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Duke Ellington

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Overview

Date of Death:
24 May 1974, New York, New York, USA more
Mini Biography:
Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated... more
Trivia:
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971. more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
Alternate Names:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

Filmography

Soundtrack:
  1. The Great Debaters (2007) (writer: "Delta Serenade")
  2. "American Masters" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Les Paul: Chasing Sound (2007) TV episode ("It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing")
  3. Ocean's Thirteen (2007) (writer: "Caravan")
  4. "The Sopranos" (3 episodes, 2007)
        - The Second Coming (2007) TV episode ("Caravan")
        - Kennedy and Heidi (2007) TV episode (writer: "Sophisticated Lady") (performer: "Sophisticated Lady")
        - Walk Like a Man (2007) TV episode ("Mood Indigo")
  5. Does Your Soul Have a Cold? (2007) (writer: "Solitude")
  6. King of California (2007) (writer: "In A Sentimental Mood (inst)")
  7. Munich (2005) (writer: "Prelude to a Kiss")
  8. Rumor Has It... (2005) (writer: "I'm Beginning To See The Light") (performer: "I'm Beginning To See The Light")
    ... aka Rumour Has It... (Australia) (Canada: English title) (New Zealand: English title)
  9. The White Countess (2005) (music: "Mood Indigo" (1930))
  10. Prime (2005) (writer: "IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD") (performer: "IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD")
  11. Breakfast on Pluto (2005) (writer: "Caravan")
  12. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) (performer: "Blowin' in the Wind")
  13. Melinda and Melinda (2004) (writer: "In A Mellow Tone", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart") (performer: "Take The 'A' Train", "In A Mellow Tone", "I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart")
  14. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) (writer: "I'm a Just a Lucky So & So")
  15. The Notebook (2004) (writer: "Alabamy Home" (1937))
  16. Mona Lisa Smile (2003) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
  17. "Angels in America" (2003) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  18. The Matrix Revolutions (2003) (writer: "I'm Beginning To See the Light")
    ... aka The Matrix Revolutions: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
  19. The Human Stain (2003) (writer: "Day Dream" (1939)) (music: "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good" (1941))
    ... aka Couleur du mensonge, La (France)
    ... aka Menschliche Makel, Der (Germany)
  20. Bright Young Things (2003) (writer: "Caravan")
  21. Ben Webster (2003) (TV) ("In a Mellow Tone")
  22. Comedian (2002) (writer: "Caravan")
  23. Minority Report (2002) (writer: "Solitude" (1934))
  24. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) (music: "Mood Indigo" (1931)) (lyrics: "Mood Indigo" (1931)) (performer: "Mood Indigo" (1931))
  25. Mafia: Lost Heaven (2002) (VG) (writer: "The Mooche", "Caravan")
  26. Hart's War (2002) (writer: "Mood Indigo")
  27. Ocean's Eleven (2001) (writer: "Caravan")
    ... aka 11 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka O11 (USA: informal short title)
  28. One Night with Robbie Williams (2001) (TV) (writer: "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me")
    ... aka Robbie Williams: Live at the Albert (UK: DVD title)
  29. The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001) (music: "Sophisticated Lady") (performer: "Sophisticated Lady")
    ... aka Im Bann des Jade Skorpions (Germany)
  30. Angel Eyes (2001) (writer: "In A Sentimental Mood")
    ... aka Ojos de ángel (USA: Spanish title)
  31. Chocolat (2000) (writer: "Caravan")
  32. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) (performer: "Mood Indigo")
  33. Yksityisetsivän tytär (2000) (music: "A Drum is a Woman") (lyrics: "A Drum is a Woman")
    ... aka Helsinki 2000 - Yksityisetsivän tytär (Finland: long title)
  34. Pollock (2000) (performer: "It's Sad But True")
  35. The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) (TV) (music: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)")
  36. The Yards (2000) (writer: "I'm Beginning To See The Light")
  37. My Dog Skip (2000) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")

  38. Any Given Sunday (1999) (writer: "I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT YOU")
  39. The Green Mile (1999) (performer: "Three Little Words")
    ... aka Stephen King's The Green Mile (USA: complete title)
  40. Pitch People (1999) (writer: "Mood Indigo")
  41. Sweet and Lowdown (1999) (writer: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", "Caravan")
  42. Curtain Call (1999) (writer: "Mood Indigo", "Rockin' In Rhythm")
  43. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999) (TV) (writer: "Rent Party Blues")
    ... aka Face of an Angel (UK: DVD title)
  44. Neighborhoods: The Hidden Cities of San Francisco - The Fillmore (1999) (TV) (writer: "DIMINUENDO IN BLUE & CRESCENDO IN BLUE") (performer: "DIMINUENDO IN BLUE & CRESCENDO IN BLUE")
    ... aka The Fillmore (USA: short title)
  45. Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (music: "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (1941))
    ... aka EWS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  46. The Thirteenth Floor (1999) (writer: "Caravan")
    ... aka Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany: TV title)
  47. Life (1999/I) (writer: "Drop Me Off in Harlem")
  48. "Great Railway Journeys" (1 episode, 1999)
        - Singapore to Bangkok (1999) TV episode (performer: "Take the 'A' Train")
  49. The Matrix (1999) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light") (performer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
  50. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka DS9 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Deep Space Nine (USA: short title)
    ... aka Star Trek: DS9 (USA: short title)
        - Badda-Bing, Badda-Bang (1999) TV episode ("Night Train")
  51. Living Out Loud (1998) (writer: "Low Key Lightly", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  52. Rounders (1998) (writer: "Warm Valley") (performer: "Warm Valley")
  53. Saving Private Ryan (1998) (writer: "Solitude")
  54. The Odd Couple II (1998) ("Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Odd Couple II
  55. The Big Lebowski (1998) (writer: "I Got It Bad & That Ain't Good")
  56. Sphere (1998) (music: "DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE")
  57. The Big One (1997) (writer: "Mississipi Moan" (1927)) (performer: "Mississipi Moan" (1927))
  58. Double Tap (1997) (performer: "One O'Clock Jump")
  59. Hoodlum (1997) (writer: "It Ain't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)")
  60. Addicted to Love (1997) (writer: "I'm Beginning To See The Light")
    ... aka Forlorn
  61. Ulee's Gold (1997) (writer: "Sophisticated Lady")
  62. Metro (1997) (performer: "THINGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE")
  63. Love Jones (1997) (writer: "In a Sentimental Mood") (performer: "In a Sentimental Mood")
  64. Larger Than Life (1996) (writer: "Just A Lucky So & So")
  65. "The Beatles Anthology" (1995) TV mini-series (writer: "I'm Beginning to see the Light")
  66. Let It Be Me (1995) (writer: "C Jam Blues")
    ... aka Love Dance (UK)
  67. White Man's Burden (1995) (writer: "Prelude To A Kiss")
    ... aka White Man (France)
  68. Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) (writer: "HY-AH SU", "MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE MY WAYS") (performer: "HY-AH SU", "MAYBE I SHOULD CHANGE MY WAYS")
  69. Forget Paris (1995) (writer: "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)")
  70. Miami Rhapsody (1995) (writer: "I GOT IT BAD AND THAT AIN'T GOOD")
  71. Bullets Over Broadway (1994) (performer: "That Jungle Jamboree")
  72. Corrina, Corrina (1994) (performer: "IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING)")
  73. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) (performer: "Flying Home") ("In A Sentimental Mood")
    ... aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (Germany)
  74. Bottle Rocket (1994) (writer: "Stevie") ("Stevie")
  75. Short Cuts (1993) ("I'm Gonna Go Fishin")
  76. Rising Sun (1993) (writer: "SINGLE PETAL OF A ROSE")
  77. Swing Kids (1993) (writer: "IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING)")
  78. Malcolm X (1992) (writer: "Drop Me Off in Harlem", "Azure", "Arabesque Cookie") (performer: "Arabesque Cookie")
    ... aka X (USA: poster title)
  79. Dag i oktober, En (1992) ("THE JEEP IS JUMPIN'")
    ... aka A Day in October
  80. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) (writer: "Prelude to a Kiss", "Daydream")
    ... aka Glengarry Glen Ross (Australia: DVD title)
  81. Prelude to a Kiss (1992) (writer: "Prelude to a Kiss")
  82. A League of Their Own (1992) (writer: "IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD")
  83. White Men Can't Jump (1992) (writer: "MOOD INDIGO")
  84. The Mambo Kings (1992) (writer: "In A Sentimental Mood") (performer: "In A Sentimental Mood")
    ... aka Mambo kings, Les (France)
  85. The Addams Family (1991) ("The Mooche")
  86. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) ("SATIN DOLL")
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
  87. The Rocketeer (1991) (writer: "IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD")
  88. Oscar (1991) (writer: "ROCKIN' IN RHYTHM") (performer: "ROCKIN' IN RHYTHM")
  89. Guilty by Suspicion (1991) (writer: "I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO") (performer: "I'M JUST A LUCKY SO AND SO")
    ... aka Liste noire, La (France)
  90. He Said, She Said (1991) ("I'm Just A Lucky So-and-So", "In A Sentimental Mood")
  91. Wild Blade (1991) (performer: "El Gato")
  92. Alice (1990) (writer: "Caravan")
  93. Wild at Heart (1990) (writer: "First Movement") (performer: "First Movement")
    ... aka David Lynch's Wild at Heart (USA)
  94. White Hunter Black Heart (1990) (writer: "SATIN DOLL")

  95. Harlem Nights (1989) (writer: "Black Beauty", "Mood Indigo") (music: "Drop Me Off In Harlem", "The Gal From Joe's", "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)", "Sophisticated Lady") (performer: "Drop Me Off In Harlem")
  96. Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) (writer: "The Mooch")
  97. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) (writer: "Prelude To A Kiss", "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me", "Solitude")
  98. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) (writer: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
    ... aka When Harry Met Sally (USA: DVD box title)
  99. Field of Dreams (1989) (performer: "Lotus Blossom")
  100. Full Moon in Blue Water (1988) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  101. Envoyez les violons (1988) (writer: "C JamBlues")
    ... aka Flûte, La (France)
  102. Sunset (1988) (performer: "Black And Tan Fantasy")
    ... aka Catalina (USA: cable TV title)
  103. Biloxi Blues (1988) (writer: "Solitude")
    ... aka Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues
  104. Nuit Bengali, La (1988) (writer: "East St-Louis Toodle-oo")
    ... aka Bengali Night
  105. In the Mood (1987) (writer: "SOLITUDE")
    ... aka The Woo Woo Kid
  106. The Untouchables (1987) (writer: "MOOD INDIGO")
  107. Radio Days (1987) (performer: "Take the 'A' Train")
  108. Royal Society Jazz Orchestra (1986) (TV) (music: "Black and Tan Fantasy")
  109. Tough Guys (1986) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  110. Miss Mary (1986) ("Don't Get Around Anymore")
  111. The Cotton Club (1984) (music: "The Mooche", "Cotton Club Stomp #2", "Drop Me Off In Harlem", "Creole Love Call", "Ring Dem Bells", "East St.Louis Toodle-O", "Cotton Club Stomp #1", "Mood Indigo", "Daybreak Express Medley")
  112. Maria's Lovers (1984) (writer: "DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE")
  113. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1 episode, 1984)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 25 June 1984 (1984) TV episode (writer: "I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good)")
  114. Let's Spend the Night Together (1983) ("Take The A Train")
    ... aka Rocks Off (TV title)
    ... aka Time Is on Our Side (USA)
  115. Frances (1982) (music: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)")
  116. Reborn (1981) ("Mood Indigo")
    ... aka Renacer (Spain)

  117. Série noire (1979) ("Moonlight fiesta")
  118. The Turning Point (1977) ("THE RIVER" (Vortex))
  119. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (writer: "Downtown Uproar") (music: "Saddest Tale (Blues)") (performer: "Downtown Uproar")
  120. The Conversation (1974) (music: "Sophisticated Lady")

  121. Handicap (1968) ("My Funny Valentine")
  122. A la memoria del autor (1966) ("The Single Petal of a Rose")
  123. Boccaccio '70 (1962) (writer: "Day Dream")
    ... aka Boccaccio '70 (USA)
    ... aka Boccace 70 (France)
  124. "Dante" (1 episode, 1960)
        - A Punch from Judy (1960) TV episode (writer: "I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good")
  125. "Peter Gunn" (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
        - The Judgement (1960) TV episode (writer: "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)")
        - The Long, Long Ride (1960) TV episode (writer: "I'm Beginning To See the Light")
        - The Vicious Dog (1958) TV episode (writer: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")

  126. This Could Be the Night (1957) (writer: "I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good" (uncredited))
  127. Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955) (performer: "The Moochie")
    ... aka Harlem Rock 'n' Roll (UK)
    ... aka Rock and Roll Review (USA)

  128. Symphony in Swing (1949) (performer: "Frankie and Johnnie") ("Frankie and Johnnie", "Take the A Train")
  129. Breakin' It Down (1946) (writer: "Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'")
    ... aka Name Band Musical: Breakin' It Down (USA: series title)
  130. People Are Funny (1946) ("Every Hour on the Hour")
  131. Man from Oklahoma (1945) (writer: "I'm Beginning to See the Light")
  132. The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945) (music: "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", "Don't Get Around Much Any More")
    ... aka Mouse to Dinner
  133. So's Your Uncle (1943) (music: "Don't Get Around Much Anymore")
  134. Cabin in the Sky (1943) (writer: "Going Up") (performer: "Going Up")
  135. Reveille with Beverly (1943) (performer: "Take the 'A' Train")
  136. Air Force (1943) (writer: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (1923) (uncredited))

  137. The Shining Hour (1938) (music: "Mood Indigo")
  138. Underworld (1937/I) (music: "It Don't Mean a Thing")
  139. Hit Parade of 1937 (1937) (performer: "I've Got to be a Rough Cutter", "Love is Good for Anything That Ails You") ("I've Got to be a Rough Cutter")
    ... aka I'll Pick a Star (reissue title)
    ... aka I'll Reach for a Star (USA: TV title (reissue title))
    ... aka The Hit Parade
  140. Roof Tops of Manhattan (1935) (music: "Mood Indigo")
    ... aka Broadway Brevities: Roof Tops of Manhattan (USA: series title)
  141. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) (writer: "Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life") ("Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life")
    ... aka Headliners (1935-1936 Season) (#3): Symphony in Black (USA: series title)
  142. Masks and Memories (1934) (music: "Sophisticated Lady")
    ... aka Broadway Brevities (1935-1936): Masks and Memories (USA: series title)
  143. A Bundle of Blues (1933) (writer: "Rockin' In Rhythm", "A Bundle of Blues") (performer: "Bugle Call Rag", "Lightnin'", "Rockin' In Rhythm", "A Bundle of Blues")
  144. Check and Double Check (1930) (writer: "Ring Dem Bells", "Old Man Blues") (performer: "Three Little Words", "Ring Dem Bells", "Old Man Blues")

  145. Black and Tan (1929) (writer: "Black and Tan Fantasy") ("Black and Tan Fantasy")
  146. Leo Reisman and His Hotel Brunswick Orchestra in Rhythms (1929) ("The Mooche")
Music Department:
  1. Nutcracker Sweeties (2006) (TV) (musical adaptation)

  2. "The Asphalt Jungle" (composer: theme music) (13 episodes, 1961)
        - The Scott Machine (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Dark Night (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Kidnapping (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Fighter (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
        - The Professor (1961) TV episode (composer: theme music)
          (8 more)
Composer:
  1. Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Chaka Khan (2005) (V)

  2. "Say Brother" (1 episode, 1981)
        - Blues and Gone (1981) TV episode

  3. Change of Mind (1969) (as Duke Ellington and His Orchestra)
  4. Paris Blues (1961)
  5. "The Asphalt Jungle" (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Burglary Ring (1961) TV episode

  6. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
  7. Holiday (1957)
Actor:
  1. "The Jackie Gleason Show" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode #1.10 (1966) TV episode

  2. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) (uncredited) .... Pie Eye
  3. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - A Drum Is a Woman (1957) TV episode .... Narrator

  4. Symphony in Swing (1949) .... Duke Ellington
  5. Jam Session (1942)

  6. Belle of the Nineties (1934) .... Piano player (Sensation House)
Self:
  1. Rhapsody in Black (2002) (TV)
    ... aka That Old Black Magic (Canada: English title: DVD title) (USA: DVD title)

  2. Memories of Duke (1980) .... Himself

  3. On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974) .... Himself
  4. "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Peggy Lee (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  5. "Parkinson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode #2.34 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Duke Ellington... We Love You Madly (1973) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Timex All Star Swing Festival (1972) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka The Big Bands and All That Jazz (USA: alternative title)
  8. ...And Beautiful II (1970) (TV) .... Himself - Pianist
  9. "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Band Leader / ... (11 episodes, 1959-1970)
    ... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #23.22 (1970) TV episode (as Duke Ellington and His Orchestra) .... Himself - Band Leader
        - Episode #22.26 (1969) TV episode
        - Episode #21.39 (1968) TV episode .... Pianist
        - Episode #21.19 (1968) TV episode .... Band Leader
        - Episode #20.7 (1966) TV episode .... Himself - Band Leader
          (6 more)

  10. "Frost on Saturday" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode dated 29 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  11. The Barbara McNair and Duke Ellington Special (1968) (TV) .... Himself - Pianist
  12. Newport Jazz Festival (1968) (TV) .... Himself
  13. "The Bell Telephone Hour" .... Himself - Pianist / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1967)
        - On the Road with Duke Ellington (1967) TV episode .... Himself
        - The Music of Harold Arlen (1965) TV episode (as Duke Ellington and His Orchestra) .... Himself - Band Leader
        - Love Makes the World Go Round (1965) TV episode .... Himself - Pianist
        - American Festival (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Pianist
  14. "The Dean Martin Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  15. "Noche del sábado" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966)
        - Episode dated 23 July 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 March 1966 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
  16. The Strolling '20s (1966) (TV) .... Himself
  17. "The Twentieth Century" (1 episode, 1964)
    ... aka The Twenty-First Century (USA: new title)
        - Duke Ellington Swings Through Japan (1964) TV episode
  18. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself-Guest (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 13 May 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself-Guest
  19. Schlager-Raketen (1960) .... Himself and his orchestra

  20. "Sunday Showcase" .... Himself - Performer (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - The 1st Annual Grammy Awards (1959) TV episode .... Himself - Performer
  21. "Person to Person" .... Himself (1 episode, 1957)
        - Episode #4.27 (1957) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The Steve Allen Show" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (USA: new title)
        - Episode #2.9 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest
  23. "Frankie Laine Time" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
        - Episode #2.1 (1956) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.1 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  24. "Music 55" .... Himself (1 episode, 1955)
        - Episode #1.3 (1955) TV episode .... Himself
  25. Rock 'n' Roll Revue (1955) .... Himself
    ... aka Harlem Rock 'n' Roll (UK)
    ... aka Rock and Roll Review (USA)
  26. "What's My Line?" .... Himself (1 episode, 1953)
        - Episode dated 12 July 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself
  27. "Songs for Sale" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode dated 30 June 1951 (1951) TV episode .... Himself
  28. "Kreisler Bandstand" .... Himself (1 episode, 1951)
        - Episode #1.7 (1951) TV episode .... Himself

  29. Date with Duke (1947) .... Himself
  30. Upbeat in Music (1943) .... Band Leader
    ... aka March of Time Volume 10, No. 5: Upbeat in Music (USA: series title)
  31. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... Himself
  32. Reveille with Beverly (1943) (as Duke Ellington and His Orchestra) .... Himself

  33. Verdensberømtheder i København (1939) .... Himself
  34. Hit Parade of 1937 (1937) .... Himself
    ... aka I'll Pick a Star (reissue title)
    ... aka I'll Reach for a Star (USA: TV title (reissue title))
    ... aka The Hit Parade
  35. Symphony in Black: A Rhapsody of Negro Life (1935) .... Himself
    ... aka Headliners (1935-1936 Season) (#3): Symphony in Black (USA: series title)
  36. Murder at the Vanities (1934) .... Himself
  37. Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
  38. A Bundle of Blues (1933) .... Himself
  39. Check and Double Check (1930) .... Himself, Duke Ellington

  40. Black and Tan (1929) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Jazz Giants of the 20th Century (2007) (V) .... Himself
  2. Reminiscing in Tempo (2006) .... Himself
  3. Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005) (V) .... Himself
  4. Duke Ellington Swinging at His Best (2005) (V) .... Himself
  5. Harlem Renaissance (2004) (V)
  6. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Hollywood Rhythm Vol. 1: The Best of Jazz and Blues (2001) (V) .... Himself
  8. "New York: A Documentary Film" (1999) (uncredited) .... Himself
  9. "The Century: America's Time" (1999) .... Himself ("Boom to Bust - 1920-1929")
  10. "The Fifties" (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself
  11. "American Justice: Target - Mafia" (1993) .... Himself
  12. Victor Borges Tivoli 150 år (1993) (TV) .... Himself - Performer
  13. "The American Experience"
        - Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo (1991) TV episode .... Himself
  14. The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1991) (TV) .... Himself
  15. Jazz Ball (1956) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Birth of the Blues (1941) .... Himself, Duke Ellington


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Works: "Black, Brown and Beige"; "Deep South Suite"; "New World A'Comin'"; "Sepia Panorama"; "A Drum Is a Woman"; "Harlem" (NBC commission); "Suite Thursday"; "Liberian Suite" (Liberian government commission); "Such Sweet Thunder"; "Shakespearean Suite"; "My People" (Century Negro Progress Exhibition, 1963); "Night Creatures"; "Non-Violent Integration"; and "Far Eastern Suite". more
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