Duke Ellington
Type
Person
Location
🇺🇸 United States
Formed
29 April 1899
Ended
24 May 1974
Member of
Billy Strayhorn Trio, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, Duke Ellington and His Rhythm, Duke Ellington & His Band, Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians, Duke Ellington Octet, Duke Ellington Quartet, Duke Ellington’s Hot Five, Duke Ellington’s Jazz Ensemble, Duke Ellington’s Spacemen, Duke Ellington & the Jungle Band, Leonard Feather’s Esquire All‐Americans, Mills' Ten Black Berries, The Duke Ellington Sextet, The Duke Ellington Trio, The Harlem Footwarmers, The Washingtonians
Albums103
- 2024
- 2023
- Africa SingsBruckner Orchester Linz, Dennis Russell Davies, Martin Achrainer, Angélique Kidjo, Philip Glass, Duke Ellington, Alexander von Zemlinsky, Langston Hughes & Bella Bellow2022
- 2017
- El barBratislava Symphony Orchestra, Duke Ellington & Telephunken2017
- 2017
- Blues In Orbit + The Cosmic SceneDuke Ellington–2017
- 2016
- Manhattan Intermezzo: American and British Works for Piano and OrchestraNeil Sedaka, Keith Emerson, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin; Jeffrey Biegel, Brown University Orchestra, Paul Phillips2016
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- Nutcracker SuitesПётр Ильич Чайковский, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn; Harmonie Ensemble New York, Steven Richman2013
- Black, Brown, and BeigeDuke Ellington; Buffalo Philharmonic, JoAnn Falletta2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2008
- 2008
- 2006
- Concept of FreedomAnthony Braxton (+ Duke Ellington)2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- Ellington: Suite from "The River" / Harlem / Solitude / Dawson: Negro Folk SymphonyDuke Ellington, William Levi Dawson; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi2001
- 2001
- CollagesDuke Ellington with The Ron Collier Orchestra2001
- Classic EllingtonDuke Ellington arr. Luther Henderson; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, Lena Horne2000
- 2000
- A Tone Parallel to HarlemDuke Ellington; Claude Bolling Big Band1999
- Reflections on DukeDuke Ellington; Jean‐Yves Thibaudet1999
- Paris BluesDuke Ellington feat. Louis Armstrong1998
- 1996
- 1993
- Still: Symphony no. 1 "Afro-American" / Ellington: Suite from "The River"William Grant Still, Duke Ellington; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi1993
- Still: Symphony no. 2 "Song of a New Race" / Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony / Ellington: HarlemWilliam Grant Still, William Levi Dawson, Duke Ellington; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi1993
- 1992
- Big Band's Greatest HitsBenny Goodman, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Chick Webb, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmie Lunceford, Andy Kirk, Glenn Miller, Charlie Barnet, Gene Krupa, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton & Claude Thornhill1992
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- Orchestral WorksDuke Ellington with Erich Kunzel directing the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra1989
- 1989
- 1988
- 1988
- A Broadway Extravaganza!Arlen, Ellington, Gershwin, Gilbert & Sullivan, Lloyd Webber, Romberg, Sondheim; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Luther Henderson, Paul Gemignani1987
- 1987
- Music by Ellington & BartókEllington, Bartók; Nigel Kennedy, Alec Dankworth1986
- Ties & TailsDuke Ellington, George Gershwin, Erich Kunzel & Rochester Pops1986
- 1985
- Ellington: Suite from The River / Mayuzumi: Essay for String OrchestraDuke Ellington, Toshiro Mayuzumi; The Louisville Orchestra, Akira Endo1983
- It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That SwingDuke Ellington & Teresa Brewer1982
- 1982
- 1979
- 1976
- This One's for Blanton!Duke Ellington & Ray Brown1975
- 1974
- 1971
- Duke Ellington "North Of The Border" In CanadaThe Ron Collier Orchestra with Duke Ellington1968
- Francis A. & Edward K.Frank Sinatra with Duke Ellington1968
- 1967
- 1966
- Ella at Duke’s PlaceElla Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington1966
- Serenade to SwedenAlice Babs & Duke Ellington1966
- The Duke At TanglewoodDuke Ellington • Boston Pops • Arthur Fiedler1966
- Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Artie Shaw and Their OrchestrasDuke Ellington / Fletcher Henderson / Artie Shaw1965
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman HawkinsDuke Ellington & Coleman Hawkins1963
- 1963
- Duke Ellington & John ColtraneDuke Ellington & John Coltrane19634.00 ★
- The Great ReunionLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington1963
- 1962
- Money JungleDuke Ellington • Charlie Mingus • Max Roach19625.00 ★
- First Time! The Count Meets the DukeDuke Ellington and Count Basie1961
- 1961
- Recording Together for the First TimeLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington1961
- Back to Back: Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges Play the BluesDuke Ellington & Johnny Hodges1960
- 1960
- 1960
- Side by SideDuke Ellington & Johnny Hodges19594.00 ★
- 1958
- At NewportDuke Ellington and The Buck Clayton All-Stars1956
- 1954
- 1953
- Mercer Records Presents the Billy Strayhorn TrioBilly Strayhorn Trio with Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn1951
- 1946
- 1945
- 1940
- Duke Ellington Meets Leonard FeatherDuke Ellington, Leonard Feather
- Jazz at the MoviesDuke Ellington & Miles Davis
- The HustlerKenyon Hopkins / Duke Ellington / Alex North
- Timon of AthensDuke Ellington & Stanley Silverman
EPs4
- It Shouldn't Happen to a DreamDuke Ellington / Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Featuring Sarah Vaughan1965
- 1959
- Harlem SuiteDuke Ellington / Duke Ellington And His Orchestra1958
- 1954
Singles11
- Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (live on the Ed Sullivan Show, March 7, 1965)Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington2020
- It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (live on the Ed Sullivan Show, March 7, 1965)Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington2020
- Reflections on DukeDuke Ellington; Jean‐Yves Thibaudet1999
- Follow Me / All I Need Is the GirlFrank Sinatra & Duke Ellington1968
- Duke Ellington Meets John ColtraneDuke Ellington Meets John Coltrane1965
- Dancers in Love / ColoraturaDuke Ellington / Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra1952
- The Minor Goes Muggin’ / Tonight I Shall Sleep (With a Smile on My Face)Duke Ellington with Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra/Tommy Dorsey with Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra1945
- Blues / Plucked AgainDuke Ellington, Jimmy Blanton1939
- 1937
- Hot and Bothered / Swampy RiverDuke Ellington's Orchestra / Duke Ellington1930
- Satin Doll / Sophisticated LadyDuke Ellington, Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler / Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Live Albums42
- 2022
- 2019
- 2018
- 2014
- 2012
- 2009
- Live at the Berlin Philharmonic HallDuke Ellington, Sarah Vaughan2005
- 2002
- 2001
- 1999
- Duke Ellington In Sweden 1973 (Highlights From The Swedish Radio Jazz Archives)Duke Ellington featuring The Swedish Guests Alice Babs, Rolf Ericson, Åke Persson, Nils Lindberg1999
- 1999
- Côte d’Azur Concerts on VerveDuke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald1998
- 1998
- 1997
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1991
- 1991
- The King Cole Trios - Live: 1947-1948Nat King Cole featuring Duke Ellington, Woody Herman, Pearl Bailey1991
- 1990
- 1990
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1987
- The First Annual Connecticut Jazz Festival, July 28, 1956Duke Ellington, His Orchestra and Friends1987
- 1987
- 1983
- 1975
- Ella & Duke at the Côte d’AzurDuke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald1967
- 1966
- Jazz ConcertDuke Ellington / Bobby Hackett1962
Compilations300
- 2025
- 2024
- 2024
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
- 2018
- Verve 6 Great JazzElla Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Teddy Wilson Quartet, Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, The Art Tatum / Ben Webster Quartet2017
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2015
- The Songs of Bessie Smith & It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That SwingTeresa Brewer with Count Basie and Thad Jones & Duke Ellington with Teresa Brewer2015
- Awesome Moments of MusicLouis Armstrong / Duke Ellington2015
- 2014
- 2014
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013
- 2013
- 2012
- 2012
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011
- BBC Music, Volume 18, Number 7: Great American Classics: Gershwin: Second Rhapsody / Bernstein: Chichester PsalmsGershwin, 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 Grofé2010
- 2010
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2009
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- De legendes van de jazzDuke Ellington / Louis Armstrong2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- Manhattan Melodies Songs of New YorkPaul Whiteman, Billie Holiday, Ben Selvin, Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Ray Anthony, Ginger Rogers, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Kathryn Handy, Al Jolson, Gene Kelly, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Judy Garland, Cole Porter & James Cagney2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- Side By SideDuke Ellington & Count Basie2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- 2003
- The Best Of Louis Armstrong & Duke EllingtonLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington2003
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- 2002
- The Best Of Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington2002
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- 2001
- Ivie & Duke: All God’s ChillunIvie Anderson & Duke Ellington2001
- 2001
- Jazz Greatest Hits: The Great OnesDuke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong2000
- 20004.00 ★
- 2000
- 2000
- The Great Summit: The Complete SessionsLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- Complete Columbia & RCA Victor Sessions: Centennial EditionDuke Ellington with Ben Webster featuring Jimmy Blanton2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- Raisin' The RentIvie Anderson & Duke Ellington2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- The Making of the Great SummitLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington2000
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- Classic CD, Volume 111: MenuhinElgar, Bartok, Beethoven, Indian; Menuhin, Barbara Bonney, Duke Ellington, Martha Argerich1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- Big Band FeverDuke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- 1999
- The Complete SessionsLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington1999
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- American FreedomLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- 1996
- Louis Armstrong meets Duke EllingtonLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington1996
- 1996
- 1995
- Bing Crosby & FriendsBing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters, Fred Astaire, Connie Boswell, Duke Ellington, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer, The Mills Brothers & Jack Teagarden1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994
- Kings of Swing: The Millennium AnthologyGlenn Miller, Duke Ellington & Count Basie1994
- 1994
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- 1993
- The Kings of Swing, Vol. 3Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne1993
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990
- 1990
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- Piano Duets: Great Times!Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- The Jazz Collector Edition: Cotton Club DaysDuke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- 1989
- The Great SummitLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1988
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1983
- 1982
- 1982
- 1982
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981
- 1981
- 1980
- I giganti del jazz, vol. 1Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles1980
- 1979
- 1978
- The Great Tenor EncountersDuke Ellington with Coleman Hawkins & John Coltrane1978
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- Hodge PodgeJohnny Hodges and His Orchestra featuring Duke Ellington, Lawrence Brown & Cootie Williams1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- Duke Ellington Presents Ivie AndersonDuke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1973
- 1972
- 1972
- 1969
- 1965
- 1964
- 1954
- All That JazzBenny Goodman & Duke Ellington
- Compact Jazz: Duke Ellington & Ella FitzgeraldDuke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald
- I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 27Duke Ellington, Harry James and His Orchestra, Herb Pomeroy, Jon Hendricks
- Rare Strayhorn - Billy Strayhorn with Duke Ellington 1941-1965Billy Strayhorn with Duke Ellington
- Sophisticated LadyCab Calloway & Duke Ellington
Others1
- 1993
Bootlegs5
- BBC Proms 2024, Prom 35: Ellington, Braxton and Mary Lou WilliamsEllington, Braxton and Williams; BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Ilan Volkov, Aaron Diehl Trio2024
- 2006
- Live at the Greek TheatreDuke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald1994
- 1989
- 1966-01-30: Teatro Lirico, Milan, ItalyDuke & Ella
