Duke Ellington -by Leopald Jospeh - Northcliffe Collection
Duke Ellington is one of those rare figures whose influence doesn’t just sit inside jazz history—it defines it. His career stretched from the 1910s to the 1970s, and across that span he reshaped what American music could be
Here he is at his piano in 1967
Photograph by Leopald Joseph - The Northcliffe Collection/Associated Newspapers
