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gptkbp:instanceOf
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musician
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:Duke_Ellington_Orchestra
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1899-04-29
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Mercer_Ellington
gptkb:Edward_Ellington_Jr.
gptkb:Irene_Ellington
gptkb:Duke_Ellington_III
Paul_Ellington
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1974-05-24
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gptkbp:famousFor
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swing music
big band jazz
orchestral jazz
jazz standards
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:Edward_Kennedy_Ellington
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gptkbp:genre
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jazz
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Duke Ellington Jr.
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkb:John_Coltrane
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Fletcher_Henderson
gptkb:James_P._Johnson
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gptkbp:instrument
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bandleader
piano
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gptkbp:legacy
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cultural ambassador
influential figure in jazz history
composer of over 1,000 songs
pioneer of jazz orchestration
recipient of numerous awards and honors
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gptkbp:notableWork
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Take the 'A' Train
Mood Indigo
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
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gptkbp:occupation
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composer
bandleader
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkb:Verve_Records
gptkb:Capitol_Records
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gptkbp:spouse
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Edna_Thompson
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