The GIST...
Don't get around much anymore? That's the only way you'd have never heard the music of the legendary bandleader, pianist and songwriter Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington. Fortunately, you can face the music here, on the 28-year-old Duke Ellington Society's maybe 28-minute-old Web site. And since it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing, you'll happily find yourself swinging through sections about the songs, the singers, collaborator Billy Strayhorn, and the Duke himself ... you can download audio clips of vocalists with whom Ellington worked, including Bing Crosby, Ethel Waters and Rosemary Clooney. (There's also a ".wav" file excerpting Sarah Vaughan singing "Lush Life," in a section devoted to Strayhorn and to David Hajdu's recent biography of him.) Take the A train, or at least the supplied links, to jazz, discography and historical-Harlem sites. Indeed, this here's a ton of Ellington‹whether you're a "Saturday Night Function" kind of guy, or can only "Come Sunday" to this site, and sing the blues when it's "Monday Every Day."

All About Jazz...
This recently launched site is an elegant tribute to the Duke by The Duke Ellington Society of New York. The legendary bandleader's career and contribution to music is recounted in ducal style, through beautiful web design, excellent essays and enlightening audio samples. Ellington's vocalists and collaborator Billy Strayhorn are featured as well in special sections of the site. You can also learn more about hooking up with other Ellington fans, either through membership in the Society or by joining a lively internet discussion group.