Ellingtonian

//ˌɛlɪŋˈtəʊ.ni.ən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of Duke Ellington's band.

    "Hodges became the most striking example of the truism 'once an Ellingtonian, always an Ellingtonian '."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to or in the style of Duke Ellington (1899–1974), American composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader.

    "A very different case was that of the charismatic drummer Chick Webb, who for years led a very popular band at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. His 1929 "Dog Bottom" and slightly Ellingtonian "Jungle Mama" (both Brunswick —as by the Jungle Band) were somewhat ahead of their day and almost orchestral in approach."

Synonyms

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ellingtonesque

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"A very different case was that of the charismatic drummer Chick Webb, who for years led a very popular band at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom. His 1929 "Dog Bottom" and slightly Ellingtonian "Jungle Mama" (both Brunswick —as by the Jungle Band) were somewhat ahead of their day and almost orchestral in approach."

Etymology

From Ellington + -ian.

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