Duke Ellington was more than a jazz bandleader. He was a composer, pianist, arranger, cultural icon, and one of the great architects of twentieth-century music. This episode follows his journey from Washington, D.C., to Harlem’s Cotton Club, through the rise of the Ellington Orchestra, his partnership with Billy Strayhorn, and the extraordinary musical legacy that made him truly “beyond category.”
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