Ellingtonianadj.n.
/ɛlɪŋˈtəʊnɪən/ A. adj.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of ‘Duke’ Ellington, or his musical productions.
ΚΠ
1933 Fortune (U.S.) Aug. 93/1 By the time the orchestra plays them they are Ellingtonian.
1958 in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz viii. 103 From this solid root of Ellingtonian music..grew..mainstream jazz.
B. n.
A devotee or follower of Ellington.
ΚΠ
1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xv. 180 His shaking of the maracas, the rattling gourds which several other Ellingtonians quickly picked up.
Derivatives
Ellingˈtonia n. (plural) music written by, or in the style of, Ellington.
ΚΠ
1958 in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xxi. 262 Some of these..were mere adaptations of pop tunes, bop tunes and Ellingtonia.
1961 John o' London's 6 July 55/1 Duke and his faithful esquire..take five numbers from Grieg and turn them into authentic Ellingtonia.
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