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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.

As actor

Steve e il Duca

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

The Apollo

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

The Jazz Ambassadors

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America

Jazz Evolution

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Alice Babs - Swing It!

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

The Story Of The Blues

The Harlem Renaissance

Improvisation

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Piano Blues

The Intimate Duke Ellington

It's Black Entertainment

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

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

Moments without Proper Names

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

On the Road with Duke Ellington