Duke Ellington
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1899-04-29
Place of Birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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.
Also Known For
Anatomy of a Murder
Jul 01, 1959
Murder at the Vanities
May 18, 1934
Belle of the Nineties
Sep 21, 1934
Birth of the Blues
Nov 07, 1941
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
Jan 13, 2014
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
May 21, 2007
Black and Tan
Dec 08, 1929
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Sep 02, 2021
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Dec 31, 1974
A Bundle of Blues
Jan 31, 1933
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Sep 12, 1935
The Hit Parade
Apr 26, 1937
Date with Duke
Oct 30, 1947
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
Jan 01, 1991
Jam Session
Jan 01, 1942
Reveille with Beverly
Feb 04, 1943
Bli-Blip
Jan 01, 1942
Mood Indigo
Feb 03, 1952
Sophisticated Lady
Feb 03, 1952
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Oct 25, 2005
The Story Of The Blues
Jun 30, 2004
Steve e il Duca
Apr 27, 2024
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Jan 01, 2007
The Harlem Renaissance
Jan 01, 2004
Solitude
Jun 01, 1952
Flamingo
Jan 01, 1942
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Jan 01, 1942
Symphony In Swing
Jan 01, 1949
Salute to Duke Ellington
Mar 06, 1950
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Jan 01, 1943
Improvisation
Jan 01, 2004
Hot Chocolate
Feb 20, 1941
The Strolling '20s
Feb 04, 1966
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Jan 01, 2000
The Jazz Ambassadors
May 04, 2018
Jazz Evolution
Aug 12, 2008
Jazz Ball
Jan 01, 1956
Cabin in the Sky
Mar 24, 1943
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Nov 11, 2003
Piano Blues
Oct 04, 2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Jun 17, 2003
It's Black Entertainment
Feb 08, 2002
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Apr 19, 1975
The Apollo
Apr 24, 2019
Check and Double Check
Oct 02, 1930
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
Apr 19, 2005
Many Happy Returns
Jun 08, 1934
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Feb 25, 2019
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Jan 09, 2022
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Sep 11, 2024
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Jun 16, 1967
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
May 24, 2014
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Sep 12, 2024
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Feb 15, 2019
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
May 01, 1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
Jan 01, 1966
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
Nov 08, 1969
Moments without Proper Names
Jan 01, 1987
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Feb 17, 1991
The Merv Griffin Show
Oct 01, 1962
Jazz
Jan 09, 2001
The Steve Allen Show
Jun 24, 1956
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Jul 29, 1957
The Ed Sullivan Show
Jun 20, 1948
Le Grand Échiquier
Jan 12, 1972
German Film Award
Jun 06, 1951
Bambi
Jan 01, 1948
Discorama
Feb 04, 1959
The Dick Cavett Show
Jun 06, 1968
The Bell Telephone Hour
Jan 12, 1959
What's My Line?
Feb 02, 1950
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
Aktuelle Schaubude
Dec 07, 1957
