Duke Ellington
Born: 1899-04-29
From: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
About: 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.
Anatomy of a Murder
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Murder at the Vanities
Duke Ellington
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Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
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Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
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Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
Self - Piano
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Duke Ellington in Isfahan
Self (archive footage)
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Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
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The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
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Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
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Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
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The Harlem Renaissance
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
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The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
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Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
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Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
Self
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It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
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Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
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Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
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Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
Self - Musician (archive footage)
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Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Self (archive footage)
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Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
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Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
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The First World Festival of Negro Arts
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Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
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Moments without Proper Names
Self (archive footage)
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The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
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