Duke Ellington
Actor · Writer · ComposerEdward 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.
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FILMOGRAPHY
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- Steve e il Duca
Steve e il Duca
2024
Self (archival)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Self (archive footage)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Evolution
2008
Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
Self
The Story Of The Blues
2004
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004
Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
Self
Piano Blues
2003
Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
Self
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
1991
Self
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
Moments without Proper Names
1987
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
Self (archive footage)
- On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
Self
Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969
1969
Self
- Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
Self
The Strolling '20s
1966
Self
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
Self
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
Himself
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Pie Eye (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
1956
Self (archive footage)
- Mood Indigo
Mood Indigo
1952
Self
- Sophisticated Lady
Sophisticated Lady
1952
Self
- Solitude
Solitude
1952
Self
- Salute to Duke Ellington
Salute to Duke Ellington
1950
- Symphony In Swing
Symphony In Swing
1949
- Date with Duke
Date with Duke
1947
Self
Reveille with Beverly
1943
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
1943
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Jam Session
1942
Self - Piano
Bli-Blip
1942
Himself
- I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
1942
- Flamingo
Flamingo
1942
Birth of the Blues
1941
Self (archive footage)
Hot Chocolate
1941
Self (uncredited)
The Hit Parade
1937
Duke Ellington
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
Self
Murder at the Vanities
1934
Duke Ellington
Belle of the Nineties
1934
Piano Player
Many Happy Returns
1934
Piano Player (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. B-10
1934
Self
A Bundle of Blues
1933
Self
Check and Double Check
1930
Orchestra Leader
Black and Tan
1929
Duke Ellington
SOUND19
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
2026
Music, Musician
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
2014
Music
So Long
2012
Original Music Composer
- The Bankbus
The Bankbus
2010
Music
Nutcracker Sweeties
1997
Music
Misanthrope
1987
Original Music Composer
The War of the Infras
1978
Music
The Turning Point
1977
Music
- On the Road with Duke Ellington
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
Music
Change of Mind
1969
Original Music Composer
Assault on a Queen
1966
Original Music Composer
Paris Blues
1961
Original Music Composer
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Original Music Composer
- A Smattering of Spots
A Smattering of Spots
1958
Music
Daybreak Express
1957
Music
The Vampire
1945
Music
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Music
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
Original Music Composer
Masks and Memories
1934
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