Duke Ellington
Born: 1899-04-29
Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975★ 0.0
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966★ 8.0
Jazz Ball
1956★ 7.0
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991★ 0.0
Anatomy of a Murder
1959★ 7.9
Piano Blues
2003★ 6.5
Birth of the Blues
1941★ 6.0
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007★ 0.0
Belle of the Nineties
1934★ 5.7
Jazz Evolution
2008★ 6.0
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022★ 6.8
Improvisation
2004★ 0.0
The Harlem Renaissance
2004★ 6.0
Moments without Proper Names
1987★ 7.0
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019★ 7.7
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024★ 7.6
Hot Chocolate
1941★ 7.8
A Bundle of Blues
1933★ 5.6
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007★ 0.0
Check and Double Check
1930★ 5.3
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014★ 0.5
Bli-Blip
1942★ 8.0
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019★ 0.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966★ 7.0
Cabin in the Sky
1943★ 6.5
Jam Session
1942★ 6.2
The Apollo
2019★ 6.5
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003★ 0.0
Reveille with Beverly
1943★ 7.0
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018★ 7.0
It's Black Entertainment
2002★ 8.0
The Story Of The Blues
2004★ 4.2
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005★ 0.0
Many Happy Returns
1934★ 5.3
Black and Tan
1929★ 6.3
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021★ 0.0
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003★ 0.0
Murder at the Vanities
1934★ 5.5
The Hit Parade
1937★ 5.0
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935★ 6.6
The Strolling '20s
1966★ 0.0
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024★ 0.0
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969★ 0.0
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000★ 0.0
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014★ 0.0
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005★ 0.0
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991★ 0.0