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.
Known for
Bambi-Verleihung
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Le Grand Échiquier
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The Steve Allen Show
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What's My Line?
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The Bell Telephone Hour
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Jazz
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Deutscher Filmpreis
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Anatomy of a Murder
Pie Eye (uncredited)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
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Cabin in the Sky
Duke Ellington (uncredited)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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Check and Double Check
Orchestra Leader
The Apollo
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Birth of the Blues
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Many Happy Returns
Piano Player (uncredited)
It's Black Entertainment
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The Jazz Ambassadors
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Murder at the Vanities
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Belle of the Nineties
Piano Player
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
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Reveille with Beverly
Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Jazz Ball
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The Story Of The Blues
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Piano Blues
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The Hit Parade
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Black and Tan
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Date with Duke
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
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Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
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The Dick Cavett Show
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The Strolling '20s
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A Bundle of Blues
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The Merv Griffin Show
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The Harlem Renaissance
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The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Jazz Evolution
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On the Road with Duke Ellington
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Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
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Duke Ellington in Isfahan
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Mood Indigo
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Jam Session
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Flamingo
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
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Sophisticated Lady
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I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
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Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
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Improvisation
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Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
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Symphony In Swing
Steve e il Duca
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Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
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Salute to Duke Ellington
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
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The Mike Douglas Show
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Bli-Blip
Himself
Alice Babs - Swing It!
Himself (archive footage)
Solitude
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Hot Chocolate
Self (uncredited)
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
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The Intimate Duke Ellington
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Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
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Discorama
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Aktuelle Schaubude
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Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
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