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Duke Ellington Circle is atraffic circle located at the northeast corner ofCentral Park at the intersection ofFifth Avenue and110th Street inHarlem ,Manhattan ,New York City . The traffic circle is named for the jazz musicianDuke Ellington .
2010 New York City Marathon runners pass through the circle with theDuke Ellington Memorial in the background
Formerly named "Frawley Circle", the traffic circle was renamed "Duke Ellington Circle" in 1995.[ 1] Duke Ellington Memorial by sculptorRobert Graham was erected in the middle of the shallow amphitheater composing the circle.[ 2]
A new main location for theMuseum for African Art designed byRobert A.M. Stern Architects opened at the circle in 2019 and was the first addition to New York City'sMuseum Mile in decades.
Duke Ellington Circle connects the New York City neighborhoods ofHarlem withEast Harlem . Harlem, which since the 1920s has been as a major African-American residential, cultural, and business center is to the north and west of the intersection, while East Harlem is located to the east. The nearest area of Central Park to the circle is theHarlem Meer .
TheM1 ,M2 ,M3 andM4 New York City Bus routes serve the vicinity of the circle. In addition, the2 3 New York City Subway stop nearby at110th Street–Malcolm X Plaza , while the6 <6> 110th Street and Lexington Avenue .
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Studio albums Harlem Jazz, 1930 Ellingtonia, Vol. One Ellingtonia, Vol. Two Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year The Blanton–Webster Band Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Smoke Rings Liberian Suite Great Times! Masterpieces by Ellington Ellington Uptown The Duke Plays Ellington Ellington '55 Dance to the Duke! Ellington Showcase Historically Speaking Duke Ellington Presents... The Complete Porgy and Bess A Drum Is a Woman Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956 Such Sweet Thunder Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962 Ellington Indigos Black, Brown and Beige Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque The Cosmic Scene Happy Reunion Jazz Party Anatomy of a Murder Festival Session Blues in Orbit The Nutcracker Suite Piano in the Background Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G. Unknown Session Piano in the Foreground Paris Blues Featuring Paul Gonsalves Midnight in Paris Studio Sessions, New York 1962 Afro-Bossa The Symphonic Ellington Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session Studio Sessions New York 1963 My People Ellington '65 Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins Ellington '66 Concert in the Virgin Islands The Popular Duke Ellington Far East Suite The Jaywalker Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York ...And His Mother Called Him Bill Second Sacred Concert Studio Sessions New York, 1968 Latin American Suite The Pianist New Orleans Suite Orchestral Works The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970 The Intimacy of the Blues The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971 The Intimate Ellington The Ellington Suites This One's for Blanton! Up in Duke's Workshop Duke's Big 4 Mood Ellington Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
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