*DukeEllington lived @1805ThirteenthStNW from 1910-14,

@SunflowerEntertainment (2002) founded by *MarshallChess & son *JamarChess Independent Latin music and manages catalogue from *LionelHampton *CountBasie *IkeTurner *JackieWilson *OtisRedding *FrankSinatra *TheloniousMonk *MarvinGaye *DukeEllington

*BrillBrothers 1930s @49Cortlandt @7thaveand35St @Madisonand41st @BrillBuilding (1931). Closed 1940. *TurfRestaurant took over space on ground fl until 1963. *DukeEllington was regular at Turf *SidneyPoitier got 1st NYC job there 1943 as dishwasher

@ColonyRecords (1970-2012) sign was removed 2004 @BrillBuilding (1931) where *TommyDorsey *DukeEllington, and *NatKingCole *LouisPrima 1950s had offices. 160 music tenants 1960s. *RoostRecords of *RouletteRecords was here.

1963 *DukeEllington (and *PaulGonsalves) smoking a hookah in Iraq. They played *KhuldHall @KhuldPalace @Bagdad on Nov 14 *Jazz