I heard Sidney Bechet play a Duke Ellington piece and fell in love with the soprano saxophone.
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It's like an act of murder; you play with intent to commit something.
quote by Duke Ellington
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The wise musicians are those who play what they can master.
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I fell in love with jazz when I was 12 years old from listening to Duke Ellington and hearing a lot of jazz in New York on the radio.
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Duke Of Earl
Duke, duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
As I walk through this world
Nothing can stop the duke of earl
And you, you are my girl
No one can hurt you, oh, no
Yes, i, oh, im gonna love you, oh, oh
Come on let me hold you, darlin
cause im the duke of earl
So yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
And when I hold you
Youll be my duchess, duchess of earl
Well walk through my dukedom
And a paradise we will share
Yes, i, oh, im gonna love you, oh, oh
Nothing can stop me now
cause im the duke of earl
So yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Yes, i, oh, im gonna love you, oh, oh
Come on let me hold you, darlin
cause im the duke of earl
So yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Duke (nothing can stop me now), duke of earl
Duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
Duke, duke, duke of earl
song performed by by New Edition
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Love is supreme and unconditional; like is nice but limited.
quote by Duke Ellington
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Nobody was playing the soprano saxophone and certainly nobody was trying to do anything with it. So I was all alone. I didn't know that at first.
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You Better Know It
(1956) duke ellington, straylor
I belong to you and I know I show it
You belong to me baby youd better know it
Give me all your love sugar spice and sweet honey
Dont you ever quit
Not for love or money Id do most anything
Just to amuse you
But thers nothing that I woulnt do
Thought that I would ever lose you
When I play the game I cant afford to blow it
Cos I play for keeps youd better know it
Yes Id do most anything just to amuse you
But theres nothing that I wouldnt do
If I ever thought Id lose you
When I play the game I cant afford to blow it
Cos I play for keeps you better know it
song performed by by Nina Simone
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You've got to find some way of saying it without saying it.
quote by Duke Ellington
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A man is a god in ruins.
quote by Duke Ellington
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There are only two things: love, all sorts of love, with pretty girls, and the music of New Orleans or Duke Ellington. Everything else ought to go, because everything else is ugly.
quote by Boris Vian
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My attitude is never to be satisfied, never enough, never.
quote by Duke Ellington
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A problem is your chance to do your best.
quote by Duke Ellington
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A problem is a chance for you to do your best.
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I've been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. It's up to you, the only limit is the imagination.
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Now I can say loudly and openly what I have been saying to myself on my knees.
quote by Duke Ellington
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People do not retire. They are retired by others.
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There are two kinds of worries -- those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter.
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There are two kinds of worries - those you can do something about and those you can't. Don't spend any time on the latter.
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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.
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Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did.
quote by Duke Ellington
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