Duke Ellington

Acting · 1899–1974 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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

6.4

Black and Tan

1929 · Duke Ellington

6.1

Belle of the Nineties

1934 · Piano Player

7.8

Anatomy of a Murder

1959 · Pie Eye (uncredited)

5.6

Murder at the Vanities

1934 · Duke Ellington

5.7

Check and Double Check

1930 · Orchestra Leader

6.5

Cabin in the Sky

1943 · Duke Ellington (uncredited)

7.5

Reveille with Beverly

1943 · Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

5.3

Many Happy Returns

1934 · Piano Player (uncredited)

6.3

The Hit Parade

1937 · Duke Ellington

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

1991

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