Album: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins by Duke Ellington (1963)
Genre: Big Band
Format: Album

Description: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins recorded on August 28, 1962 and released in February 1963 by Impulse! Records.

In 1995, the New York Times described it as "one of the great Ellington albums, one of the great Hawkins albums and one of the great albums of the 1960s"

Artist Background: Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 - May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions. A major figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, composing stage musicals, and world tours. Severa... Part of the Washington D.C., USA music scene. Associated with Big Band movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Washington D.C., USA music scene. Associated with Big Band movement.

Tags: Big Band, 1960s, Album

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Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins is a jazz album by Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins recorded on August 28, 1962 and released in February 1963 by Impulse! Records.

In 1995, the New York Times described it as "one of the great Ellington albums, one of the great Hawkins albums and one of the great albums of the 1960s"

Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

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