
Duke Ellington
Born April 29, 1899 · 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.
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Jam Session

Cabin in the Sky

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Hot Chocolate

Moments without Proper Names

Belle of the Nineties

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Bli-Blip

It's Black Entertainment

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

Murder at the Vanities

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

The Harlem Renaissance

The Story Of The Blues

Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969

A Bundle of Blues

The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

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

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Black and Tan

The Hit Parade

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

Many Happy Returns

The Jazz Ambassadors

Reveille with Beverly

Birth of the Blues

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

Jazz Ball

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

The Strolling '20s

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

The First World Festival of Negro Arts

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
























