Movies
- 2024
Steve e il Duca
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In 1999, on the occasion of the centenary of Ellington's birth, Franco Maresco commissioned Steve Lacy to perform ten songs by the Duke, which were...
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- 1952
Mood Indigo
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Duke Ellington Orchestra performs "Mood Indigo" for Snader Telescriptions.
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- 1974
On the Road with Duke Ellington
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Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
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- 1934
Masks and Memories
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In this musical short, three individuals try to entice a reclusive uncle to join the festivities during Mardi Gras.
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- 2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
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The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz...
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- 1942
Flamingo
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Restored film directed by Josef Berne, released in 1942
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- 1943
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
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Restored Film released in 1943, directed by Jay Bonafield
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- 1949
Symphony In Swing
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Restored film directed by Will Cowan in 1943
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- 1947
Date with Duke
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Duke Ellington at the piano conducts a group of puppet perfume bottles playing his "Perfume Suite."
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- 1929
Black and Tan
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Duke Ellington plays hot jazz in a fictional story that finds him down on his luck; he tries in vain to dissuade his friend, dancer Fredi Washington,...
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- 1952
Sophisticated Lady
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Duke Ellington Orchestra performing "Sophisticated Lady" for Snader Telescriptions film.
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