Some members of the Duke Ellington orchestra were the best jazz musicians of their day.

艾灵顿公爵管弦乐队的一些成员是那时最好的爵士音乐家。

One of those musicians was Cootie Williams. He played the trumpet in the Duke Ellington orchestra for many years.

其中一位音乐人是库提·威廉姆斯。他在艾灵顿管弦乐队中担任多年小号手。

The conception of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, which is a whole aggregation of individuals, and he had to conceive of music that would allow each of those individual personalities to speak and grow and develop.

艾灵顿公爵有关管弦乐队的概念，它是诸多个体的整体集合，他必须构想出音乐，让每个个体都能有所表达、成长与发展。