebenzi emva kokuvela kumnyhadala iNewport Jazz Festival, eRhode Island, ngoJulayi 1956. Warekhodela iinkampani ezininzi zaseMelika ezirekhodiweyo zexesha lakhe kwaye wenza iifilimu ezininzi wenza iingoma ezininzi zomculo weqonga. Ngobuchule bakhe bokuyila, u-Ellington waphakamisa umbono wejazz ukuya kwifom yobugcisa ngokuhambelana nolunye uhlobo lomculo wesintu.
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Ityala lemifanekiso http://thejazzlabels.com/artist/duke-ellington/UmculoQhubeka nokuFunda apha ngezantsiIimvumi zeJazz Iimvumi ezimnyama zeJazz Amadoda aseMelika Umsebenzi Xa umbethi wegqirha kaEllington uSonny Greer wajoyina iWilber Sweatman Orchestra kwisiXeko saseNew York, wagqiba kwelokuba ashiye umsebenzi wakhe ophumeleleyo eWashington, D.C., wafudukela eHarlem. Emva kwethutyana iimvumi eziselula zayishiya i-Sweatman Orchestra zayila eyazo, bajongana nomdlalo wejazz okhuphisanayo kakhulu ekunzima ukuqhekeka. Emva kwexesha, iimvumi eziselula zaziva zityhafile zaza zabuyela eWashington, D.C. NgoJuni 1923, igigi eAtlantic City, eNew Jersey, yangqina ithamsanqa kwiqela kwaye yafumana ithuba lokudlala kwiKlabhu ekhethekileyo yaseHarlem. Ekuqaleni, eli qela lalisaziwa njengo-‘Elmer Snowden kunye ne-Black Sox Orchestra yakhe ’kodwa emva kwexesha elithile baphinda bazibiza ngokuba‘ Ngama-Washingtoni ’. Ngomnyaka we-1924, u-Snowden washiya iqela kwaye uEllington waba ngumkhokeli. Emva kwesiganeko somlilo, iklabhu yavula kwakhona njengeKlabhu yaseKentucky. Ekupheleni kuka-1924 u-Ellington wenza iirekhodi ezisibhozo phakathi kwezintathu ezafumana ikhredithi yokuqamba, eyayiquka, 'i-ChooChoo'. Ngomnyaka we-1925, wafaka iingoma ezine kwii-Chocolate Kiddies ezazineenkwenkwezi zeLottie Gee kunye ne-Adelaide Hall, eyazisa abaphulaphuli baseYurophu kwiindlela zaseAfrika naseMelika kunye nabadlali. Okwangoku i-Ellington's Kentucky Club Orchestra yakhula yaba liqela labadlali abalishumi kwaye bakhulisa eyabo ingxolo eyahlukileyo. Ngo-Okthobha u-1926 yayilixa lokujika kwikhondo lomsebenzi wakhe xa wenza isivumelwano sokuqhubela phambili nomsebenzi kunye nomshicileli we-arhente u-Irving Mills. Esi sivumelwano noMills samvumela ukuba arekhode ngokubanzi, nto leyo eyazisa u-Ellington. Ngo-Septemba ka-1927, u-King Oliver's (umdlali we-American jazz cornet kunye ne-bandleader) ukwala ukudlala njengendlu yeqela lase Harlem's Cotton Club yafaka isivumelwano ku-Ellington kunye nosasazo lweveki nonomathotholo oluvela kwiklabhu yanika u-Ellington ukubonakaliswa kwelizwe. Ukusuka apho zange aphinde ajonge ngasemva. Wayengenguye uqeqesho olungqongqo kwaye wasebenzisa umtsalane, uburharha, ukukhohlisa, kunye nobuchwephesha bengqondo ukugcina ulawulo lweokhestra yakhe. Qhubeka nokufunda apha ngezantsi Ngokudodobala koxinzelelo olukhulu, ishishini lokurekhoda nalo labethwa yingxaki yemali kwaye oko kwaphumela ekubeni kwehle ngaphezulu kwama-90% amagcisa ngonyaka ka-1933. Kwimeko ye-Orchestra ka-Ellington, ukuboniswa kukanomathotholo kwanceda ukugcina ukuthandwa kunye neokhestra yakhe Waqala ukhenketho. Ezinye iirekhodi zeli xesha zibandakanya: 'i-Mood Indigo', 'Inenekazi eliPhucukileyo', 'ukuba wedwa', kunye 'nakwimeko yengqondo'. Ekuqaleni kwee-1930, abaphulaphuli bebhendi eMelika ubukhulu becala yayingabantu base-Afrika-baseMelika kodwa babenabalandeli abaninzi phesheya kolwandle, okuboniswa yimpumelelo yohambo lwabo oluya eNgilani naseScotland ngo-1933 kunye nohambo lwabo lowama-1934 kwilizwekazi laseYurophu. Udumo lwakhe lwaphakama ngaphezulu ngeminyaka yoo-1940 xa wayedala eminye yemisebenzi yakhe yobugcisa, kubandakanya 'iConcerto yeCootie,' 'Umsila weCotton' kunye no 'Ko-Ko.' Ezinye zeengoma zikaEllington ezazithandwa kakhulu zazithi 'Ayithethi Nto ukuba ayikuko oko kujika,' 'Inenekazi eliPhucukileyo,' 'Prelude kuKiss,' 'Ukuba wedwa,' kunye no 'Satin Doll' kunye nezinye iingoma ezithandwayo zaziculwa ngu-Ivie Anderson, imvumi elithandayo ibhinqa kwiqela likaDuke. Ubuye wabhala iingoma ezininzi ezithandwayo nezithandwayo njengeLady Lady, Rocks ebhedini yam, kunye nodoli weSatin; Musa ukuphinda ujikeleze ngakumbi, Yandulela uKiss, ukuba wedwa, kwaye ndivumele ingoma iphume entliziyweni yam. Umsebenzi ka-Ellington wafumana imvuselelo emva kokudlala kweqela lakhe kwiNewport Jazz Festival ngoJulayi 7, 1956. Yambuyisela kwindumasi ebanzi kwaye yamazisa kwisizukulwana esitsha sabalandeli bejazz. Ikhonsathi kaEllington kulo mnyhadala yenze iindaba zamanye amazwe kwaye yabangela ukuba icwecwe eliza kuba lelona lithengisa kakhulu lokurekhoda ixesha elide lomsebenzi kaEllington. Kule minyaka ilishumi idlulileyo, u-Ellington waqamba iingoma ezintathu zomculo ongcwele- KuThixo oQalayo, kwiKhonsathi yesiBini eNgcwele, nakwiKhonsathi yesiThathu eNgcwele. Emva kweMfazwe yesibini yeHlabathi, iqela lakhe lalihlala lijikeleza i-Europe kwaye lidlala nase-Asiya, eNtshona Afrika, eMzantsi Melika nase-Australia, ngaphandle kokundwendwela uMntla Melika. Ingxelo ngobomi bakhe ethi ‘Music Is My Mistress’ yapapashwa ngo-1973. U-Ellington wafumana amabhaso ali-12 eGrammy - alithoba esaphila. Qhubeka nokuFunda apha ngezantsi 
Izicatshulwa: Ixesha,Isidingo,Mna Iimvumi ezingamadoda Iimvumi zeTaurus AmaPiyano aseMelika Ubomi boBuntu kunye nelifa U-Ellington watshata nesithandwa sakhe samabanga aphakamileyo u-Edna Thompson ngoJulayi 2, 1918 eneminyaka eyi-19. Ngomhla we-11 kuMatshi ngo-1919 babusiswa ngomntwana oyinkwenkwe, umntwana wabo wokuqala nokuphela kwakhe. Bambiza ngokuba nguMercer Kennedy Ellington. Bahlukana ngeendlela ekupheleni kweminyaka engamashumi amabini kwaye ngonyaka we-1928 uMildred Dixon waba ngumlingane ka-Ellington kwaye wayilawula inkampani yakhe kwaye wahamba naye kwiihambo zakhe. Ngo-1938, walushiya usapho lwaqala ukuhlala noBeatrice 'Evie' Ellis, owayengumsebenzi weCotton Club. Ekuqaleni kwee-1960s wasondela kuFernanda de Castro Monte. UMculo weTempo kamva waqhutywa ngudade kaEllington uRuth kunye nonyana wakhe badlala ipiyano kunye nexilongo kwaye bazenzela elakhe iqela awalikhokelayo. Wayengumphathi weshishini likayise kwaye emva kokufa kwakhe wayelawula iqela. U-Ellington wasweleka nge-24 kaMeyi, ngo-1974, ngenxa yemiphunga kunye nomhlaza wemiphunga. Wayefakwe emangcwabeni eWoodlawn, eBronx, kwisiXeko saseNew York. Amazwi akhe okugqibela athi, 'Umculo yindlela endiphila ngayo, kutheni ndihlala kwaye ndiza kukhunjulwa njani. Qhubeka nokufunda apha ngezantsi Emva kokufa kwakhe, ibhendi yakhe yayilawulwa ngunyana wakhe, kwaye baqhubeka nokukhupha ii-albhamu nasemva kokuba eswelekile. UDuke wedijithali waphumelela imbasa yeGrammy yeAlbhamu enkulu yeJazz Ensemble kwi-1988 kwaye iikhredithi ezifanayo zanikwa i-'Duke Ellington Orchestra '. Inani lezikhumbuzo linikezelwe ku-Ellington eWashington D.C, eNew York naseLos Angeles. I-Duke Ellington School of the Arts eWashington D ibonelela ngemfundo kubafundi abanqwenela ukuqaphela ikhondo lobugcisa. Esi sikolo sasakhiwe ekuqaleni ngo-1935 saza sabizwa ngokuba yiCalvert Street Bridge. Yabizwa ngokuba yi-Duke Ellington Bridge ngo-1974. I-Duke Ellington Building e-2121 Ward Place, NW yafumana ipleyiti yobhedu eqhotyoshelwe kuyo ngo-1989. Ngo-2010, ipaki yathiywa ngegama lakhe ngaphesheya kwesitalato ukusuka kwindawo yakhe yokuzalwa egama linguDuke. Ipaki iEllington. Ingqekembe yemali ebandakanya u-Ellington yasungulwa ngo-Februwari 24, 2009, e-United States. Waba ngowokuqala waseMelika wase-Afrika ukuba abonakaliswe kwingqekembe yemali ejikelezayo e-US. Isitalato i-West 106th apho wayehlala khona iminyaka kwathiwa ngu-Duke Ellington Boulevard emva kokubhubha kwakhe. Iindidi zezikolo eziphakamileyo ezidumileyo zithatha inxaxheba kukhuphiswano oludumileyo lonyaka olubizwa ngokuba luKhuphiswano lwe-Jazz Band kunye noMnyhadala. U-Ellington wadweliswa kuluhlu lwe-100 olukhulu e-Afrika naseMelika ngumfundi uMolefi Kete Asante ngo-2002.Abaqhubi baseMelika IiMvumi zeJazz yamadoda Iimvumi zaseMelika Amadoda eTaurus Amabhaso
Amabhaso eGrammy| 2000 | Elona Cwecwe leMbali | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1980 | UkuSebenza ngokuGqwesileyo kweJazz, iBhendi enkulu | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngowe-1977 | UkuSebenza ngokugqibeleleyo kweJazz liBhendi enkulu | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1973 | UkuSebenza ngokugqibeleleyo kweJazz liBhendi enkulu | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1972 | UkuSebenza ngokugqibeleleyo kweJazz liBhendi enkulu | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1969 | UkuSebenza ngokuGqwesileyo kweJazz yeQela- Iqela elikhulu okanye iSoloist eneQela eliKhulu | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1968 | UkuSebenza ngokuGqwesileyo kweJazz, iQela elikhulu okanye iSoloist eneQela eliKhulu | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1968 | Amabhaso eTrasti | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1967 | UkuQokelelwa kweJazz yoqobo | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1966 | UkuSebenza ngokuGqwesileyo kweJazz yeQela- Iqela elikhulu okanye iSoloist eneQela eliKhulu | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1966 | Ibhaso leBing Crosby | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1964 | Amanqaku aphezulu eAlbum | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1960 | Elona cwecwe leSandi esigqwesileyo- Amanqaku okuvela kwimifanekiso eshukumayo okanye umabonwakude | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1960 | Ulungelelwaniso loMculo oQalayo orekhodwayo kwaye wakhutshwa ngo-1959 (ngaphezulu kweMizuzu emi-5 ubude) | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1960 | UkuSebenza ngokuBalaseleyo liBhendi yoMdaniso | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1959 | Ulungelelwaniso loMculo oQalayo orekhodiweyo kwaye wakhutshwa ngo-1959 (ngaphezulu kwemizuzu emi-5 ngeXesha) | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1959 | UkuSebenza ngokuBalaseleyo liBhendi yoMdaniso | Ophumeleleyo |
| Ngo-1959 | Elona cwecwe leSandi esigqwesileyo, amanqaku angasemva- uMfanekiso oShukumayo okanye iThelevishini | Ubume bokubulala (Ngo-1959) |
