Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits

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Object Details

Distributed by

Reprise Records, American, founded 1960

Recorded by

Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974

Owned by

Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995

Description

A twelve-inch 33 1/3 rpm LP recording of the album "Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits" recorded by Duke Ellington. The front of the album jacket is white with blue, black and green text. A color image of Duke Ellington is on the left side. He is standing in front of a microphone slightly off center and has his arms raised.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett

Date

1967

Object number

2016.161.3.10ab

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

record covers

long-playing records

Medium

vinyl, ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (album jacket): 12 5/16 × 12 5/16 in. (31.3 × 31.3 cm)

Diameter (record): 12 in. (30.5 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Record Albums

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Composers (Musicians)

Conductors (Musicians)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Jazz (Music)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5980d125a-7a8f-4351-b0a9-e46742dbe08e

Record ID

nmaahc_2016.161.3.10ab