Duke Ellington
Acting · Born 1899-04-29 · age 75 at death · Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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.
Titles
Anatomy of a Murder
Paris Blues
The Turning Point
Cabin in the Sky
Daybreak Express
The Vampire
Black and Tan
Assault on a Queen
Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life
Belle of the Nineties
Murder at the Vanities
Check and Double Check
Reveille with Beverly
Change of Mind
Many Happy Returns
The Hit Parade
Masks and Memories
So Long
Sophisticated Ladies
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Nutcracker Sweeties
The War of the Infras
The Asphalt Jungle
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
Misanthrope
Only the Dead Know Brooklyn
Concerto Ellington-Marsalis