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Duke Ellington

Biography

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.

Known For

Belle of the Nineties
Belle of the Nineties
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Black and Tan
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington
A Bundle of Blues
A Bundle of Blues

Filmography

2024 I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
2022 Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
2019 The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019 The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019 Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
2018 The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
2014 Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self
2014 Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
2008 Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
2007 Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
2007 Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
2005 Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
2005 Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
2004 The Story Of The Blues
as Self
2004 The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
2004 Improvisation
as Self
2003 Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self