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Duke Ellington

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.

Et billede af Duke Ellington

Actor

1929

[ ] Black and Tan (Duke Ellington)

1930

[ ] Check and Double Check (Orchestra Leader)

1933

[ ] A Bundle of Blues (Self)

1934

[ ] Murder at the Vanities (Duke Ellington)
[ ] Belle of the Nineties (Piano Player)
[ ] Many Happy Returns (Piano Player (uncredited))

1935

[ ] Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (Self)

1937

[ ] The Hit Parade (Duke Ellington)

1941

[ ] Birth of the Blues (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Hot Chocolate (Self (uncredited))

1942

[ ] Jam Session (Self - Piano)
[ ] Bli-Blip (Himself)
[ ] I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good (????)
[ ] Flamingo (????)

1943

[ ] Reveille with Beverly (Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited))
[ ] Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (????)
[ ] Cabin in the Sky (Duke Ellington (uncredited))

1947

[ ] Date with Duke (Self)

1949

[ ] Symphony In Swing (????)

1950

[ ] Salute to Duke Ellington (????)

1952

[ ] Mood Indigo (Self)
[ ] Sophisticated Lady (Self)
[ ] Solitude (Self)

1956

[ ] Jazz Ball (Self (archive footage))

1959

[ ] Anatomy of a Murder (Pie Eye (uncredited))

1966

[ ] The Strolling '20s (Self)
[ ] Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro (Self)
[ ] The First World Festival of Negro Arts (Himself)

1967

[ ] Duke Ellington: Love You Madly (Self)

1969

[ ] Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969 (Self)

1974

[ ] On the Road with Duke Ellington (Self)

1975

[ ] Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (Self (archive footage))

1987

[ ] Moments without Proper Names (Self (archive footage))

1991

[ ] The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington (Self)
[ ] The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1) (????)

2000

[ ] Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943 (Self)

2002

[ ] It's Black Entertainment (Self (archive footage))

2003

[ ] Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens (Self)
[ ] Piano Blues (Self (archive footage))
[ ] The Intimate Duke Ellington (Self)

2004

[ ] The Story Of The Blues (Self)
[ ] The Harlem Renaissance (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Improvisation (Self)

2005

[ ] Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (Himself)
[ ] Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling (Self)

2007

[ ] Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 (Self - Piano)
[ ] Alice Babs - Swing It! (Himself (archive footage))

2008

[ ] Jazz Evolution (Self - Piano)

2014

[ ] Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 (Self)
[ ] Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (Self (archive footage))

2018

[ ] The Jazz Ambassadors (Self (archive footage))

2019

[ ] The Apollo (Self (archive footage))
[ ] The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (Self - Musician (archive footage))
[ ] Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live (Himself)

2021

[ ] Duke Ellington in Isfahan (Self (archive footage))

2022

[ ] Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (Self (archive footage))

2024

[ ] Steve e il Duca (Self (archival))
[ ] Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (Self (archive footage))
[ ] I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story (Self (archive footage))

Sound

1935

[ ] Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (Original Music Composer)

1943

[ ] Cabin in the Sky (Music)

1945

[ ] The Vampire (Music)

1957

[ ] Daybreak Express (Music)

1958

[ ] A Smattering of Spots (Music)

1959

[ ] Anatomy of a Murder (Original Music Composer)

1961

[ ] Paris Blues (Original Music Composer)

1966

[ ] Assault on a Queen (Original Music Composer)

1969

[ ] Change of Mind (Original Music Composer)

1974

[ ] On the Road with Duke Ellington (Music)

1977

[ ] The Turning Point (Music)

1987

[ ] Misanthrope (Original Music Composer)

1997

[ ] Nutcracker Sweeties (Music)

2010

[ ] The Bankbus (Music)

2012

[ ] So Long (Original Music Composer)

Writing

1982

[ ] Sophisticated Ladies (Musical)