Duke Ellington
Born:4/29/1899•Died:5/24/1974
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.
Filmography
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
20240.0
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
20247.4
Steve e il Duca
20240.0
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
20226.8
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
20210.0
The Apollo
20196.5
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
20197.7
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
20190.0
The Jazz Ambassadors
20187.0
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
20140.0
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
20140.5
Jazz Evolution
20086.0
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
20070.0
Alice Babs - Swing It!
20070.0
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
20050.0
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
20050.0
The Story Of The Blues
20044.2
The Harlem Renaissance
20046.0
Improvisation
20040.0
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
20030.0
Piano Blues
20036.5
The Intimate Duke Ellington
20030.0
It's Black Entertainment
20028.0
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
20000.0
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
19910.0
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
19750.0
On the Road with Duke Ellington
19740.0
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
19670.0
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
19668.0
The Strolling '20s
19660.0
Anatomy of a Murder
19597.8
Jazz Ball
19567.0
Solitude
19520.0
Mood Indigo
19526.0
Sophisticated Lady
19520.0
Salute to Duke Ellington
19500.0
Symphony In Swing
19490.0
Date with Duke
19471.0
Cabin in the Sky
19436.5
Reveille with Beverly
19437.0
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
19430.0
Jam Session
19426.2
Bli-Blip
19428.0
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
19420.0
Flamingo
19420.0
Birth of the Blues
19415.5
Hot Chocolate
19417.7
The Hit Parade
19375.0
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
19356.6
Belle of the Nineties
19345.7
Many Happy Returns
19345.3
Murder at the Vanities
19345.4
A Bundle of Blues
19335.6
Check and Double Check
19305.3
Black and Tan
19296.3