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Duke Ellington

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Born: 1899-04-29Died: 1974-05-24

Edward Kennedy Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington

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.
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Credits

Anatomy of a MurderPie Eye (uncredited)1959-07-01
Murder at the VanitiesDuke Ellington1934-05-18
Belle of the NinetiesPiano Player1934-09-21
Birth of the BluesSelf (archive footage)1941-11-07
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989Self2014-01-13
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