
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!

Moments without Proper Names

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

Check and Double Check

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

The Intimate Duke Ellington

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

Improvisation

Bli-Blip

The Story Of The Blues

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Hollywood on Parade No. B-10

The Jazz Ambassadors

The Harlem Renaissance

Reveille with Beverly

The Strolling '20s

A Bundle of Blues

Birth of the Blues

Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

Duke Ellington Orchestra @ Berliner Jazztage 1969

Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

Duke Ellington in Isfahan

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

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra - Live

Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

Black and Tan

Jazz Ball

The Hit Parade

The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

Many Happy Returns

Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life




























