Duke Ellington
Born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA — Apr 29 1899• Died May 24 1974
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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.
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Duke Ellington's Credits
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What's My Line?
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Bambi
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest
German Film Award
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
The Asphalt Jungle
Sound
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Paris Blues
Sound
The Turning Point
Sound
Piano Blues
Self (archive footage)
Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
Assault on a Queen
Sound
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
The Apollo
Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
The Hit Parade
Duke Ellington
Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
Change of Mind
Sound
Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Jam Session
Self - Piano
Black and Tan
Duke Ellington
Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
Self - Piano
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
The Vampire
Sound
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Himself
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
Self
Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
Improvisation
Self
So Long
Sound
Sophisticated Ladies
Writing
Bli-Blip
Himself
Flamingo
A Smattering of Spots
Sound
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Self
Mood Indigo
Self
The Strolling '20s
Self
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Self
What's Happening
Self
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
Misanthrope
Sound
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Self
The Bankbus
Sound
The Story Of The Blues
Self
Date with Duke
Self
Nutcracker Sweeties
Sound
Daybreak Express
Sound
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Self
A Bundle of Blues
Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Self
Salute to Duke Ellington
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Self
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
Self
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Solitude
Self
Symphony In Swing
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Self
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Self
Sophisticated Lady
Self