People
Duke Ellington
- Name: Duke Ellington
- Birthday: 1899-04-29
- Also known as: Edward Kennedy Ellington,Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
- Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Popularity: 2.586
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:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story as Self (archive footage) | 2024-09-12 |
| Soundtrack to a Coup d'État as Self (archive footage) | 2024-09-11 |
| Steve e il Duca as Self (archival) | 2024-04-27 |
| Charlie Parker: Bird Songs as Self (archive footage) | 2022-01-09 |
| Duke Ellington in Isfahan as Self (archive footage) | 2021-09-02 |
| The Apollo as Self (archive footage) | 2019-04-24 |
| The Green Book: Guide to Freedom as Self - Musician (archive footage) | 2019-02-25 |
| The Jazz Ambassadors as Self (archive footage) | 2018-05-04 |
| Jazz Legends in Their Own Words as Self | 2014-05-24 |
| Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 as Self | 2014-01-13 |
| Jazz Evolution as Self - Piano | 2008-08-12 |
| Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 as Self - Piano | 2007-05-21 |
| Alice Babs - Swing It! as Himself (archive footage) | 2007-01-01 |
| Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection as Himself | 2005-10-25 |
| Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling as Self | 2005-04-19 |
| The Story Of The Blues as Self | 2004-06-30 |
| Improvisation as Self | 2004-01-01 |
| The Harlem Renaissance as Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
| Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens as Self | 2003-11-11 |
| Piano Blues as Self (archive footage) | 2003-10-04 |
| The Intimate Duke Ellington as Self | 2003-06-17 |
| It's Black Entertainment as Self (archive footage) | 2002-02-08 |
| Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943 as Self | 2000-01-01 |
| The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington as Self | 1991-01-01 |
| Black Shadows on a Silver Screen as Self (archive footage) | 1975-04-19 |
| On the Road with Duke Ellington as Self | 1974-12-31 |
| Duke Ellington: Love You Madly as Self | 1967-06-16 |
| The Strolling '20s as Self | 1966-02-04 |
| Anatomy of a Murder as Pie Eye (uncredited) | 1959-07-01 |
| Jazz Ball as Self (archive footage) | 1956-01-01 |
| Solitude as Self | 1952-06-01 |
| Sophisticated Lady as Self | 1952-02-03 |
| Mood Indigo as Self | 1952-02-03 |
| Salute to Duke Ellington | 1950-01-01 |
| Symphony In Swing | 1949-01-01 |
| Date with Duke as Self | 1947-10-30 |
| Cabin in the Sky as Duke Ellington (uncredited) | 1943-03-24 |
| Reveille with Beverly as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited) | 1943-02-04 |
| Duke Ellington and His Orchestra | 1943-01-01 |
| Flamingo | 1942-01-01 |
| Jam Session as Self - Piano | 1942-01-01 |
| Bli-Blip as Himself | 1942-01-01 |
| I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good | 1942-01-01 |
| Birth of the Blues as Self (archive footage) | 1941-11-07 |
| Hot Chocolate as Self (uncredited) | 1941-02-20 |
| The Hit Parade as Duke Ellington | 1937-04-26 |
| Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life as Self | 1935-09-12 |
| Belle of the Nineties as Piano Player | 1934-09-21 |
| Many Happy Returns as Piano Player (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
| Murder at the Vanities as Duke Ellington | 1934-05-18 |
| A Bundle of Blues as Self | 1933-01-31 |
| Check and Double Check as Orchestra Leader | 1930-10-02 |
| Black and Tan as Duke Ellington | 1929-12-08 |
