Duke Ellington

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.

Movies (Cast)


Birth of the Blues

Birth of the Blues

Black and Tan

Black and Tan

Check and Double Check

Check and Double Check

Anatomy of a Murder

Anatomy of a Murder

Moments without Proper Names

Moments without Proper Names

Murder at the Vanities

Murder at the Vanities

Belle of the Nineties

Belle of the Nineties

Date with Duke

Date with Duke

A Bundle of Blues

A Bundle of Blues

Bli-Blip

Bli-Blip

Jazz Evolution

Jazz Evolution

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

Jam Session

Jam Session

Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly

The Hit Parade

The Hit Parade

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Many Happy Returns

Many Happy Returns

Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro

Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan  Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

Mood Indigo

Mood Indigo

Series (Cast)


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