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.
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Movies (43)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
2024
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
2019
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
2014
So Long
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
The Bankbus
Music (Sound)
2010
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
2008
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
2007
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
2005
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Improvisation
as Self
2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
2003
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
2003
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
2000
Nutcracker Sweeties
Music (Sound)
1997
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
1991
Misanthrope
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1987
Moments without Proper Names
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Sophisticated Ladies
Musical (Writing)
1982
The Turning Point
Music (Sound)
1977
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
1974
Duke Ellington Orchestra - Berliner Jazztage 1969
as Self
1969
Change of Mind
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1969
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
1967
Assault on a Queen
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1966
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
as Self
1966
The Strolling '20s
as Self
1966
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Himself
1966
Paris Blues
Original Music Composer (Sound)
1961
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
1959
