Acting
Duke Ellington
Born 1899-04-29 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA · Died 1974-05-24
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
Anatomy of a Murder
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
The Turning Point
Paris Blues
Cabin in the Sky
Assault on a Queen
The Vampire
Belle of the Nineties
Murder at the Vanities
Birth of the Blues
The Apollo
Daybreak Express
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington: Live in '58
Check and Double Check
Improvisation
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
THE HISTORY OF JAZZ. WHAT IS JAZZ?
Many Happy Returns
Reveille with Beverly
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
The Hit Parade
Jazz Evolution
Sophisticated Ladies
The Strolling '20s
Change of Mind
Jazz Ball
The Jazz Ambassadors
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
A Bundle of Blues
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
Piano Blues
The Intimate Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
So Long
Jam Session
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen