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.

Cast

Anatomy of a Murder

Pie Eye (uncredited)

Murder at the Vanities

Duke Ellington

Belle of the Nineties

Piano Player

Birth of the Blues

Self (archive footage)

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

Self

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Self - Piano

Black and Tan

Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

Self (archive footage)

On the Road with Duke Ellington

Self

A Bundle of Blues

Self

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Self

The Hit Parade

Duke Ellington

Date with Duke

Self

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

Self

Jam Session

Self - Piano

Reveille with Beverly

Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

Bli-Blip

Himself

Mood Indigo

Self

Sophisticated Lady

Self

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Himself

The Story Of The Blues

Self

Steve e il Duca

Self (archival)

Alice Babs - Swing It!

Himself (archive footage)

The Harlem Renaissance

Self (archive footage)

Solitude

Self

I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

Unknown

Flamingo

Unknown

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Unknown

Symphony In Swing

Unknown

Salute to Duke Ellington

Unknown

Improvisation

Self

Hot Chocolate

Self (uncredited)

The Strolling '20s

Self

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

Self

The Jazz Ambassadors

Self (archive footage)

Jazz Evolution

Self - Piano

Jazz Ball

Self (archive footage)

Cabin in the Sky

Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Self

Piano Blues

Self (archive footage)

The Intimate Duke Ellington

Self

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage)

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Self (archive footage)

The Apollo

Self (archive footage)

Check and Double Check

Orchestra Leader

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

Self

Many Happy Returns

Piano Player (uncredited)

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Self - Musician (archive footage)

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Self (archive footage)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

Self

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Self (archive footage)

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

Self (archive footage)

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Himself

Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro

Self

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

Himself

Duke Ellington Orchestra - Berliner Jazztage 1969

Self

Moments without Proper Names

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Anatomy of a Murder

Original Music Composer

So Long

Original Music Composer

The Turning Point

Music

Assault on a Queen

Original Music Composer

Daybreak Express

Music

Change of Mind

Original Music Composer

Cabin in the Sky

Music

Sophisticated Ladies

Musical

The Bankbus

Music

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Original Music Composer

On the Road with Duke Ellington

Music

The Vampire

Music

A Smattering of Spots

Music

Paris Blues

Original Music Composer

Misanthrope

Original Music Composer

Nutcracker Sweeties

Music