Duke Ellington called his music American music rather than Jazz music.
He was born a April 29,1899 in Washington DC. He died at the age of 75 years old on May 24,1974.
Some of his most popular songs were Caravan, Mood Indigo, In A Sentimental Mood, Sophisticated Lady, and Perdido.
by ANGEL CRUZ,VAUGHN BROWN,AND CHRISTOPHER SANTANA
