Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

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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Anatomy of a Murder

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Murder at the Vanities

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Belle of the Nineties

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Birth of the Blues

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

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Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58

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Black and Tan

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Duke Ellington in Isfahan

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On the Road with Duke Ellington

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A Bundle of Blues

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Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life

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The Hit Parade

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Date with Duke

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The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

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Jam Session

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Reveille with Beverly

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Bli-Blip

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Mood Indigo

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Sophisticated Lady

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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

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The Story Of The Blues

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Steve e il Duca

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Alice Babs - Swing It!

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The Harlem Renaissance

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Solitude

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I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good

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Symphony In Swing

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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

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Flamingo

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Salute to Duke Ellington

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Improvisation

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Hot Chocolate

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The Strolling '20s

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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra 1929-1943

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The Jazz Ambassadors

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Jazz Evolution

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Jazz Ball

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Cabin in the Sky

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Duke Ellington: Live At The Tivoli Gardens

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Piano Blues

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The Intimate Duke Ellington

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It's Black Entertainment

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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

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The Apollo

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Check and Double Check

As Orchestra Leader

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Duke Ellington: The Big Band Feeling

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Many Happy Returns

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The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

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Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État

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Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

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

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The Merv Griffin Show

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Jazz

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The Steve Allen Show

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Tonight Starring Jack Paar

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The Ed Sullivan Show

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Le Grand Échiquier

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Deutscher Filmpreis

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Bambi Awards

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Discorama

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The Dick Cavett Show

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The Bell Telephone Hour

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What's My Line?

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The Mike Douglas Show

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Aktuelle Schaubude

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