HD 1:39 | CIRCA 1955 - Duke Ellington's band plays "The Moochie," featuring clarinet and bass solos with Duke on the piano at the Harlem Variety Revue.
4K 1:04 | CIRCA 1940s - Duke Ellington writes a jazz song for the piano, playing a few notes at a time before writing them down.
HD 0:47 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, tap dancers perform alongside duke ellington's orchestra at a nightclub.
4K 0:35 | USA - 1930s - Duke Ellington's jazz orchestra concludes a performance at the Cotton Club.
4K 1:19 | USA - 1930s - A trumpet player and trombonist in Duke Ellington's band solo on "Stormy Weather."
4K 0:50 | USA - 1930s - Tap dancers Bessie Dudley and Florence Hill conclude a performance with Duke Ellington's band (narrated in 1956).
4K 0:43 | USA - 1941 - In this musical, Duke Ellington's band begins a performance with a solo by saxophonist Ben Webster.
4K 0:43 | USA - 1930s - Duke Ellington's band plays at the Cotton Club while a narrator lists off some of the musicians he taught (narrated in 1956).
4K 1:09 | USA - 1930s - Duke Ellington's band concludes a performance of "Stormy Weather," set to imagery of rainfall (narrated in 1956).
4K 1:15 | USA - 1930s - Tap dancers Bessie Dudley and Florence Hill begin performing with Duke Ellington's band (narrated in 1956).
4K 1:10 | USA - 1941 - Duke Ellington's band plays while Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, the swing dancers, perform.
4K 1:00 | USA - 1941 - Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, the swing dancers, begin performing in a hotel lobby to Duke Ellington's music.
HD 0:39 | Usa - 1942 - ray nance solos on the fiddle and rex stewart on the trumpet during a duke ellington jam session.
HD 0:49 | Usa - 1942 - barney bigard solos on the clarinet and sonny greer on the drums during a duke ellington jam session.
HD 1:52 | CIRCA 1942 - Duke Ellington's orchestra plays the C Jam Blues at a Harlem nightclub.
HD 0:39 | Usa - 1942 - ben webster solos on the saxophone and joe nanton on the muted trombone in a duke ellington jam session.
HD 0:34 | Usa - 1942 - duke ellington plays the piano in a harlem eatery while he waits for the rest of his orchestra to arrive.
HD 1:03 | Circa 1937 - duke ellington's band begins a rendition of "i've got to be a rug cutter" with ivie anderson leading on vocals.
SD 3:36 | 1930s - The Duke Ellington orchestra plays in a formal ballroom in 1930.
HD 1:00 | Circa 1937 - duke ellington leads his band in jazz riffing.
HD 1:44 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington and orchestra sample three standards in the 1960s.
HD 0:45 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, duke ellington rehearses on the piano with his trumpeter arthur whetsel in ellington's apartment.
HD 1:01 | Circa 1937 - duke ellington's band concludes a rendition of "i've got to be a rug cutter" with ivie anderson leading on vocals and woodwind soloists.
SD 0:53 | A trombone player's sultry solo in 1955, performing with the Duke Ellington Band. (1950s)
HD 0:57 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, duke ellington and his trumpeter arthur whetsel show ellington's girlfriend what they've been working on.
HD 0:50 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, dancers in exotic costumes dance with duke ellington's orchestra, until distressing news causes duke to walk offstage.
HD 0:39 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, duke ellington rehearses on the piano with his trumpeter arthur whetsel in ellington's apartment.
HD 1:26 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington's horn section is featured center stage on the song Rockin' in Rhythm in the 1960s.
HD 0:59 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, tap dancers conclude a performance in a single line on a mirrored floor while duke ellington's orchestra plays.
HD 0:55 | Circa 1929 - in this surreal musical, trumpeter arthur whetsel is featured with a gospel choir performing duke ellington's "black and tan fantasy".
HD 0:52 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, tap dancers start a performance in a single line on a mirrored floor while duke ellington's orchestra plays.
HD 1:10 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, trumpeter arthur whetsel solos on a performance of "black and tan fantasy" with duke ellington.
HD 0:58 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, trombonist tricky sam nanton and clarinetist barney bigard solo in duke ellington's "black and tan fantasy".
HD 1:16 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, duke ellington's orchestra and a gospel choir begin a performance of "black and tan fantasy".
HD 1:06 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, a faint woman backstage hallucinates during a duke ellington performance with trumpeter arthur whetsel and tap dancers.
HD 0:57 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, a faint woman backstage hallucinates during a duke ellington performance with tap dancers.
HD 0:47 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, a faint woman backstage has a kaleidoscopic hallucination during a duke ellington performance.
HD 1:21 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, fredi washington dances on stage with duke ellington's orchestra and faints afterwards.
HD 0:38 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, two men come to repossess duke ellington's piano.
HD 1:21 | Circa 1929 - in this musical, duke ellington's girlfriend uses alcohol to bribe repo men sent to take his piano.
4K 3:36 | CIRCA 1920s - The Duke Ellington orchestra plays in a formal ballroom in 1930.
HD 0:40 | CIRCA 1949 - Duke Ellington plays the piano, Louis Armstrong plays the trumpet, and Bill Robinson tap dances.
HD 0:08 | Rome, Italy - June 08, 2022, detail of the cover and cd of the Giants of Jazz series, Duke Ellington and the Small Groups.
HD 1:45 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces composer Billy Strayhorn in the 1960s.
HD 0:57 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces the song Diminuendo in Blue in the 1960s.
4K 0:10 | Washington, DC, USA - August 1, 2022: The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a high school dedicated to arts education. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
HD 2:51 | CIRCA 1960s - Composer Billy Strayhorn plays piano in the 1960s.
4K 0:08 | Washington, DC, USA - August 1, 2022: The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a high school dedicated to arts education. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
4K 0:33 | CIRCA 1940s - Duke Ellington studies his sheet music while writing a new jazz song.
4K 0:09 | Washington, DC, USA - August 1, 2022: The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a high school dedicated to arts education. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
4K 0:11 | Washington, DC, USA - August 1, 2022: The Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a high school dedicated to arts education. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
4K 0:36 | CIRCA 1940s - Duke Ellington sits and and plays at the piano while writing a new jazz composition.
4K 0:42 | CIRCA 1940s - Duke Ellington writes a jazz song for the piano, playing a few notes at a time before writing them down.
4K 0:42 | CIRCA 1940s - Duke Ellington sits and and plays at the piano while writing a new jazz composition.
SD 1:09 | Duke Ellington and his band perform on the Harlem Variety Revue in 1955, NYC, featuring a wispy clarinet solo. (1950s)
4K 0:21 | NYC, NEW YORK, USA - APRIL 23, 2019:
Duke Ellington Memorial at the Duke Ellington Circle.
SD 2:00 | Willie Bryant, American MC, entertainer, and host of the Harlem Variety Revue in 1955, introduces the Duke Ellington Band featuring their woodwinds and horn section. (1950s)
HD 1:16 | CIRCA 1955 - Duke Ellington's orchestra plays at the Harlem Variety Revue, featuring a trumpet solo by Cootie Williams.
HD 1:24 | CIRCA 1955 - Duke Ellington's band plays "The Moochie," featuring notable performances by drummer Louie Bellson.
HD 1:32 | CIRCA 1955 - Duke Ellington's drummer Louie Bellson plays an extended solo at the Harlem Variety Revue.
HD 0:53 | CIRCA 1955 - Willie Bryant introduces Duke Ellington's orchestra at the Harlem Variety Revue.
HD 1:26 | CIRCA 1955 - Duke Ellington's band concludes "The Moochie," featuring notable performances.
HD 1:29 | CIRCA 1960s - Rolf Ericson plays flugelhorn solo on the song Perdido in the 1960s.
HD 0:57 | Circa 1942 - paul white and marie bryant dance, sing and scat to "bli-blip" together in a restaurant.
HD 1:03 | CIRCA 1955 - Host Willie Bryant opens a performance of the Harlem Variety Revue by praising Duke Ellington.
HD 0:40 | Circa 1942 - marie bryant sings and scats the love song "bli-blip" to paul white in an empty restaurant.
HD 2:00 | CIRCA 1947 - In this stop-motion movie, a self-proclaimed music-hating gnome can't help dancing to the piano stylings of real life Duke Ellington.
HD 0:54 | Circa 1942 - paul white sings and scats the love song "bli-blip" to marie bryant in an empty restaurant.
HD 0:48 | Circa 1943 - lina romay starts singing "don't get around much anymore" while lounging on the beach.
HD 1:02 | Circa 1943 - lina romay finishes singing "don't get around much anymore" while lounging on the beach.
HD 1:17 | CIRCA 1947 - In this stop-motion movie, a gnome tells the real-life Duke Ellington that he hates music and the pianist takes it as a challenge.
HD 1:41 | CIRCA 1947 - In this stop-motion movie, Duke Ellington conducts perfume bottles in a performance of the Perfume Suite.
HD 1:10 | CIRCA 1947 - Perfume bottles brought to life with stop-motion animation admire Duke Ellington's musical stylings.
HD 0:44 | CIRCA 1947 - Perfume bottles brought to life with stop-motion animation ask Duke Ellington to conduct them in song.
HD 0:47 | Circa 1943 - lina romay dances with a man to "don't get around anymore" at the beach while friends look on.
4K 0:24 | 1960s: Duke Ellington listens. Man interviews Duke Ellington in Livingroom. Duke Ellington speaks.
HD 1:31 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington's orchestra plays song Stompin at the Savoy in the 1960s.
HD 0:55 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces trumpeter Cat Anderson on the song The Eighth Veil in the 1960s.
HD 0:56 | CIRCA 1942 - Duke Ellington starts playing C Jam Blues on the piano after hours at a night club, and is joined by violinist Ray Nance.
HD 2:05 | CIRCA 1960s - Saxophone solos in Duke Ellington's song Stompin at the Savoy in the 1960s.
HD 0:46 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington and orchestra play a snippet of the song Caravan in the 1960s.
HD 1:44 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington and orchestra sample three standards in the 1960s.
4K 0:16 | Hollywood, CA, USA - 05/17/18: Hollywood Walk of Fame Star with Duke Ellington's name. Wide and Close-up Detail. For editorial purposes only. Commercial use requires approval.
HD 1:15 | CIRCA 1968 - Duke Ellington talks about how black artists have influenced American music.
HD 1:25 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces himself as the orchestra's pianist in the 1960s.
HD 1:00 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces song Guitar Amour from movie Paris Blues in the 1960s.
HD 0:21 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces Jimmy Hamilton and the song Rosey in the 1960s.
HD 0:40 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces Rolf Ericson and the song Perdido in the 1960s.
HD 0:22 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces song Stompin at the Savoy in the 1960s.
HD 1:34 | CIRCA 1960s - Different sections of Duke Ellington's orchestra play the song Afro Bossa in the 1960s.
HD 0:57 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington addresses his audience in the 1960s.
HD 1:36 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington plays piano during performance of song Guitar Amour in the 1960s.
HD 1:20 | CIRCA 1960s - All sections of Duke Ellington's orchestra synchronize their play of the song Afro Bossa in the 1960s.
HD 1:34 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces composer Billy Strayhorn in the 1960s.
HD 1:38 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington and orchestra sample three standards in the 1960s.
HD 0:53 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington's orchestra horn trio plays in the 1960s.
HD 0:57 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington individually acknowledges all of the soloists who performed during the medley in the 1960s.
HD 1:53 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington samples jazz standards in the 1960s.
HD 1:10 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington's orchestra plays I Don't Get Around Much Anymore in the 1960s.
HD 1:26 | CIRCA 1960s - Duke Ellington introduces himself as the orchestra's pianist in the 1960s.