Duke Ellington

Edward Kennedy Ellington

Influential American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (29 April 1899, Washington, D.C. - 24 May 1974 in New York City, N.Y.).

Known for his residency at the Cotton Club (1927-1931) and for composing over a thousand pieces, many of them now standards. Billy Strayhorn was a frequent collaborator.

Father of Mercer Ellington, who took over the leadership of his father's orchestra until his own death in 1996.Grandfather of Edward Ellington.

In Groups:
Barney Bigard And His Jazzopaters, Barney Bigard And His Orchestra, Cootie Williams & His Rug Cutters, Duke Ellington & Friends, Duke Ellington All Star Road Band, Duke Ellington Alumni All Stars, Duke Ellington And His Award Winners, Duke Ellington And His Big Band, Duke Ellington And His Cotton Club Orchestra, Duke Ellington And His Jazz Group, Duke Ellington And His Kentucky Club Orchestra, Duke Ellington And His Orchestra, Duke Ellington And The Coronets, Duke Ellington And The Whoopie Makers, Duke Ellington Octet, Duke Ellington Quartet, Duke Ellington Sextet, Duke Ellington's Hot Five, Duke Ellington's Philadelphia Melodians, Duke Ellington's Spacemen, Esquire All American Award Winners, Frank Brown And His Tooters, Harlem Hot Chocolates, Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie, Joe Turner And His Memphis Men, Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra, Metronome All Stars, Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers, Rex Stewart And His Orchestra, Sonny Greer And His Memphis Men, Ten Black Berries, The Chicago Footwarmers, The Duke Ellington Small Bands, The Duke Ellington Trio, The Ellington Twins, The Georgia Syncopators, The Harlem Footwarmers, The Harlem Music Masters, The Jungle Band, The Memphis Hot Shots, The Oscar Pettiford Quartet, The Six Jolly Jesters, The Washingtonians, The Whoopee Makers