Conductor, composer and pianist Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
In the programme DUKE ELLINGTON (episode 163), you hear radio broadcasts from Studio 6-8 Radio City, New York, of 7 July 1945, and from ABC Radio City Studios of 4 August 1945.
Source:
D.E. : The Treasury Shows, Vol. 7 (2CD set, D.E.T.S. 903 9007)
D.E. : The Treasury Shows, Vol. 9 (2CD set, D.E.T.S. 903 9009)