Duke Ellington
Born
4/29/1899
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Duke Ellington
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.
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 For30 Movies
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
★7.8
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
★7.7
Piano Blues
2003
★6.5
The Apollo
2019
★6.4
Jam Session
1942
★6.3
Cabin in the Sky
1943
★6.5
Bli-Blip
1942
★8.0
Murder at the Vanities
1934
★5.6
Belle of the Nineties
1934
★6.1
It's Black Entertainment
2002
★8.7
Hot Chocolate
1941
★7.6
Jazz Evolution
2008
★6.0
Check and Double Check
1930
★5.7
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
★6.8
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
★7.8
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
★6.0
Many Happy Returns
1934
★5.3
Reveille with Beverly
1943
★7.5
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
★0.5
Moments without Proper Names
1987
★7.7
Birth of the Blues
1941
★6.2
A Bundle of Blues
1933
★6.1
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
★7.0
Jazz Ball
1956
★8.0
The Story Of The Blues
2004
★4.2
The Hit Parade
1937
★6.3
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935
★6.8
Black and Tan
1929
★6.3
The First World Festival of Negro Arts
1966
★7.0
Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
1966
★8.0