Duke Ellington
- Born
- April 29, 1899 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Died
- May 24, 1974
- music_department
- Actor
- Composer
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.
Filmography · 17 credits
- 2020Giving Voice · Archive footage (Self)
- 2016Talking Sticks · Composer
- 2015Mary Lou Williams: The Lady Who Swings the Band · Archive footage (Self)
- 2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown · Archive footage (Self)
- 2012Black Wings · Archive footage (Self)
- 2012The Savoy King: Chick Webb & the Music That Changed America · Archive footage (Self)
- 2006Reminiscing in Tempo · Archive footage (Self)
- 2004Improvisation · Self (Self)
- 1987Moments Without Proper Names · Archive footage (Self)
- 1980Memories of Duke · Self (Self)
- 1974On the Road with Duke Ellington · Self (Self)
- 1969Change of Mind · Composer
- 1966Assault on a Queen · Composer
- 1961Paris Blues · Composer
- 1959Anatomy of a Murder · Composer
- 1944We've Come a Long, Long Way · Self (Self)
- 1934Belle of the Nineties · Actor (Piano Player)