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What are Duke Ellington’s best-known works?

Often collaborating with his longtime composing-arranging partner Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington was responsible for big-band jazz classics such as ā€œTake the ā€˜A’ Trainā€ (written by Strayhorn), ā€œMood Indigo,ā€ ā€œEchoes of Harlem,ā€ ā€œConcerto for Cootie,ā€ ā€œCotton Tail,ā€ and ā€œKo-Koā€ as well as popular songs such as ā€œSophisticated Ladyā€ and ā€œPrelude to a Kiss.ā€