Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)

~ Person

Relationships

eponymous member of:	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra Duke Ellington’s Spacemen Duke Ellington’s Washingtonians Duke Ellington’s Hot Five Duke Ellington’s Jazz Ensemble Duke Ellington Quartet The Duke Ellington Trio Duke Ellington & the Jungle Band
member of:	Billy Strayhorn Trio (ended: piano) Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans (ended) The Harlem Footwarmers (ended) Mills' Ten Black Berries (ended) The Washingtonians (band before Duke Ellington became bandleader) (ended)
original eponymous member of:	Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians (ended) Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (ended) Duke Ellington & His Band (ended) Duke Ellington and His Rhythm (ended) Duke Ellington Octet (ended: piano) The Duke Ellington Sextet (ended)
supporting piano by:	Onzy Matthews (from 1966 until 1975)
children:	Mercer Ellington

founded:	Sylvia Records (Seattle, WA)
has personal publisher:	Tempo (Duke Ellington-related publisher, affiliated with ASCAP) Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company)

part of:	Hollywood Walk of Fame (order: 377)

picture:	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duke_Ellington_-_publicity.JPG [info]
IMDb:	https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254153/ [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/artist/145257 [info]
biographies:	http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/ellington.html [info] http://www.redhotjazz.com/duke.html [info]
official homepages:	http://www.dukeellington.com/ [info] http://www.dukeellingtonlegacy.com/ [info]
discography pages:	http://www.redhotjazz.com/duke.html [info]
other databases:	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50080187 [info] http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6639nkm [info] https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102155 [info] https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13893638w [info] https://d-nb.info/gnd/118529994 [info] https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=11631 [info] https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-815399 [info] https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1953949A [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/duke_ellington [info] https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50080187/ [info]
BBC Music:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/3af06bc4-68ad-4cae-bb7a-7eeeb45e411f [info] (until 2020-11-19)
VGMdb:	https://vgmdb.net/artist/44339 [info]
social networking:	https://www.facebook.com/dukeellington [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/artist/4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A [info] https://www.deezer.com/artist/57504 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000120323 [info]
SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/4305 [info]
VIAF ID:	66651610 [info]
Wikidata:	Q4030 [info]
Songkick:	https://www.songkick.com/artists/67111 [info]
setlist.fm:	https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/duke-ellington-13d6b5d5.html [info]
streaming page:	https://tidal.com/artist/1156 [info]

Appearances

Date	Title	Credited as	Attributes	Artist	Length
	arranged
1924-11	Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home)			The Washingtonians	3:16
1924-11	Rainy Nights			The Washingtonians	3:27
1925-09	I'm Gonna Hang Around My Sugar			The Washingtonians	3:03
1925-09	Trombone Blues			The Washingtonians	3:01
1926-03-26	Georgia Grind			Duke Ellington’s Washingtonians	2:45
1926-03-26	Parlor Social Stomp			Duke Ellington’s Washingtonians	3:12
1926-04-01	(You've Got Those) Wanna-Go-Back-Again Blues			Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	3:22
1926-04-01	If You Can't Hold the Man You Love			Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	3:23
1926-06-21	Animal Crackers			Duke Ellington and His Washingtonians	3:11
1926-06-21	Li'l Farina			Duke Ellington and His Washingtonians	3:05
1926-11-29	Birmingham Breakdown			Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:49
1926-11-29	East St. Louis Toodle O (studio, 1926-11-29: Brunswick matrix E-4110W)			Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:55
1926-12-29	Immigration Blues (studio, 1926-12-29: Brunswick matrix E-4321W)			Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:02
1926-12-29	The Creeper			Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:52
1927-02-03	New Orleans Low-Down (studio, 1927-02-03: Brunswick matrix E-4510W)			Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:01
1927-02-03	Song of the Cotton Field (studio, 1927-02-03: Brunswick matrix E-4511W)			Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:01
1927-02-28	Birmingham Breakdown			Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:41
1927-03-14	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (studio, 1927-03-14: Brunswick matrix E-21872)			Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:02
1927-03-22	Down in Our Alley Blues (matrix no. W.143707-2)			The Washingtonians	3:03
1927-03-22	East St. Louis Toodle-oo (matrix no. W.143705-3)			The Washingtonians	3:07
1927-03-22	Hop Head (matrix no. W.143706-2)			The Washingtonians	2:58
1927-04-07	Black and Tan Fantasy (studio, 1927-04-07: Brunswick matrix E22299)			The Washingtonians	3:19
1927-04-30	Soliloquy			The Washingtonians	3:07
1930-10-30	Three Little Words (matrix no. W.404520-C)			Frank Brown & His Tooters	3:14
1932-12-22	Diga Diga Doo			The Mills Brothers with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:08
1938-03-28	I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart			Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra	3:05
1938-03-28	If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do)?			Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra	3:02
1938-03-28	Jeep's Blues			Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra	2:57
1938-03-28	Rendezvous With Rhythm			Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra	3:06
1940-03	You, You Darlin'			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:23
1940-07-22	At a Dixie Roadside Diner			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:50
1940-07	Sepia Panorama			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:26
1942-01-21	Moon Mist			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:05
1942-06-26	Johnny Come Lately			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:42
	(Back Home Again in) Indiana			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:21
	(Closing Theme) Things Ain’t What They Used to Be			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:35
	(Excerpts from) Black, Brown & Beige			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:10
	(Excerpts from) Black, Brown and Beige			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:49
	(Opening Theme) Take the "A" Train			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:03
	(Opening Theme) Take the "A" Train			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:37
	(Otto Make That) Riff Staccato			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:34
	(Otto Make That) Riff Staccato			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:15
	(Portrait of) Bojangles			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:17
	(Theme) Take the "A" Train (and Broadcast Return)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:46
	(Theme) Take the "A" Train (Into Station Break)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:36
	9:20 Special			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:05
	A Chromatic Love Affair			Duke Ellington Orchestra	4:21
	A Door Will Open			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:54
	A Door Will Open			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:40
	A Door Will Open			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:27
	A Door Will Open			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:40
	A Friend of Yours			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:49
	A Friend of Yours			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:34
	A Slip of the Lip			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:21
	A Slip of the Lip (Can Sink a Ship)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:18
	A Tonal Group: Fugueaditty			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:18
	A Tonal Group: Jam-a-ditty			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:23
	A Tonal Group: Meloditti			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	8:20
	Accentuate the Positive			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:20
	Accentuate the Positive			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:13
	Accentuate the Possitive			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:44
	After All			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:46
	Air Conditioned Jungle			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:50
	Air Conditioned Jungle			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:47
	Air-Conditioned Jungle			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	6:21
	All at Once			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:04
	All of Me			Duke Ellington	2:35
	Any Bonds Today			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:09
	Any Bonds Today			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:56
	Any Bonds Today? (closing theme)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:45
	Any Bonds Today? (closing theme)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:56
	Any Bonds Today? (opening theme)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:55
	Any Bonds Today? (transcription theme)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:41
	Are You Stickin’?			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:13
	Are You Sticking? (live, 1941-02-20: Casa Mañana, Culver City, CA, USA, KHJ remote broadcast)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:48
	Artistry In Rhythm			Duke Ellington	3:18
	As Long as I Live			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:59
	Bakiff			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	6:11
	Bakiff			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	6:37
	Basso Profundo			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:42
	Beige (Third Movement of Black, Brown and Beige)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	14:35
	Big House Blues (matrix no. W.404482-C)			The Harlem Footwarmers	3:02
	Black (First Movement of Black, Brown and Beige)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	21:53
	Black and Tan Fantasy (matrix no. 150590-1)			Mills' Ten Blackberries	3:09
	Black and Tan Fantasy			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	5:15
	Black and Tan Fantasy (matrix no. W.81776-B)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:24
	Black and Tan Fantasy			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	5:52
	Black and Tan Fantasy			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	6:35
	Bli‐Blip			Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	2:42
	Blue Belles of Harlem			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	5:53
	Blue Belles of Harlem			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	6:09
	Blue Cellophane			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:07
	Blue Is the Night			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:04
	Blue Is the Night			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:42
	Blue Serge			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:55
	Blue Skies			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:02
	Blue Skies			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:33
	Blue Skies			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:23
	Blues Cluster			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:19
	Blues of the Vagabond (matrix no. W.403287-B)			The Harlem Footwarmers	3:15
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	conducted
1930-04-22	Double Check Stomp			Duke Ellington	2:57
1946-01-15	Metronome All-Out			Metronome All-Stars	4:16
1956-07-07	Star Spangled Banner			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:14
1966-07-26	Caravan			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	6:18
1966-07-27	Jam With Sam			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:39
1966-07-27	Kinda Dukish / Rockin' in Rhythm			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	5:56
1966-07-27	Skin Deep (live, 1966-07-27: Juan-les-Pins, France)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	13:04
1966-07-27	Sophisticated Lady			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:20
1966-07-27	The Opener			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:17
1966-07-27	West Indian Pancake			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:41
1966-07-28	La Plus Belle Africaine (live, 1966-07-28: Juan-les-Pins, France)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	14:01
1966-07-28	Madness in Great Ones (live, 1966-07-28: Juan-les-Pins, France)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:42
1966-07-28	Main Stem (live, 1966-07-28: Juan-les-Pins, France)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:22
1966-07-28	Soul Call (live, 1966-07-28: Juan-les-Pins, France)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:09
1966-07-28	Such Sweet Thunder (live, 1966-07-28: Juan-les-Pins, France)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:37
1966-07-28	Take The "A" Train (live, 1966-07-28: Juan-les-Pins, France)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	5:14
1966-07-29	Wings and Things			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:00
1973-12-01	Basin Street Blues			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:24
1973-12-01	Creole Love Call			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:31
1973-12-01	Don't You Know I Care			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:32
1973-12-01	How High the Moon			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:47
1973-12-01	I Can't Get Started			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	5:57
1973-12-01	Meditation			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:56
1973-12-01	New York, New York			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:06
1973-12-01	Pitter, Panther, Patter			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:32
1973-12-01	The Piano Player			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:55
1973-12-01	Tiger Rag			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:58
1973-12-01	Woods			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:48
	Black and Tan Fantasie			Duke Ellington	3:13
	Black Beauty			Duke Ellington	2:55
	Cotton Club Stomp			Duke Ellington	2:57
	Creole Love Call			Duke Ellington	3:18
	Harlem River Quiver			Duke Ellington	2:51
	Hot Feet (studio, 1929-03-07; matrix BVE-49768-2)			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:39
	It's a Glory			Duke Ellington	3:11
	Jubilee Stomp			Duke Ellington	2:39
	Misty Mornin'			Duke Ellington	3:20
	Mood Indigo			Duke Ellington	2:57
	Ring Dem Bells			Duke Ellington	3:01
	Rockin' in Rhythm			Duke Ellington	3:05
	Sam and Delilah			Chick Bullock, Duke Ellington	3:30
	Saratoga Swing			Duke Ellington	2:52
	Shoot 'Em Out Tillie			Duke Ellington	2:59
	The Blues With a Feelin'			Duke Ellington	3:19
	The Mooche			Duke Ellington	3:33
	Three Little Words			Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	3:04
	instruments
1924-11	Choo Choo		piano	The Washingtonians	3:13
1924-11	Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home)		piano	The Washingtonians	3:15
1924-11	Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home)		piano	The Washingtonians	3:16
1924-11	Choo Choo (Gotta Hurry Home)		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:14
1924-11	Deacon Jazz		piano	Joe Trent And The Deacons	3:00
1924-11	How Come You Do Me Like You Do?		piano	Florence Bristol	3:07
1924-11	It's Gonna Be A Cold, Cold Winter		piano	Alberta Prime	2:55
1924-11	It's Gonna Be a Cold, Cold Winter (So Get Another Place to Stay)		piano	Alberta Prime	2:55
1924-11	Oh, How I Love My Darling		piano	Sonny And The Deacons	3:00
1924-11	Parlor Social de Luxe		piano	Alberta Prime And Sonny Greer	3:06
1924-11	Parlor Social De Luxe		piano	Alberta Prime	3:09
1924-11	Rainy Nights		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:23
1924-11	Rainy Nights		piano	The Washingtonians	3:27
1924-11	Rainy Nights (Rainy Days)		piano	The Washingtonians	3:26
1925-01	How Come You Do Me Like You Do?		piano	Florence Bristol	3:11
1925-06-08	Everything Is Hotsy Totsy Now		piano	The Hotsy Totsy Boys	2:52
1925-09-07	I'm Gonna Hang Around My Sugar		piano	The Washingtonians	3:03
1925-09-07	Trombone Blues		piano	The Washingtonians	3:01
1925-09	I'm Gonna Hang Around My Sugar		piano	The Washingtonians	3:03
1925-09	I'm Gonna Hang Around My Sugar		piano	Duke Ellington’s Washingtonians	?:??
1925-09	I'm Gonna Hang Around My Sugar		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:01
1925-09	I'm Gonna Hang Around My Sugar		piano	The Washingtonians	3:03
1925-09	Trombone Blues		piano	The Washingtonians	3:01
1925-09	Trombone Blues		piano	Duke Ellington’s Washingtonians	?:??
1925-09	Trombone Blues		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:59
1926-01-10	If You Can't Hold the Man You Love (Don't Cry When He's Gone) (studio, 1927-01-10; matrix BVE-37528-1)		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:51
1926-03-20	(You've Got Those) Wanna-Go-Back-Again Blues		piano	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	3:21
1926-03-20	If You Can't Hold the Man You Love		piano	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	3:23
1926-03-22	Down in Our Alley Blues		piano	The Washingtonians	?:??
1926-03-22	Hop Head		piano	The Washingtonians	?:??
1926-03-26	Georgia Grind		piano	Duke Ellington’s Washingtonians	2:45
1926-03-26	Jubilee Stomp		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:39
1926-03-26	Parlor Social Stomp		piano	Duke Ellington’s Washingtonians	3:12
1926-03-30	(You've Got Those) Wanna-Go-Back-Again Blues		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:19
1926-03-30	If You Can't Hold The Man You Love		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:20
1926-03	Georgia Grind		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:42
1926-03	Parlor Social Stomp		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:09
1926-04-01	"Wanna Go Back Again" Blues		piano	Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians	3:11
1926-04-01	(You've Got Those) Wanna-Go-Back-Again Blues		piano	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	3:22
1926-04-01	If You Can't Hold the Man You Love		piano	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	3:23
1926-04-01	If You Can't Hold The Man You Love		piano	Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians	3:13
1926-06-21	Animal Crackers		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:07
1926-06-21	Animal Crackers		piano	Duke Ellington and His Washingtonians	3:11
1926-06-21	I'm Just Wild About Animal Crackers		piano	Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians	3:10
1926-06-21	Li'l Farina		piano	Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians	3:03
1926-06-21	Li'l Farina		piano	Duke Ellington and His Washingtonians	3:05
1926-06-21	Li'l Farina		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:01
1926-06	Jig Walk		piano	Duke Ellington	2:16
1926-10-14	I'm Gonna Put You Right in Jail		piano	Alberta Jones & The Ellington Twins	3:01
1926-10-14	Lucky Number Blues		piano	Alberta Jones & The Ellington Twins	3:02
1926-10-19	I'm Gonna Put You Right In Jail		piano	Alberta Jones With The Ellington Twins	3:01
1926-10-19	Lucky Numbers Blues		piano	Alberta Jones With The Ellington Twins	3:03
1926-11-29	Birmingham Breakdown		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:42
1926-11-29	Birmingham Breakdown		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:49
1926-11-29	Birmingham Breakdown		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:44
1926-11-29	Birmingham Breakdown (1st version) (studio, 1926-11-29: Brunswick matrix E-4114W)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:41
1926-11-29	East St. Louis Toodle O (studio, 1926-11-29: Brunswick matrix E-4110W)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:55
1926-11-29	East St. Louis Toodle-O		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:51
1926-11-29	East St. Louis Toodle-oo		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:54
1926-12-29	Immigration Blues (studio, 1926-12-29: Brunswick matrix E-4321W)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:02
1926-12-29	Immigration Blues		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:57
1926-12-29	The Creeper		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:50
1926-12-29	The Creeper		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:47
1926-12-29	The Creeper		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:52
1926-12-29	The Creeper (Matrix E-4323)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:51
1926-12-29	The Creeper (Matrix E-4324)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:49
1926-12-29	The Creeper (take 1) (studio, 1926-12-29: Brunswick matrix E-4323W)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:52
1926-12-29	The Creeper (take 2) (studio, 1926-12-29: Brunswick matrix E-4324W)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:49
1926	Rainy Nights		piano	Duke Ellington’s Washingtonians	3:28
1927-01-09	Sweet Mama		piano	The Washingtonians	2:55
1927-01-10	If You Can't Hold the Man You Love		piano	Evelyn Preer	2:52
1927-01-10	If You Can't Hold the Man You Love		piano	Evelyn Preer acc. by D. Ellington and His Orchestra	2:55
1927-01-10	If You Can't Hold The Man You Love		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:49
1927-02-03	New Orleans Low-Down		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:59
1927-02-03	New Orleans Low-Down (studio, 1927-02-03: Brunswick matrix E-4510W)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:01
1927-02-03	Song of the Cotton Field (studio, 1927-02-03: Brunswick matrix E-4511W)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:01
1927-02-03	Song Of The Cotton Field		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:00
1927-02-28	Birmingham Breakdown		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:41
1927-02-28	Birmingham Breakdown		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:41
1927-02-28	Birmingham Breakdown		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:38
1927-02-28	Birmingham Breakdown		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:41
1927-02-28	Birmingham Breakdown (2nd version) (studio, 1927-02-28: Brunswick matrix E-21641)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	2:42
1927-02-28	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:01
1927-03-07	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo		piano	The Whoopee Makers / The Washingtonians	3:02
1927-03-07	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo		piano	The Whoopee Makers / The Washingtonians	2:56
1927-03-07	Jubilee Stomp		piano	The Whoopee Makers / The Washingtonians	2:38
1927-03-07	Take It Easy		piano	The Whoopee Makers / The Washingtonians	2:40
1927-03-07	Take It Easy		piano	The Whoopee Makers / The Washingtonians	2:33
1927-03-14	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (studio, 1927-03-14: Brunswick matrix E-21872)		piano	Duke Ellington and His Kentucky Club Orchestra	3:02
1927-03-14	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:59
1927-03-22	Down in Our Alley Blues (matrix no. W.143707-2)		piano	The Washingtonians	3:03
1927-03-22	Down In Our Alley Blues		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:02
1927-03-22	East St. Louis Toodle-oo (matrix no. W.143705-3)		piano	The Washingtonians	3:07
1927-03-22	East St. Louis Toodle-Oo		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:04
1927-03-22	Hop Head		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:57
1927-03-22	Hop Head (matrix no. W.143706-2)		piano	The Washingtonians	2:58
1927-04-07	Black and Tan Fantasy (studio, 1927-04-07: Brunswick matrix E22299)		piano	The Washingtonians	3:19
1927-04-07	Black And Tan Fantasy		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:19
1927-04-30	Soliloquy		piano	The Washingtonians	3:07
1927-04-30	Soliloquy		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:05
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	instruments arranged
	Frustration			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Harry Carney & Billy Strayhorn	3:36
	Sono			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Harry Carney & Billy Strayhorn	4:36
	performed
	A Slip of the Lip			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:59
	Caravan	Duke Ellington and musicians		Duke Ellington and musicians	5:10
	Concerto for Cootie			Blanton-Webster Big Band, Duke Ellington	3:20
	One O’Clock Jump		solo	Duke Ellington	7:17
	Rhapsody in Blue		solo	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	4:50
	Sleep, Sleep, Sleep		solo	Duke Ellington	2:46
	Solitude			Duke Ellington	4:44
	Summertime			Duke Ellington	3:51
	The Waltz You Saved for Me		solo	Duke Ellington	2:28
	Woodchopper’s Ball		solo	Duke Ellington	3:16
	produced
1952-02-29	Skin Deep			Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	6:50
	A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square			Sathima Bea Benjamin	5:13
	Berkshire Blues			Randy Weston	4:10
	Blues in C			Duke Ellington	3:52
	Body and Soul			Bud Powell	6:05
	Cotton Tail			Duke Ellington	4:39
	Darn That Dream			Sathima Bea Benjamin	3:47
	Day Dream			Duke Ellington	3:07
	Dear Old Stockholm			Bud Powell	3:53
	Don't Get Around Much Anymore			Duke Ellington	3:54
	How High the Moon			Bud Powell	3:55
	I Can't Get Started			Bud Powell	5:40
	I Could Write a Book			Sathima Bea Benjamin	3:20
	I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good			Sathima Bea Benjamin	4:32
	I Should Care			Sathima Bea Benjamin	3:12
	I’m Glad There Is You			Sathima Bea Benjamin	3:17
	Ifran			Randy Weston	5:28
	In a Sentimental Mood			Duke Ellington	3:42
	Jor-Du			Bud Powell	4:19
	Lagos			Randy Weston	5:30
	Limbo Jazz			Duke Ellington	5:21
	Little Benny			Bud Powell	3:30
	Lover Man			Sathima Bea Benjamin	3:29
	Parisian Thoroughfare			Bud Powell	1:57
	Perdido			Randy Weston	6:20
	Pretty Little One			Duke Ellington	4:20
	Purple Gazelle			Randy Weston	7:05
	Reets and I			Bud Powell	3:44
	Satin Doll			Bud Powell	4:45
	Solitude			Sathima Bea Benjamin	3:31
	Soon			Sathima Bea Benjamin	3:09
	Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year			Sathima Bea Benjamin	2:01
	String Along With Strings			Duke Ellington	6:25
	Sweet Meat			Randy Weston	3:30
	Take the "A" Train			Duke Ellington	4:16
	The Feeling of Jazz			Duke Ellington	3:23
	The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:31
	The Goutelas Suite: Fanfare			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:31
	The Goutelas Suite: Get-With-Itness			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:54
	The Goutelas Suite: Goutelas			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:12
	The Goutelas Suite: Having at It			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:35
	The Goutelas Suite: Something			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	5:23
	The Man I Love			Sathima Bea Benjamin	4:16
	The Queen's Suite: Apes and Peacocks			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:03
	The Queen's Suite: Le Sucrier Velours			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:44
	The Queen's Suite: Lightning Bugs and Frogs			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:50
	The Queen's Suite: Northern Lights			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:35
	The Queen's Suite: Sunset and the Mocking Bird			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:50
	The UWIS Suite: Klop			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:59
	The UWIS Suite: Loco Madi			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	6:02
	The UWIS Suite: UWIS			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	7:52
	Three Blind Mice			Randy Weston	5:25
	Tricky's Licks			Duke Ellington	3:17
	Your Love Has Faded			Sathima Bea Benjamin	2:38
	produced material that was sampled in
	Introduction to a Mighty Theme		spoken vocals [question answered by]	The Zawinul Syndicate	1:52
	vocals
1941-01-28	Special DVD Feature: Interview With Duke Ellington		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	11:04
1943-12-11	Introduction (live, 1943‐12‐11: Carnegie Hall, Midtown Manhattan, NY, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	0:40
1943-12-11	Introduction by Duke Ellington (live, 1943‐12‐11: Carnegie Hall, Midtown Manhattan, NY, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	1:03
1944-12-19	Perfume Suite: Introduction		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:55
1945-01-18	Bing Crosby Interviews Duke Ellington		spoken vocals	Bing Crosby & Duke Ellington	2:17
1945-06-16	Ellington Bond Promo (live, 1945‐06‐16: Broadcast, Franklin Gardens, Evansville, IN, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:06
1945-06-16	Ellington Bond Promo (live, 1945‐06‐16: Broadcast, Franklin Gardens, Evansville, IN, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:01
1945-06-16	Ellington Bond Promo (live, 1945‐06‐16: Broadcast, Franklin Gardens, Evansville, IN, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:17
1945-06-16	I'm Beginning to See the Light / Ellington Bond Promo (live, 1945‐06‐16: Broadcast, Franklin Gardens, Evansville, IN, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:36
1945-06-23	Ellington Bond Promo (live 1945-06-23: Broadcast, Army Camp, Akron, OH, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:45
1945-06-23	Ellington Bond Promo (live 1945-06-23: Broadcast, Army Camp, Akron, OH, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	1:06
1945-06-23	I'm Beginning to See the Light / Ellington Bond Promo (live 1945-06-23: Broadcast, Army Camp, Akron, OH, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	3:43
1955-07-17	Spoken Introductions by Duke Ellington and Gerry Mulligan (live, 1955-07-17: Newport Jazz Festival, Festival Field, Newport, RI, USA)		spoken vocals	Miles Davis	1:27
1956-09-17	Congo Square		spoken vocals [Narrator]	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	8:34
1956-09-17	Rhumbop		spoken vocals [Narrator]	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	2:17
1956-09-28	New Orleans		spoken vocals [Narrator]	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	2:32
1956-10-23	Ballet of the Flying Saucers		spoken vocals [Narrator]	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:59
1956	Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald: Royal Ancestry / All Heart / Beyond Category / Total Jazz		spoken vocals	Ella Fitzgerald	16:19
1956	Pretty and the Wolf		spoken vocals [narrator]	Duke Ellington	2:27
1961-09-23	Duke's Intro & Dizzy's Rap		spoken vocals	Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Lalo Schifrin	2:13
1962-07-08	[announcement by Duke Ellington] (live, 1962-07-08: Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, USA)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	0:22
1963-01-22	Duke Ellington: Introduction		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:22
1965-06-20	Ellington's Father's Day Greeting		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	1:57
1965-07-28	[Ellington speaks]		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	2:31
1965-07-28	[Ellington speaks]		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	2:55
1965-07-28	[Ellington speaks]		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	3:48
1965-07-28	[Ellington speaks]		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	2:57
1965-07-28	[Ellington speaks]		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	3:06
1965-07-28	[Ellington speaks]		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	1:33
1966-07-27	[Duke Ellington introduces Ella Fitzgerald] (live, 1966-07-27: Jazz à Juan, Juan-les-Pins, France)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	1:05
1969-11-26	[final Ellington speech]		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	1:50
1973-10-24	Introduction by Duke Ellington		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra	0:59
	A Nite at the Cotton Club: The Cotton Club Stomp / Misty Morning / [Medley: East St. Louis Toodle-oo / Lots o’ Fingers / Black & Tan Fantasy] / Going to Town / Freeze and Melt			Duke Ellington	21:36
	Duke Loves You Madly		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington	0:11
	I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter			Duke Ellington	2:13
	The Tattooed Bride (Part Two) (mx. J677-1107)		spoken vocals	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra	?:??
	arranged
	Black, Brown & Beige			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	Black, Brown & Beige			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	New Orleans Suite			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	New Orleans Suite			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	Such Sweet Thunder			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	composed
	New Orleans Suite			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	Paris Blues			Duke Ellington feat. Louis Armstrong
	Such Sweet Thunder			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	conducted
	The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946			Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	instruments
1956-02-07 – 1956-02-08	Duke's Mood		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
1960	Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1& 2 . Ellington/Strayhorn: Suite Thursday		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	…and His Mother Called Him Bill		piano	Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
	Black, Brown & Beige		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	Black, Brown & Beige		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	Ellington Indigos		piano [Piano]	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	From the Southland Cafe: Boston 1940		piano	Count Basie / Duke Ellington
	Jazz Violin Session		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	Jazz Violin Session		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	New Orleans Suite		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	New Orleans Suite		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	Serenade To Sweden		piano	Alice Babs & Duke Ellington
	The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Complete Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington Sessions		piano	Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
	The Duke at Fargo 1940 (special 60th anniversary edition)		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	The Ellington Suites		piano	Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
	dedications
	Ode to Duke Ellington			Dollar Brand
	tribute albums
	Concord Jazz: A Tribute to Duke			Various Artists
	Dave Pell Big Band Tribute to Duke Ellington			Dave Pell
	Duke Elegant			Dr. John
	For Duke and Paul			André Villeger, Philippe Milanta
	Hommage à Duke Ellington			Les Rois du Fox-Trot
	Mr. Gentle Mr. Cool			David “Fathead” Newman
	Rockin' in Rhythm: a Tribute to Duke Ellington			John Pizzarelli
	The Duke			Joe Jackson
	The Rite of Swing			The Modern String Quartet
	Tribute to Ellington			Daniel Barenboim
	UMO Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Ellington / Ellington Tribute			UMO Jazz Orchestra
	arranged
	Clementine
	Nutcracker Suite (jazz interpretation, arr. Ellington, Strayhorn)
	Nutcracker Suite: Arabesque Cookie (Arabian Dance)
	Nutcracker Suite: Chinoiserie (Chinese Dance)
	Nutcracker Suite: Danse of the Floreadores (Waltz of the Flowers)
	Nutcracker Suite: Entr'acte
	Nutcracker Suite: Overture
	Nutcracker Suite: Peanut Brittle Brigade (March)
	Nutcracker Suite: Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
	Nutcracker Suite: The Volga Vouty (Russian Dance)
	Nutcracker Suite: Toot Toot Tootie Toot (Dance of the Reed-Pipes)
	Sweet Adeline
	composed
1930	Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
1931-08	It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)	Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
1932	Sophisticated Lady
1933	Drop Me Off in Harlem
1934	(In My) Solitude
1934	A Rhapsody of Negro Life
1935	In a Sentimental Mood (for violin and piano, Logan)
1935	In a Sentimental Mood
1937	Azure
1937	Caravan
1937	Crescendo in Blue
1937	I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
1938	I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
1938	Prelude to a Kiss
1939	In a Mellow Tone
1940	All Too Soon
1940	Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
1941	Day Dream
1941	I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
1941	Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
1941	Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me)
1941	Rocks in My Bed
1942	“C” Jam Blues
1943	Black, Brown, and Beige (1943 original version)
1943	Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me
1943	New World A-Comin’
1944	Don’t You Know I Care?
1944	I Didn’t Know About You
1944	I’m Beginning to See the Light
1945	Everything but You
1945	I’m Just a Lucky So and So
1946	Happy Go Lucky Local
1947	Liberian Suite: Dance no. 1
1947	Liberian Suite: Dance no. 2
1947	Liberian Suite: Dance no. 3
1947	Liberian Suite: Dance no. 4
1947	Liberian Suite: Dance no. 5
1947	Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise
1951	A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite)
1953	Satin Doll		additional
1965	Imagine My Frustration
1968-02-19	Something 'Bout Believing
	"A" Train (Duke Ellington)
	“C” Jam Blues (arr. Donahue)
	A Hundred Dreams Ago
	A Little Max (arr. Michael Moore)
	A Rhapsody of Negro Life: A Hymn of Sorrow
	A Rhapsody of Negro Life: A Triangle (Dance / Jealousy / Blues)
	A Rhapsody of Negro Life: Harlem Rhythm
	A Rhapsody of Negro Life: The Laborers
	Acht O'Clock Rock
	Across the Track Blues
	Ad Lib on Nippon
	African Flower
	Afrique
	Afro-Bossa (Bula)
	Agra
	Ain’t but the One
	Alabamy Home
	All Heart
	Allons–y gaiement (I’m Gonna Go Fishin’)
	Almighty God
	Amad
	Angelica
	Angu
	Are You Sticking?
	Aristocracy a la Jean LaFitte
	Asphalt Jungle
	Awful Sad
	Azalea
	Azure
	B D B
	Back Room Romp
	Bakiff
	Band Call
	Bass-Ment
	Battle Royal
	Best Wishes
	Big House Blues
	Big Luv
	Black and Tan Fantasy
	Black Beauty
	Black Butterfly
	Black, Brown, and Beige (1958 revised version of the "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige, Part I (part of the 1958 revised "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige, Part II (part of the 1958 revised "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige, Part III (Light) (part of the 1958 revised "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige, Part V (Come Sunday Interlude) (part of the 1958 revised "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige, Part VI (23rd Psalm) (part of the 1958 revised "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Come Sunday (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Light (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige: I. Black: Work Song (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige: II. Brown (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige: II. Brown: Emancipation Celebration
	Black, Brown, and Beige: II. Brown: The Blues
	Black, Brown, and Beige: II. Brown: West Indian Dance
	Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige (part of the 1943 original "Black, Brown, and Beige" suite)
	Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige: Beige
	Black, Brown, and Beige: III. Beige: Cy Runs Rock Waltz
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	dedicated works
	Such Science (for Duke Ellington and Muhammad Ali)
	The Duke
	To Be There
	lyrics
1941	Rocks in My Bed
	Accordion Joe
	Almighty God
	Azalea
	Blue Rose
	Come Sunday (1958 revision with lyrics)
	Cotton Tail
	Creole Love Call
	Heaven
	Hey Baby
	Me and You
	Petlik leedi
	Praise God and Dance
	You Better Know It
	wrote
1953	B Sharp Blues
1953	Retrospection
1953	Who Knows?
	A Little Max (Parfait)
	A Million Dreams	Duke Ellington
	Antidisestablishmentarianismist
	Backward Country Boy Blues
	Blue Reverie
	Blues
	Blues I Love to Sing
	Blues Reverie
	Brown Penny
	Build That Railroad
	Caravan
	Chocolate Shake
	Dancers in Love
	December Blue
	Ellington Mood
	Esquire Swank
	Fragmented Suite for Piano and Bass: First Movement	Ellington
	Girls
	Go Away Blues	Edward Kennedy Ellington
	Going to Town
	Grievin'
	Hey, Buddy Bolden
	Hit Me With a Hot Note
	Hymn to Sorrow
	I Don't Mind
	I Never Felt This Way Before
	I'm Checking Out, Go'om Bye
	I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
	I’m Beginning to See the Light
	I’m Gonna Go Fishin’
	If You Were in My Place (What Would You Do?)
	It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dream
	It’s Kind of Lonesome Out Tonight
	Janet
	Juanita
	Jump for Joy
	Jungle Nights in Harlem
	Killing Myself
	Lena
	Lonely Co-Ed
	Long, Strong and Consecutive
	Lost in Meditation
	Lots o’ Fingers
	Mahalia
	Melancholia
	Merry Mending
	Misty Morning
	Montage
	Montevideo
	My Heart, My Mind, My Everything
	My Reward
	New York City Blues
	Night Creature for Jazz Band and Orchestra
	Night Creature: I. Blind Bug
	Night Creature: II. Stalking Monster
	Night Creature: III. Dazzling Creature
	Once Upon a Dream	Edward Kennedy Ellington
	Orson
	Peckin’
	Pither Panther Patter	D. Ellington
	Pitter Panther Patter	Ellington
	REM Blues
	Rock City Rock
	Rockabye River
	Rockin' in Rhythm	D. Ellington
	Skrontch
	Sloppy Joe
	Spiritual (Come Sunday) / Work Song	D. Ellington
	Strange Feeling
	Sweet Chariot
	Switch Blade
	Sylvia
	Take the A-Train	Ellington
	The Brown-Skin Gal (in the Calico Gown)
	The Girl’s Suite
	The Golden Cress
	The Mood to Be Wooed
	The Wonder of You
	Tomorrow Mountain
	Track 360
	Wave Em Off
	Your Love Has Faded

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