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Auction History Result 8p437 DUKE ELLINGTON signed 8.25x10 music publicity still 1930s the great bandleader by Bruno! Date Sold 8/27/2019 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Autographed 8 1/4" x 10" [21 x 25 cm] Music Publicity Still (Learn More) Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was a legendary black African American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 to 1974, in a career spanning over fifty years. Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. Some of the musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in jazz, and Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz. Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and thanks to his eloquence and charisma, Ellington elevated jazz to an art form. His reputation continued to rise after he passed away in 1974 at the age of 75, and he was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for music in 1999. Important Added Info: Note that this still has been personally autographed (signed) by Duke Ellington! Our consignor is a longtime dealer who acquired this signed item among many other purchases in his inventory, and he does not have a certificate of authenticity, but we believe the signature to likely be authentic. As is true of all the signed items we are currently auctioning, we give every buyer 30 days in which to review what they purchased and they can return any item as long as it is within 30 days of the end of the auction. On non-signed items, we give a "lifetime guarantee" on everything we auction, but on signed items, we give the above modified guarantee of 30 days after the auction closes. Condition: fair to good. There is staining in the top left and the signature is smudged. There is also discoloration in the left and right of Ellington's jacket. Learn More about condition grades 
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