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.
Filmography
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
as Self (archive footage)
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Steve e il Duca
2024
as Self (archival)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington in Isfahan
2021
as Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom
2019
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
2019
as Himself
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
2014
as Self
Jazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Piano
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
2007
as Self - Piano
Alice Babs - Swing It!
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Himself
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
2005
as Self
The Story Of The Blues
2004
as Self
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Improvisation
2004
as Self
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
2003
as Self
Piano Blues
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Intimate Duke Ellington
2003
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
2000
as Self