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Ellingtonian

UK /ˌɛlɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US /ˌɛlɪŋˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

adjective 1
noun 1
forms 3

adjective1

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Relating to or in the style of Duke Ellington (1899–1974), American composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader.
- His albums in the late 1980s reflected his curatorial interest in Tin Pan Alley compositions, in the musical mélange of his hometown New Orleans, and in Ellingtonian themes. — 2015

noun1

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A member of Duke Ellington's band.
- Hodges became the most striking example of the truism 'once an Ellingtonian, always an Ellingtonian '. — 2004

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