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The Stacks: The Funky Genius of Duke Ellington

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He became so successful as a nightclub performer, as a songwriter, as a personality, that his serious musical efforts never got the attention they deserved.

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Published Mar. 20 2016 12:00AM EDT

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Ralph J. Gleason

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