Duke Ellington
Acting
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
2024Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
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2022Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
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2021Duke Ellington in Isfahan
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2019The Apollo
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2019The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
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2019Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
Himself
2018The Jazz Ambassadors
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2014Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
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2014Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
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2008Jazz Evolution
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2007Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
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2007Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
2005Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
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2005Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
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2004The Story Of The Blues
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2004The Harlem Renaissance
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2004Improvisation
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2003Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
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2003Piano Blues
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2003The Intimate Duke Ellington
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2002It's Black Entertainment
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2000Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
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1991The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
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