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.

Movies with Duke Ellington

• Anatomy of a Murder 1959 · ★ 7.8
• Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat 2024 · ★ 7.8
• The Green Book: Guide to Freedom 2019 · ★ 7.8
• Cabin in the Sky 1943 · ★ 6.5
• Black and Tan 1929 · ★ 6.3
• The Apollo 2019 · ★ 6.4
• Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life 1935 · ★ 6.8
• Murder at the Vanities 1934 · ★ 5.7
• Belle of the Nineties 1934 · ★ 6.1
• Birth of the Blues 1941 · ★ 6.2
• Piano Blues 2003 · ★ 6.5
• A Bundle of Blues 1933 · ★ 6.1
• Reveille with Beverly 1943 · ★ 7.3
• Check and Double Check 1930 · ★ 5.7
• Many Happy Returns 1934 · ★ 5.3
• Charlie Parker: Bird Songs 2022 · ★ 6.8
• The Hit Parade 1937 · ★ 6.3
• It's Black Entertainment 2002 · ★ 8.7
• Moments without Proper Names 1987 · ★ 7.7
• Date with Duke 1947 · ★ 5.5
• The Story Of The Blues 2004 · ★ 4.2
• The Jazz Ambassadors 2018 · ★ 7.0
• Jazz Ball 1956 · ★ 8.0
• The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America 2012 · ★ 4.0
• Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989 2014 · ★ 0.5
• On the Road with Duke Ellington 1974 · ★ 0.0
• Bli-Blip 1942 · ★ 8.0
• Mood Indigo 1952 · ★ 6.0
• The Harlem Renaissance 2004 · ★ 6.0
• Jazz Evolution 2008 · ★ 6.0
• Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro 1966 · ★ 8.0
• The First World Festival of Negro Arts 1966 · ★ 7.0
• Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 2007
• Duke Ellington in Isfahan 2021
• The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington 1991
• Sophisticated Lady 1952
• Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection 2005
• Steve e il Duca 2024
• Alice Babs - Swing It! 2007
• Solitude 1952