Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Birthday: 1899-04-29

Deathday: 1974-05-24

Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Also known as: Edward Kennedy Ellington, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

imdb_id: nm0254153

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.

Played in movies:

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

Score: 8.0

It's Black Entertainment

Score: 8.0

Bli-Blip

Score: 8.0

Anatomy of a Murder

Score: 7.8

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Score: 7.7

Hot Chocolate

Score: 7.7

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

Score: 7.3

Jazz Ball

Score: 7.0

The Jazz Ambassadors

Score: 7.0

Reveille with Beverly

Score: 7.0

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Score: 6.8

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Score: 6.6

Cabin in the Sky

Score: 6.5

The Apollo

Score: 6.5

Piano Blues

Score: 6.5

Black and Tan

Score: 6.3

Jam Session

Score: 6.2

Jazz Evolution

Score: 6.0

The Harlem Renaissance

Score: 6.0

Mood Indigo

Score: 6.0

Belle of the Nineties

Score: 5.7

A Bundle of Blues

Score: 5.6

Birth of the Blues

Score: 5.5

Murder at the Vanities

Score: 5.4

Many Happy Returns

Score: 5.3

Check and Double Check

Score: 5.3

The Hit Parade

Score: 5.0

The Story Of The Blues

Score: 4.2

Date with Duke

Score: 1.0

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

Score: 0.5

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Score: 0.0

Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

Score: 0.0

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

Score: 0.0

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Score: 0.0

The Intimate Duke Ellington

Score: 0.0

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Score: 0.0

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

Score: 0.0

The Strolling '20s

Score: 0.0

Improvisation

Score: 0.0

Salute to Duke Ellington

Score: 0.0

Flamingo

Score: 0.0

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Score: 0.0

Symphony In Swing

Score: 0.0

I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

Score: 0.0

Solitude

Score: 0.0

Alice Babs - Swing It!

Score: 0.0

Steve e il Duca

Score: 0.0

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Score: 0.0

Sophisticated Lady

Score: 0.0

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

Score: 0.0

On the Road with Duke Ellington

Score: 0.0

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

Score: 0.0

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

BAMBI Awards

Score: 9.0

Le Grand Échiquier

Score: 8.0

Jazz

Score: 8.0

The Bell Telephone Hour

Score: 7.3

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Score: 7.0

What's My Line?

Score: 6.9

The Ed Sullivan Show

Score: 6.7

The Dick Cavett Show

Score: 6.7

Aktuelle Schaubude

Score: 6.0

Deutscher Filmpreis

Score: 6.0

The Merv Griffin Show

Score: 5.8

The Steve Allen Show

Score: 5.6

The Mike Douglas Show

Score: 5.4

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Score: 0.0

Discorama

Score: 0.0