I got to work as a gofer for Duke for a concert and dance back in 1968. It was a revelation. They were all so passionate about what they did, and put up with living out of a bus for 50 weeks out of the year. Most were very kind to their fans, and this young white boy.
You wanna add Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Schubert, Ives, Gershwin, Monk, Mingus, Miles, Prince, Wilson (Brian), Zappa, Davies (Ray), McCartney, Townshend and a few other ones ...
Bonsoir ! Duke Ellington était non seulement autantique homme du monde tout en étant un virtuose ! Oui c est cela il avait dans ces mouvements une certaine grâce ! Grande pointure qui marquera cette époque à jamais le début du xxeme siècle