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Duke Ellington

He Created a style of sophisticated Jazz different from the rest of the Jazz He played the piano, led an orchestra, and made over 2000 pieces of music He got the Presidential Medal of Freedom on his 70 th birthday party in the White House gave by President Nixon .

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Duke Ellington

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  1. He Created a style of sophisticated Jazz different from the rest of the Jazz He played the piano, led an orchestra, and made over 2000 pieces of music He got the Presidential Medal of Freedom on his 70th birthday party in the White House gave by President Nixon. http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_ellington_duke.htm Duke Ellington

  2. He played New Orleans Style of Jazz He played the piano, composed music, but he was a gambler, pool shark, and a pimp before that. He was the first to compose a piece of music in the time 78 http://resources.bravenet.com/audio_clips/jazz_blues/jelly_roll_morton_-_shreveport_stomp/listen/ Jelly Roll Morton

  3. He played Jazz music He played the piano, composed music, and was a mentor for other well known players such as Duke Ellington He went through six decades of style of music but stayed true to his own style and kept playing until he died. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91365108 Willie “The Lion” Smith

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