Duke Ellington
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Duke Ellington

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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.

Films Featuring Duke Ellington

Anatomy of a Murder

19597.8

Murder at the Vanities

19345.6

Belle of the Nineties

19346.1

Birth of the Blues

19416.2

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

20140.5

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

2007

Black and Tan

19296.3

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

2021

On the Road with Duke Ellington

On the Road with Duke Ellington

1974

A Bundle of Blues

19336.1

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

19356.8

The Hit Parade

19376.3

Date with Duke

Date with Duke

19475.5

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

1991

Jam Session

19426.3

Reveille with Beverly

19437.5

Bli-Blip

19428.0

Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

19526.0

Sophisticated Lady

Sophisticated Lady

1952

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

2005

The Story Of The Blues

20044.2

Steve e il Duca

Steve e il Duca

2024

Alice Babs - Swing It!

2007

The Harlem Renaissance

20046.0

Solitude

Solitude

1952

I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

1942

Flamingo

Flamingo

1942

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

1943

Symphony In Swing

Symphony In Swing

1949

Salute to Duke Ellington

Salute to Duke Ellington

1950

Improvisation

2004

Hot Chocolate

19417.6

The Strolling '20s

1966

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

2000

The Jazz Ambassadors

20187.0

Jazz Evolution

20086.0

Jazz Ball

19568.0

Cabin in the Sky

19436.5

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

2003

Piano Blues

20036.5

The Intimate Duke Ellington

2003

It's Black Entertainment

20028.7

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

The Apollo

20196.4

Check and Double Check

19305.7

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

2005

Many Happy Returns

19345.3

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

20197.8

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

20226.8

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

20247.7

Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

1967

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

2014

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

2024

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

2019

Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro

19668.0

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

19667.0

Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969

1969

Moments without Proper Names

19877.7

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

1991

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

1934