Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974). Episode 157.
Listen to radio broadcasts from April, June and September 1943 and April 1944, recorded at the Hurricane restaurant in New York City.
Source:
D.E. : The Treasury Shows, Vol. 15 (2CD set, D.E.T.S. 903 9015)
D.E. : The Treasury Shows, Vol. 16 (2CD set, D.E.T.S. 903 9016)
D.E. : The Treasury Shows, Vol. 25 (2CD set D.E.T.S. Storyville 903 9025)