Duke Ellington House

Significant dates
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location	935 St. Nicholas Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York^[1]
Coordinates	40°49′56″N 73°56′28″W / 40.83222°N 73.94111°W / 40.83222; -73.94111Coordinates: 40°49′56″N 73°56′28″W / 40.83222°N 73.94111°W / 40.83222; -73.94111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1939
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival, Other
NRHP Reference #	76001239^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 11, 1976^[1]
Designated NHL	May 11, 1976^[2]

The Duke Ellington House, or Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington House, is where Duke Ellington, the famous African American composer and jazz musician, resided from 1939 through 1961.^[2]

The building and/or Ellington's apartment, Apartment 4A, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

1 2 3 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 "Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-11.
↑ ""Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington House", by Lynne Gomez Graves." (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination. National Park Service. 1975-10-30.
↑ "Edward Kennedy 'Duke' Ellington House--Accompanying Photos, exterior and interior, from 1975." (pdf). National Register of Historic Places Inventory. National Park Service. 1978-09. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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