Duke Ellington
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
Acting
Place of birth
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Birthday
29 April 1899
Anatomy of a Murder
7.848
Murder at the Vanities
5.5
Belle of the Nineties
5.7
Birth of the Blues
6
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
0.5
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
0
Black and Tan
6.3
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
0
On the Road with Duke Ellington
0
A Bundle of Blues
5.6
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
6.6
The Hit Parade
5
Date with Duke
1
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
0
Jam Session
6.2
Reveille with Beverly
7
Bli-Blip
8
Mood Indigo
6
Sophisticated Lady
0
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
0
The Story Of The Blues
4.2
Steve e il Duca
0
Alice Babs - Swing It!
0
The Harlem Renaissance
6
Solitude
0
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
0
Symphony In Swing
0
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
0
Flamingo
0
Salute to Duke Ellington
0
Improvisation
0
Hot Chocolate
7.7
The Strolling '20s
0
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
0
The Jazz Ambassadors
7
Jazz Evolution
6
Jazz Ball
7
Cabin in the Sky
6.578
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
0
Piano Blues
6.5
The Intimate Duke Ellington
0
It's Black Entertainment
8
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
0
The Apollo
6.5
Check and Double Check
5.3
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
0
Many Happy Returns
5.3
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
7.7
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
6.8
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
7.5
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
0
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
0
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
0
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
0
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
8
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
7