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.

Known For

The Apollo

Self (archive footage)

Flamingo

On the Road with Duke Ell...

Self

Jazz Ball

Self (archive footage)

Birth of the Blues

Self (archive footage)

A Bundle of Blues

Self

Black and Tan

Duke Ellington

Black Shadows on a Silver...

Self (archive footage)

Belle of the Nineties

Piano Player

Improvisation

Self