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Duke Ellington

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Born: April 29, 1899
Died: May 24, 1974
From: 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.

Known for

Anatomy of a Murder

Black and Tan

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

A Bundle of Blues

2001 Series 7.4

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Belle of the Nineties

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Filmography

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2026

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn

Sound (Music) Sound (Musician)

2024

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

Acting (Self (archive footage))

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Acting (Self (archive footage))

Steve e il Duca

Acting (Self (archival))

2022

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2021

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2019

Acting (Self (archive footage))

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Acting (Self - Musician (archive footage))

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Acting (Himself)

2018

The Jazz Ambassadors

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2014

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

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

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Concerto Ellington-Marsalis

Sound (Music)

2012

Sound (Original Music Composer)

The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America

Acting (Self (archive footage))

2010

The Bankbus

Sound (Music)

2008

Jazz Evolution

Acting (Self - Piano)

2007

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Acting (Self - Piano)

Alice Babs - Swing It!

Acting (Himself (archive footage))

2005

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

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Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

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2004

Acting (Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage)) 1 EP

The Story Of The Blues

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Improvisation

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The Harlem Renaissance

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2003

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

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Piano Blues

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The Intimate Duke Ellington

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2002

It's Black Entertainment

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2001

Acting (Self (archive footage)) 10 EP

2000

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

Acting (Self)

1997

Nutcracker Sweeties

Sound (Music)