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Duke Ellington
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Duke Ellington's Filmography
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Steve e il Duca
as Self (archival)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
as Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
Improvisation
as Self
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
Moments without Proper Names
as Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
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On the Road with Duke Ellington
as Self
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
as Self
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Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
as Self
The Strolling '20s
as Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
as Himself
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
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Solitude
as Self
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Sophisticated Lady
as Self
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Mood Indigo
as Self
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Salute to Duke Ellington
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Symphony In Swing
Date with Duke
as Self
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Reveille with Beverly
as Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Bli-Blip
as Himself
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I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
No Poster
Flamingo
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
The Hit Parade
as Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self
Belle of the Nineties
as Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
as Piano Player (uncredited)
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
as Self
A Bundle of Blues
as Self
Check and Double Check
as Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington