艾靈頓公爵日以繼夜的編寫音樂；雖然他是個鋼琴家，但有人說他真正的樂器是他的樂團及與他共同合作的天才音樂家：樂團中的鼓手桑尼葛利爾 (Sonny Greer) 為創團隊員；第二長號手 Juan Tizol 是波多黎各人 (Puerto Rican) ，他為樂團加入了一點拉丁風格；長號手羅倫斯布朗 (Lawrence Brown) 於1932年加入樂團，一待就是19年，而負責彈奏小提琴及小號的則為雷南斯(Ray Nance)；另一位爵士樂中的偉大女性則是負責為艾靈頓編曲的瑪麗盧威廉斯 (Mary Lou Williams)。
　

Duke Ellington wrote music night and day. Although he was a pianist, it was said that his real instrument was his band and the gifted musicians with whom he worked. His drummer, Sonny Greer, was with the band from the beginning; second trombonist Juan Tizol was a Puerto Rican musician who added a little Latin influence to the band; trombonist Lawrence Brown joined the band in 1932 and stayed for 19 years; and Ray Nance played both the violin and trumpet. Mary Lou Williams, one of the great women in jazz, arranged music for Ellington.

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