Duke Ellington
Born
29 April 1899 (126)
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Also known as
Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward Kennedy "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.
Filmography (40)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Steve e il Duca
2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
The Apollo
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
Jazz Evolution
2008
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
The Story Of The Blues
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
Improvisation
2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
Piano Blues
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
Moments without Proper Names
1987
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
The Strolling '20s
1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Jazz Ball
1956
Solitude
1952
Mood Indigo
1952
Sophisticated Lady
1952
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950