Duke Ellington Movies

  • 2022
    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

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    In 1955, on his report, a medical examiner wrote in the box: age, “about 53 years”. Charlie Parker nicknamed Bird just died, at 34. His...

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
  • 1966
    The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

    The Strolling '20s

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    Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical,...

    The Strolling '20s
  • 2002
    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

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    A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...

    It's Black Entertainment
  • 2024
    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

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    An aspiring singer is tasked with promoting the music catalogue of his great-grandfather, the famous songwriter Jimmy McHugh, recorded by everyone...

    I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
  • 1934
    Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

    Many Happy Returns

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    Gracie Allen assumes the "management" of the shop owned by her papa Horatio Allen, turning it into a radio station and then an aviary---with the...

    Many Happy Returns
  • 1969
    Change of Mind

    Change of Mind

    Change of Mind

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    A white man's brain is transplanted into a black man's skull.

    Change of Mind
  • 2018
    The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

    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...

    The Jazz Ambassadors
  • 1941
    Hot Chocolate

    Hot Chocolate

    Hot Chocolate

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    Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at their best along with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing for this "Hot Chocolate" musical short.

    Hot Chocolate
  • 2024
    Steve e il Duca

    Steve e il Duca

    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...

    Steve e il Duca
  • 1937
    The Hit Parade

    The Hit Parade

    The Hit Parade

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    Agent Pete Garland is fired by society singer Monica Barrett after he got her a new radio contract, because she thinks her lawyer friend Teddy Leeds...

    The Hit Parade
  • 2004
    The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

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    Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...

    The Harlem Renaissance
  • 1956
    Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

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    A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

    Jazz Ball
  • 1991
    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington

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    With a unique style that encompassed soul, jazz and pop, Lou Rawls established himself as one of the premier voices of the modern musical age. This...

    The Lou Rawls Show with Duke Ellington
  • 2012
    So Long

    So Long

    So Long

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    The life of two characters who follow each other beyond the walls.

    So Long
  • 2014
    Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

    Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

    Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

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    Duke Ellington & His Orchestra plus Sarah Vaughan & Her Trio live in Berlin. Featuring: Duke Ellington (piano), Sarah Vaughan (vocals), Harold Ashby...

    Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
  • 1947
    Date with Duke

    Date with Duke

    Date with Duke

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    Duke Ellington at the piano conducts a group of puppet perfume bottles playing his "Perfume Suite."

    Date with Duke
  • 1942
    Bli-Blip

    Bli-Blip

    Bli-Blip

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    Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White

    Bli-Blip
  • 1975
    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

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    Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
  • 1982
    Sophisticated Ladies

    Sophisticated Ladies

    Sophisticated Ladies

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    The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies...

    Sophisticated Ladies
  • 2004
    Improvisation

    Improvisation

    Improvisation

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    Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July 1966, Count Basie at the Montreux Jazz Festival...

    Improvisation