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Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

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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.

Known For

1959★7.8
Anatomy of a Murder
as Pie Eye (uncredited)
1929★6.3
Black and Tan
as Duke Ellington
1935★6.8
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Self
1934★5.6
Murder at the Vanities
as Duke Ellington
1943★6.5
Cabin in the Sky
as Duke Ellington (uncredited)
2008★6.0
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano

Credits

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Actor 36 credits

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live
as Himself
2019
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
as Self
★0.52014
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Piano
★6.02008
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58
as Self - Piano
2007
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling
as Self
2005
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens
as Self
2003
The Intimate Duke Ellington
as Self
2003
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943
as Self
2000
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
as Self
1991
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991

Writer 1 credits

Sophisticated Ladies
Musical
★9.01982

Composer 16 credits

Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
Music
2026
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis
Music
2014
So Long
Original Music Composer
★7.02012
Nutcracker Sweeties
Music
★7.01997
Sand Dance
Music
★7.01988
Misanthrope
Original Music Composer
1987
The War of the Infras
Music
★8.01978
The Turning Point
Music
★6.61977
Change of Mind
Original Music Composer
★5.81969
Assault on a Queen
Original Music Composer
★5.81966

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