Ellingtonian

Definitions

A member of Duke Ellington's band.

Examples

“Hodges became the most striking example of the truism 'once an Ellingtonian, always an Ellingtonian '.”

“These aren't classic records (despite the label⟳ tide) and one immediately recognizes that, despite being surrounded by Ellingtonians, albeit a reduced personnel, Johnny played his best work⟳ with Duke himself.”

“In addition to his many credited and unbilled appearances as an Ellingtonian, he was a sideman on other musicians' studio sessions (Clark Terry, Johnny Hodges, et al.), as well as recording a handful of albums under his own⟳ name⟳.”

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