MusicFactsDB.com (Pre-Beta)

Duke Ellington (29 Apr 1899 - 24 May 1974)

Male Person - United States US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader

 Also known as (2)

Releases (322)

Official

Album

  1. The Duke 1940
  2. One Night Stand 18 Nov 1945
  3. Black Brown and Beige: A Duke Ellington Tone Parallel to the American Negro 1946
  4. Piano Reflections 1953
  5. The Duke Plays Ellington Aug 1954
  6. Blues in Orbit 1960
  7. Dance Air Force Date 1960 1960
  8. Piano in the Foreground 1961
  9. Concert of Sacred Music 1966
  10. The Far East Suite 1967
  11. New Orleans Suite 1971
  12. Duke's Big 4 1974
  13. Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session 1976
  14. Unknown Session 1979
All Release Results >>

Album - Compilation

  1. The Music of Duke Ellington Played by Duke Ellington 1954
  2. Daybreak Express 1964
  3. Jumpin’ Punkins 1965
  4. Flaming Youth 1969
  5. Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits 1972
  6. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 3 1930-1932 1973
  7. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.1 1925-1928 1973
  8. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.2 1928-1930 1973
  9. Monologue 1973
  10. The Jimmy Blanton Years 1974
  11. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 4: 1932 1974
  12. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 5: 1932-1933 1974
  13. October 20, 1945 1974
  14. Souvenirs 1974
  15. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 7 1936-1937 1975
  16. The Complete Duke Ellington Volume 6: 1933-1936 1975
  17. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 9 1937 1976
  18. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.10 - 1937-1938 1977
  19. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.11 1938 1977
  20. Duke Ellington 1939 1977
  21. Duke Ellington 1940 1978
  22. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.12 1938 1979
  23. Giants of Jazz - Duke Ellington 1980
  24. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.13 1938-1939 1981
  25. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.14 1939 1981
  26. The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.15 (1939-1940) 1981
  27. The Indispensable Volumes 1/2 1981
  28. Sophisticated Ellington 1981
  29. The Indispensable Duke Ellington Volumes 3/4 1982
  30. The Indispensable Duke Ellington Volumes 5/6 1982
  31. Serenade to Sweden 1982
All Release Results >>

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Duke Ellington and his Orchestra Featuring Paul Gonsalves 01 May 1962
All Release Results >>

Album - Live

  1. The Duke Lives On 1975
All Release Results >>

Album - Compilation / Live

  1. The English Concert 1972
All Release Results >>

Promotion

Album - Compilation

  1. The World Of Duke Ellington Volume 2 1975
All Release Results >>

Relationships (19)

Member Of

  1. The Duke Ellington Sextet original, eponymous
  2. Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians original, eponymous
  3. Duke Ellington and His Rhythm original, eponymous
  4. Duke Ellington Octet original, eponymous, piano
  5. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra original, eponymous
  6. Duke Ellington & His Band original, eponymous
  7. The Washingtonians
  8. The Duke Ellington Trio eponymous
  9. Duke Ellington Quartet eponymous
  10. Mills' Ten Black Berries
  11. Billy Strayhorn Trio piano
  12. Duke Ellington’s Jazz Ensemble eponymous
  13. Duke Ellington’s Hot Five eponymous
  14. Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans
  15. Duke Ellington’s Spacemen eponymous
  16. Duke Ellington & the Jungle Band eponymous
  17. The Harlem Footwarmers

Supporting By

  1. Onzy Matthews (1966 - 1975) piano

Children

  1. Mercer Ellington

Recordings by (2,251)

  1. Swampy River 2:50 (Apr 1930) studio, 1928-10-01: Okeh matrix no. W.401173-B
  2. Mood Indigo / Solitude ?:?? (1937) 1936-12-21, mx. LO-377
  3. Sophisticated Lady / In a Sentimental Mood ?:?? (1937) 1936-12-21, mx. LO-378
  4. Lazy Rhapsody ?:?? (1940)
  5. Blue Ramble ?:?? (1940)
  6. Baby, When You Ain't There ?:?? (1940)
  7. Lightnin' ?:?? (1940)
  8. Best Wishes ?:?? (1940)
  9. Bundle of Blues ?:?? (1940)
  10. Drop Me Off at Harlem ?:?? (1940)
  11. Merry-Go-Round ?:?? (1940)
  12. Theme - Take the "A" Train ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  13. As Long as I Live ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  14. 9:20 Special ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  15. The Wonder of You ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  16. Walkin' With My Honey ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  17. Three Cent Stomp ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  18. Don't Take Your Love From Me ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  19. Courtin' Session ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  20. Emancipation Celebration ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  21. Let the Zoomers Drool (Partial) ?:?? (18 Nov 1945)
  22. I. Work Song ?:?? (1946)
  23. II. Come Sunday ?:?? (1946)
  24. III. The Blues ?:?? (1946)
  25. IV. Three Dances: A. West Indian Dance / B. Emancipation Celebration / C. Sugar Hill Penthouse (Beige!) ?:?? (1946)
  26. Antidisestablishmentarianismist ?:?? (May 1948) mx. J 566
  27. The Tattooed Bride 11:43 (1951) mono
  28. Dancers in Love ?:?? (1952)
  29. Prelude to a Kiss 3:00 (1953)
  30. B Sharp Blues 2:32 (1953)
  31. Janet 2:10 (1953)
  32. Kinda Dukish 2:28 (1953)
  33. Night Time 2:30 (1953)
  34. Passion Flower 3:05 (1953)
  35. Who Knows 2:34 (1953)
  36. Retrospection 3:55 (1953)
  37. Reflections in D 3:30 (1953)
  38. Melancholia 3:19 (1953)
  39. In a Sentimental Mood 2:26 (1953)
  40. Things Ain't What They Used To Be 2:52 (1953)
  41. All Too Soon 3:05 (1953)
  42. Who Knows? ?:?? (Aug 1954)
  43. The New East St. Louis Toodle-O ?:?? (1954)
  44. The New Black and Tan Fantasy ?:?? (1954)
  45. The Creole Love Call ?:?? (1954)
  46. The Mooche 3:17 (1954)
  47. Mood Indigo 3:08 (1954)
  48. Sophisticated Lady ?:?? (1954)
  49. Solitude 3:28 (1954)
  50. Caravan ?:?? (1954)
All Recordings By Results >>

On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Awful Sad 3:17 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Jan 1929) piano, piano
  2. Swampy River 2:50 Duke Ellington (Apr 1930) solo, piano, piano
  3. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 3:11 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (24 Mar 1932) piano
  4. The Boys From Harlem 2:19 Cootie Williams and His Rug Cutters (1938) piano
  5. In a Mellotone 3:19 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Oct 1940) piano
  6. Rumpus in Richmond 2:48 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Oct 1940) piano
  7. East St. Louis Toodle-Oo 3:35 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943) piano
  8. Ring Dem Bells 3:00 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943) piano
  9. Stompy Jones 3:12 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1943) piano
  10. Tonight I Shall Sleep (with a Smile on My Face) 2:55 Tommy Dorsey With Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra (Jun 1945) piano
  11. The Minor Goes Muggin' 3:02 Duke Ellington with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (Jun 1945) piano
  12. Long Long Journey 4:31 Esquire All-American Award Winners (1946) piano
  13. The One That Got Away 4:23 Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans (1946) piano
  14. I’m Checkin’ Out, Goo’m Bye 2:29 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Jan 1947) piano
  15. Tootin’ Through the Roof ?:?? Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Jan 1947) piano
  16. Rockabye River 3:02 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1947) piano
  17. New York City Blues ?:?? Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (Nov 1948) piano
  18. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 1 4:50 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) piano
  19. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 3 3:45 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) piano
  20. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 4 3:04 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) piano
  21. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 2 3:26 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) piano
  22. Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise 4:28 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) piano
  23. Liberian Suite: Dance No. 5 5:08 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1949) piano
  24. The Tattooed Bride 11:43 Duke Ellington (1951) piano
  25. Lost in Meditation ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) piano
  26. The Jeep Is Jumpin' ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) piano
  27. Hodge Podge ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) piano
  28. Pyramid ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) piano
  29. Empty Ball Room Blues ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) piano
  30. I Know What You Do ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) piano
  31. Prelude to a Kiss ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) piano
  32. Dream Blues ?:?? Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra (1951) piano
  33. B sharp blues 2:32 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  34. Melancholia 3:19 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  35. In A Sentimental Mood 2:26 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  36. All Too Soon 3:05 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  37. Prelude to a Kiss 3:00 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  38. Night Time 2:30 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  39. Kinda Dukish 2:28 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  40. Retrospection 3:55 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  41. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) 13:48 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953) piano
  42. Passion Flower 3:05 Duke Ellington (1953) piano, piano
  43. Who Knows 2:34 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  44. Reflections In D 3:30 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  45. Things Ain't What They Used To Be 2:52 Duke Ellington (1953) piano
  46. Janet 2:10 Duke Ellington (1953) piano

Vocals

  1. The Tattooed Bride (Part Two) ?:?? Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (May 1949) spoken vocals

Produced

  1. Skin Deep 6:49 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (1953)

Arranged

  1. Frustration 3:32 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Harry Carney & Billy Strayhorn (1950)
  2. Sono 4:34 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra feat. Harry Carney & Billy Strayhorn (1950)

Credited as (327)

  1. Duke Ellington feat. Paul Gonsalves
  2. Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington
  3. Duke Ellington / Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
  4. Angelo Verploegen; Ed Verhoeff; Eric Van der Westen; Billy Strayhorn; Duke Ellington
  5. Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne
  6. Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra
  7. Duke Ellington & Ben Webster
  8. Benny Goodman & Duke Ellington
  9. Billy Strayhorn & Duke Ellington
  10. Gershwin, Bernstein; BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, National Youth Choir of Scotland, National Youth Choir of Great Britain, Rodolfus Choir, Peter Jablonski, Duke Ellington. Ferde Grofé
  11. Duke Ellington; Ivie Anderson
  12. Charles Mingus; Duke Ellington
  13. Charles Mingus; Duke Ellington; Irving Mills; Barney Bigard
  14. Duke Ellington • Charlie Mingus • Max Roach
  15. Duke Ellington and the Jump for Joy Choir
  16. Neil Sedaka, Keith Emerson, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin; Jeffrey Biegel, Brown University Orchestra, Paul Phillips
  17. Kenyon Hopkins / Duke Ellington / Alex North
  18. Harry Carney, Duke Ellington & Irving Mills
  19. Duke Ellington meets Coleman Hawkins
  20. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, Trummy Young, Barney Bigard, Mort Herbert, Danny Barcelona
  21. Duke Ellington, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler / Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
  22. Duke Ellington; Alice Babs
  23. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane, Elvin Jones / Aaron Bell / Jimmy Garrison / Sam Woodyard
  24. Gershwin, Ellington, Bernstein, Adams; Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri
  25. Chicago Footwarmers & Duke Ellington
  26. Duke Ellington & Warren Mills and His Blues Serenaders
  27. Duke Ellington with Mills' Ten Black Berries
  28. Duke Ellington with New York Syncopators & Sid Garry
  29. Duke Ellington & His Harlem Footwarmers with Sid Garry
  30. Duke Ellington & His Harlem Footwarmers
  31. Duke Ellington & Nick Kenny
  32. The Mills Brothers feat. Duke Ellington
  33. Juan Tizol, Duke Ellington
  34. Duke Ellington / Maurice Peress
  35. Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges & Harry James
  36. Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn & Johnny Mercer
  37. Duke Ellington and musicians
  38. Duke Ellington feat. Bing Crosby
  39. Duke Ellington ; Johnny Hodges ; Billy Taylor
  40. Duke Ellington ; Jimmy Blanton
  41. Duke Ellington With Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers
  42. Duke Ellington And Jimmy Blanton
  43. Duke Ellington And Junior Raglin
  44. Duke Ellington And Billy Strayhorn
  45. Duke Ellington, Oscar Pettiford And Sonny Greer
  46. Blanton-Webster Big Band, Duke Ellington
  47. Duke Ellington And John Coltrane
  48. Duke Ellington With Charles Mingus and Max Roach
  49. Earl Hines & Duke Ellington
  50. Bing Crosby & Duke Ellington
All Recording Results >>

Works (542)

Wrote

  1. Who Knows? (1953)
  2. Retrospection (1953)
  3. B Sharp Blues (1953)
  4. Caravan
All Works Results >>

Composed

  1. Mood Indigo (1930)
  2. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Aug 1931)
  3. Sophisticated Lady (1932)
  4. Drop Me Off in Harlem (1933)
  5. (In My) Solitude (1934)
  6. In a Sentimental Mood (1935)
  7. In a Sentimental Mood (1935)
  8. Crescendo in Blue (1937)
  9. Caravan (1937)
  10. Azure (1937)
  11. I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (1937)
  12. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (1938)
  13. Prelude to a Kiss (1938)
  14. In a Mellow Tone (1939)
  15. All Too Soon (1940)
  16. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore (1940)
  17. I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (1941)
  18. Just Squeeze Me (but Don’t Tease Me) (1941)
  19. Day Dream (1941)
  20. Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’ (1941)
  21. Rocks in My Bed (1941)
  22. “C” Jam Blues (1942)
  23. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me (1943)
  24. New World A-Comin’ (1943)
  25. Black, Brown, and Beige (1943)
  26. I Didn’t Know About You (1944)
  27. Don’t You Know I Care? (1944)
  28. I’m Beginning to See the Light (1944)
  29. Everything but You (1945)
  30. I’m Just a Lucky So and So (1945)
  31. Happy Go Lucky Local (1946)
  32. Liberian Suite: I Like the Sunrise (1947)
  33. Liberian Suite: Dance no. 3 (1947)
  34. Liberian Suite: Dance no. 5 (1947)
  35. Liberian Suite: Dance no. 2 (1947)
  36. Liberian Suite: Dance no. 1 (1947)
  37. Liberian Suite: Dance no. 4 (1947)
  38. A Tone Parallel to Harlem (The Harlem Suite) (1951)
  39. Satin Doll (1953) additional
  40. Imagine My Frustration (1965)
  41. Something 'Bout Believing (19 Feb 1968)
  42. The Eighth Veil
  43. It's a Glory
  44. Oclupaca
All Works Results >>

Lyrics

  1. Rocks in My Bed (1941)
  2. Praise God and Dance
All Works Results >>

Links (30)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.dukeellington.com/
  2. http://www.dukeellingtonlegacy.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n50080187/
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/duke_ellington
  3. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102155
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/118529994
  5. https://ibdb.com/person.php?id=11631
  6. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50080187
  7. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1953949A
  8. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13893638w
  9. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6639nkm
  10. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-815399

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/67111

Setlist.Fm

  1. https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/duke-ellington-13d6b5d5.html

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/145257

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000120323

Vgmdb

  1. https://vgmdb.net/artist/44339

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0254153/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/66651610

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4030

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/4305

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/57504
  2. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4F7Q5NV6h5TSwCainz8S5A

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/1156

Biographies

  1. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/education/ellington.html
  2. http://www.redhotjazz.com/duke.html

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duke_Ellington_-_publicity.JPG

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/3af06bc4-68ad-4cae-bb7a-7eeeb45e411f

Discography Pages

  1. http://www.redhotjazz.com/duke.html

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/dukeellington