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gptkbp:instanceOf
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musician
composer
arranger
bandleader
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1940
1996
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:The_Duke_Ellington_Band
gptkb:The_Ellington_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Duke_Ellington_Orchestra
gptkb:The_Mercer_Ellington_Band
gptkb:Ellington_Jazz_Orchestra
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Duke_Ellington_Orchestra
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1919-05-11
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:children
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Duke Ellington II
Paul_Ellington
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1996-02-08
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:father
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gptkb:Duke_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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Mercer Ellington
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Dizzy_Gillespie
gptkb:Wynton_Marsalis
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Benny_Goodman
gptkb:Count_Basie
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gptkbp:instrument
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trumpet
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:The_Duke_Ellington_Memorial_Concert
gptkb:The_Duke_Ellington_Jazz_Festival
Duke_Ellington's_funeral
The_Duke_Ellington_Centennial_Celebration
The_Duke_Ellington_Orchestra_Reunion
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gptkbp:notableWork
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The Duke's Men
The Ellington Legacy
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gptkbp:recordLabel
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gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:RCA_Victor
gptkb:Capitol_Records
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gptkbp:spouse
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Marjorie_Ellington
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gptkbp:website
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http://www.mercerellington.com
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