What type of details about duke ellington can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: edward kennedy '' duke '' ellington -lrb- april 29 , 1899 -- may 24 , 1974 -rrb- was an american composer , pianist and bandleader of jazz orchestras . he led his orchestra from 1923 until his death , his career spanning over 50 years . born in washington , d.c. , 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 . in the 1930s , his orchestra toured in europe . though widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz , ellington embraced the phrase '' beyond category '' as a '' liberating principle '' , and referred to his music as part of the more general category of '' american music '' , rather than to a musical genre such as '' jazz '' . 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 . ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz . some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades . a master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format , ellington often composed specifically to feature the style and skills of his individual musicians , such as '' jeep 's blues '' for hodges , and '' concerto for cootie '' for trumpeter cootie williams , which later became '' do nothing till you hear from me '' with bob russell 's lyrics . often collaborating with others , ellington wrote more than one thousand compositions ; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy , with many of his extant works having become standards . ellington also recorded songs written by his bandsmen , for example juan tizol 's '' caravan '' , and '' perdido '' , which brought a spanish tinge to big-band jazz . after 1941 , ellington collaborated with composer-arranger-pianist billy strayhorn , whom he called his '' writing and arranging companion '' . with strayhorn , he composed many extended compositions , or ''...
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