from 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.
Steve e il Duca
Self (archival)

Self (archive footage)

Self (archive footage)
The Bankbus
Music
Mood Indigo
Self
Sophisticated Lady
Self
Solitude
Self
Salute to Duke Ellington
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Symphony In Swing
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
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Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)

Duke Ellington (uncredited)
I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good
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Flamingo
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Himself