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From: mfs@mhuxr.UUCP (SIMON)
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Subject: Duke Ellington at 85
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Date: Tue, 30-Apr-85 17:04:19 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 30 17:04:19 1985
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Duke Ellington would have been 85 yesterday, April 30. The fascinating
thing about that factoid is that in the 10+ years since his death
more interesting, never before released pieces have been issued
than most composers put out in a lifetime, from the playful GIRLS
SUITE to the rocking Paul Gonsalves feature to the austere QUEEN'S SUITE.
Just another proof that, even when 10 years dead, Ellington towers
over every other composer and bandleader around. The man could do anything,
and excel at it. His music effortlessly assumes the aristocratic
sophistication of the man himself. Never has a nickname better fit
a person. Duke Ellington was not just a genius, he was one regal human being.

Marcel Simon