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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Duke Ellington
Born: April 29, 1899
Died: May 24, 1974 (aged 75)
Bio: Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist and bandleader of a jazz orchestra. He led his orchestra from 1923 until his death, his career spanning over 50 years.
Known for:
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane (1963)
- Ellington at Newport (1956)
- Such Sweet Thunder (1957)
- Money Jungle (1963)
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