I was raised on jazz. My father, from the time I was born, used to get up early on Saturdays and Sundays… — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone. — Steve Lacy Copy Share Image
Like, even going to Duke Ellington School of the Arts, like, they slept on me. I think they thought I was talented,… — Ari Lennox Copy Share Image
You hear about the Duke Ellingtons, the Jimmie Luncefords, and the Fletcher Hendersons, but people sometimes forget that jazz was not only… — Cab Calloway Copy Share Image
A few years later, my Uncle David took me to the Earle Theatre to hear Duke Ellington. — David Amram Copy Share Image
I think I just had it by osmosis: an appreciation of Duke Ellington before I really even knew who he was. — Brian Stokes Mitchell Copy Share Image
My father was incredible on trumpet and played with the likes of Duke Ellington and Count Basie. — Jeffrey Osborne Copy Share Image
My dad was a jazz fan and he used to have lots of old 78s, so I grew up with big jazz… — Ric Sanders Copy Share Image
I listen to tons of hard rock and metal, like Iron Maiden, Motorhead, etc., but I also listen to Beethoven and Mozart,… — Dave Smalley Copy Share Image
Duke Ellington is my choice for many reasons. Nobody has written so many great pieces of music, which are everlasting, and he… — Marian McPartland Copy Share Image
There's no appreciation for the giants [of jazz]; there's never been a major film on Duke Ellington , never a major film… — Randy Weston Copy Share Image
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