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described his style as "somewhere between Louis
Armstrong and Harry James), he is most renowned for his abilities in the extreme high or "altissimo" range. He had a big sound in all registers, but could play up to a "triple C" (the highest Bb note on a piano keyboard) with great power (he was able to perform his high-note solos without a microphone, while other members of a big band were usually amplified for their solos).
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a brief hiatus to lead and front his own big band. In addition to his work on trumpet, he was a very skilled arranger and composer—he performed his own compositions "El Gato" and "Bluejean
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812:Standards: Live at the Salle Pleyel
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770:...And His Mother Called Him Bill
693:Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
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2271:Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue
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1575:Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
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1955:Dance Concerts, California 1958
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1983:Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
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819:Live At The Opernhaus Cologne
725:Concert in the Virgin Islands
207:William Alonzo "Cat" Anderson
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1962:Dance Dates, California 1958
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427:The Louis Bellson Explosion
377:Americans Swinging in Paris
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1750:The Popular Duke Ellington
1519:Duke Ellington Presents...
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517:Duke Ellington Presents...
339:Cat Anderson Plays at 4 AM
232:Greenville, South Carolina
90:Greenville, South Carolina
2011:A Concert of Sacred Music
1976:Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
1841:The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
1834:The Intimacy of the Blues
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1666:Featuring Paul Gonsalves
1484:The Duke Plays Ellington
1435:The Blanton–Webster Band
1296:"Cat Anderson | Credits"
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908:All-Star Band at Newport
648:Featuring Paul Gonsalves
389:(Black & Blue, 2002)
373:(Black & Blue, 1978)
355:A Chat with Cat Anderson
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327:Duke Ellington Orchestra
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2987:Duke Ellington Memorial
2816:Harold "Geezil" Minerve
2327:I Didn't Know About You
2004:The Great Paris Concert
1913:Black, Brown, and Beige
1869:This One's for Blanton!
1694:The Symphonic Ellington
1652:Piano in the Foreground
1631:Piano in the Background
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675:The Symphonic Ellington
666:The Great Paris Concert
289:Personal life and death
62:William Alonzo Anderson
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2067:Eastbourne Performance
2018:In the Uncommon Market
1855:The Intimate Ellington
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2977:Duke Ellington Bridge
2479:Something to Live For
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2292:Drop Me Off in Harlem
2222:Black and Tan Fantasy
2039:70th Birthday Concert
1990:Live at the Blue Note
1876:Up in Duke's Workshop
1785:Second Sacred Concert
1512:Historically Speaking
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1414:Ellingtonia, Vol. One
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827:70th Birthday Concert
795:Second Sacred Concert
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885:Ella at Duke's Place
542:Ellington at Newport
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2771:Herbie Jones
2736:Major Holley
2666:Rolf Ericson
2656:Bobby Durham
2626:Johnny Coles
2621:Harry Carney
2591:Joe Benjamin
2566:Shorty Baker
2556:Harold Ashby
2546:Cat Anderson
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2208:All Too Soon
2193:Compositions
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2134:Money Jungle
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1333:Cat Anderson
1324:Cat Anderson
1303:. Retrieved
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1278:. Retrieved
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1269:"Cat Speaks"
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141:Years active
102:(1981-04-29)
72:Cat Anderson
34:Cat Anderson
3061:1981 deaths
3056:1916 births
3029:Jam Session
2941:Jimmy Woode
2911:Ben Webster
2896:Clark Terry
2881:Rex Stewart
2856:Ernie Royal
2851:Betty Roché
2781:Taft Jordan
2696:Sonny Greer
2686:Tyree Glenn
2681:Peter Giger
2631:Willie Cook
2541:Hayes Alvis
2493:Blood Count
2439:Queenie Pie
2404:Mood Indigo
2250:Cotton Tail
2243:Come Sunday
2236:C Jam Blues
1898:Live albums
1806:The Pianist
1659:Paris Blues
1449:Smoke Rings
1392:Discography
1041:(Bethlehem)
1011:With others
967:Triple Play
642:(LRC, 1989)
536:(Bethlehem)
520:(Bethlehem)
401:Gene Ammons
323:Clark Terry
317:From left:
309:Discography
260:Sabby Lewis
258:Orchestra,
145:1930s–1970s
3050:Categories
2936:Booty Wood
2901:Juan Tizol
2786:Al Killian
2726:Al Hibbler
2581:Aaron Bell
2561:Alice Babs
2486:Satin Doll
2397:The Mooche
1687:Afro-Bossa
1596:Jazz Party
1305:31 January
1280:31 January
1207:. p.
1093:References
1062:Bill Berry
1052:Earl Hines
1026:(Columbia)
846:(Atlantic)
798:(Prestige)
789:(Jazzhaus)
657:Afro-Bossa
635:(Columbia)
626:(Columbia)
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