Duke Ellington

Born: 1899-04-29, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Died: 1974-05-24

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.

Filmography

• Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
• Naturröstens hemlighet (2007)
• Cabin in the Sky (1943)
• Murder at the Vanities (1934)
• Bli-Blip (1942)
• Check and Double Check (1930)
• The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1) (1991)
• Belle of the Nineties (1934)
• Reveille with Beverly (1943)
• The Hit Parade (1937)
• Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live (2019)
• Black and Tan (1929)
• The First World Festival of Negro Arts (1966)
• Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005)