Duke Ellington
April 29, 1899(75 at death)|Died May 24, 1974
Washington, District of Columbia, USA|Acting
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.
Movies (48)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
7.8
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
6.8
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
6.4
The Apollo
2019
7.8
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
7.0
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
0.5
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
6.0
Jazz Evolution
2008
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
4.2
The Story Of The Blues
2004
6.0
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
Improvisation
2004
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
6.5
Piano Blues
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
8.7
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
7.7
Moments without Proper Names
1987
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969
8.0
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
The Strolling '20s
1966
7.0
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
7.8
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
8.0
Jazz Ball
1956
6.5
Cabin in the Sky
1943
7.5
Reveille with Beverly
1943
6.3
Jam Session
1942
8.0
Bli-Blip
1942
6.2
Birth of the Blues
1941
7.8
Hot Chocolate
1941
6.3
The Hit Parade
1937
6.8
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
6.1
Belle of the Nineties
1934
5.3
Many Happy Returns
1934
5.5
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
6.1
A Bundle of Blues
1933
5.7
Check and Double Check
1930
6.3
Black and Tan
1929
