Among the following, who enjoyed a five-year engagement at Harlem's Cotton Club and performed It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), introducing the term "swing" to jazz culture?

a. Bessie Smith
b. Zora Neale Hurston
c. Louis Armstrong
d. Duke Ellington


Answer: d

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