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Duke Ellington

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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.

Filmography54 films
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  1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story2024
  2. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat2024
  3. Steve e il Duca2024
  4. Charlie Parker: Bird Songs2022
  5. Duke Ellington in Isfahan2021
  6. The Apollo2019
  7. The Green Book: Guide to Freedom2019
  8. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live2019
  9. The Jazz Ambassadors2018
  10. Jazz Legends in Their Own Words2014
  11. Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 19892014
  12. Alice Babs - Swing It!2007
  13. Improvisation2004
  14. The Harlem Renaissance2004
  15. Piano Blues2003
  16. The Intimate Duke Ellington2003
  17. It's Black Entertainment2002
  18. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-19432000
  19. The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)1991
  20. The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington1991
  21. Moments without Proper Names1987
  22. Black Shadows on a Silver Screen1975
  23. On the Road with Duke Ellington1974
  24. Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 19691969
  25. Duke Ellington: Love You Madly1967
  26. Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro1966
  27. The Strolling '20s1966
  28. The First World Festival of Negro Arts1966
  29. Anatomy of a Murder1959
  30. Jazz Ball1956
  31. Solitude1952
  32. Mood Indigo1952
  33. Sophisticated Lady1952
  34. Salute to Duke Ellington1950
  35. Symphony In Swing1949
  36. Date with Duke1947
  37. Cabin in the Sky1943
  38. Reveille with Beverly1943
  39. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra1943
  40. Jam Session1942
  41. Bli-Blip1942
  42. Flamingo1942
  43. I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good1942
  44. Birth of the Blues1941
  45. Hot Chocolate1941
  46. The Hit Parade1937
  47. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life1935
  48. Belle of the Nineties1934
  49. Many Happy Returns1934
  50. Murder at the Vanities1934
  51. Hollywood on Parade No. B-101934
  52. A Bundle of Blues1933
  53. Check and Double Check1930
  54. Black and Tan1929
  1. I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story2024
  2. Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat2024
  3. Steve e il Duca2024