
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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Alice Babs - Swing It!

It's Black Entertainment

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Hot Chocolate

Bli-Blip

Cabin in the Sky

Belle of the Nineties

Improvisation

The Harlem Renaissance

Reveille with Beverly

Murder at the Vanities

Many Happy Returns

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969

The Story Of The Blues

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

Birth of the Blues

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

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

The Strolling '20s

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

The Hit Parade

The Jazz Ambassadors

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

A Bundle of Blues

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

Black and Tan

Jazz Ball

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

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

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
























