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.

Casted

Anatomy of a Murder

Played Pie Eye (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.8

1095 votes

Release Date

Jul 01, 1959

67 years ago
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Played Self - Musician (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.7

62 votes

Release Date

Feb 25, 2019

7 years ago
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.6

54 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 2024

1 year ago
Cabin in the Sky

Played Duke Ellington (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.5

46 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 1943

84 years ago
Black and Tan

Played Duke Ellington

Average Rating

6.3

32 votes

Release Date

Dec 08, 1929

97 years ago
Jam Session

Played Self - Piano

Average Rating

6.2

27 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1942

85 years ago
The Apollo

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

18 votes

Release Date

Apr 24, 2019

7 years ago
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Played Self

Average Rating

6.6

17 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 1935

91 years ago
Murder at the Vanities

Played Duke Ellington

Average Rating

5.5

11 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1934

93 years ago
Belle of the Nineties

Played Piano Player

Average Rating

5.7

11 votes

Release Date

Sep 21, 1934

92 years ago
Birth of the Blues

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

10 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1941

85 years ago
Piano Blues

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 2003

22 years ago
A Bundle of Blues

Played Self

Average Rating

5.6

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 31, 1933

94 years ago
Check and Double Check

Played Orchestra Leader

Average Rating

5.3

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 02, 1930

96 years ago
Reveille with Beverly

Played Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.0

5 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1943

84 years ago
Hot Chocolate

Played Self (uncredited)

Average Rating

7.8

4 votes

Release Date

Feb 20, 1941

86 years ago
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 09, 2022

4 years ago
Many Happy Returns

Played Piano Player (uncredited)

Average Rating

5.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1934

93 years ago
The Hit Parade

Played Duke Ellington

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 26, 1937

90 years ago
The Story Of The Blues

Played Self

Average Rating

4.2

2 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 2004

22 years ago
The Jazz Ambassadors

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

May 04, 2018

8 years ago
It's Black Entertainment

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 08, 2002

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

Played Self

Average Rating

0.5

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 13, 2014

12 years ago
Date with Duke

Played Self

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 30, 1947

79 years ago
Bli-Blip

Played Himself

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1942

85 years ago
Mood Indigo

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 03, 1952

75 years ago
The Harlem Renaissance

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2004

22 years ago
Jazz Evolution

Played Self - Piano

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 2008

17 years ago
Jazz Ball

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1956

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

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

May 01, 1966

60 years ago
The First World Festival of Negro Arts

Played Himself

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1966

61 years ago
Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Played Self - Piano

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 21, 2007

19 years ago
Duke Ellington in Isfahan

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 02, 2021

4 years ago
On the Road with Duke Ellington

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1974

52 years ago
The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1991

35 years ago
Sophisticated Lady

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 03, 1952

75 years ago
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Played Himself

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 2005

20 years ago
Steve e il Duca

Played Self (archival)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 2024

1 year ago
Alice Babs - Swing It!

Played Himself (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2007

19 years ago
Solitude

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 1952

74 years ago
Flamingo

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1942

85 years ago
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1942

85 years ago
Symphony In Swing

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1949

78 years ago
Salute to Duke Ellington

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1950

77 years ago
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1943

84 years ago
Improvisation

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2004

22 years ago
The Strolling '20s

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1966

61 years ago
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2000

26 years ago
Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 2003

22 years ago
The Intimate Duke Ellington

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 17, 2003

23 years ago
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 1975

51 years ago
Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 19, 2005

21 years ago
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 1967

59 years ago
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 24, 2014

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

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 2024

1 year ago
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Played Himself

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 15, 2019

7 years ago
Duke Ellington Orchestra - Berliner Jazztage 1969

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 08, 1969

57 years ago

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