Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington (75)

1899-04-29 - 1974-05-24 | Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life. Born in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.

On Movies

  • Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
  • Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
  • The Intimate Duke Ellington
  • Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
  • The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
  • Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
  • The Strolling '20s
  • Anatomy of a Murder
  • Mood Indigo
  • Sophisticated Lady
  • Date with Duke
  • Cabin in the Sky
  • Reveille with Beverly
  • Jam Session
  • Bli-Blip
  • Birth of the Blues
  • Hot Chocolate
  • The Hit Parade
  • Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
  • Belle of the Nineties
  • Many Happy Returns
  • Murder at the Vanities
  • A Bundle of Blues
  • Check and Double Check
  • Black and Tan

On Series

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