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Composer

Duke Ellington

American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974)

1899–1974

673 works in the index

Born
1899
Died
1974
Birthplace
Washington, D.C.
Citizenship / historical state
United States
Period (estimated from birth year)
Modern

Biography

Duke Ellington — American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974). Duke Ellington was born in 1899 in Washington, D.C.. The recorded year of death is 1974. The biographical record lists citizenship or historical state as United States.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Voice, Guitar, Vocal, Horn
Genres represented
Jazz, Classical, Latin, Blues, pop
Works with composition dates
3 of 673

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 14 of 15

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Empty Ballroom Blues — —— —— 1
Portrait of Louis Armstrong — —— —Jazz 1
Don't You Know I Care — —— —— 1
Twenty-Two Cent Stomp — —— —— 1
Take Love Easy — —— —— 1
Low Key Lightly — —— —— 1
Stevedore's Serenade — —— —— 1
Blues In Blueprint — —— —— 1
Brasilliance — —— —— 1
Who Struck John — —— —— 1
Harlem Air Shaft — —— —— 1
Blue Feeling — —— —— 1
Happy Anatomy — —— —— 1
Trumpet In Spades — —— —— 1
Strange Feeling — —— —— 1
Jumpin' Punkins — —— —— 2
Pie Eye's Blues — —— —— 1
Sepia Panorama — —— —— 1
Tomorrow Mountain — —— —— 1
The Flaming Sword — —— —— 1
If You Were In My Place — —— —— 1
An Ellington Tribute — —— —— 1
Portrait of Mahalia Jackson — —— —Jazz 1
Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue — —— —Jazz 1
Kinda Dukish — —— Piano, Keyboard— 1
Blues #1 — —— Piano, Keyboard— 1
Passion Flower — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
It Will Have To Do Until The Real Thing Comes Along — —— Piano, Guitar, Vocal— 1
Jazz Combo Pak #28 — —— —— 1
I Like the Sunrise — —— —Jazz 1
It Don't Mean a Thing - Tenor Sax — —— —Jazz 1
Take the “A” Train — —— Piano, VocalJazz 76
Duke Ellington - Alto Sax — —— —— 1
It Don't Mean a Thing - Conductor Score — —— —Jazz 1
The Asphalt Jungle Suite, Theme from — —— —Jazz 1
Jazz Combo Pak 2 and 3 CD — —— —— 1
Duke Ellington - Drums — —— —— 1
Lotus Blossom — —— —— 1
Caravan: Score — —— —— 1
Mood Indigo: 1st B-flat Trumpet — —— —— 1
The Mooche: 1st B-flat Clarinet — —— —— 1
C-Jam Blues - Violin 1 — —— —Jazz 1
C-Jam Blues - Violin 2 — —— —Jazz 1
C-Jam Blues - Viola — —— —Jazz 1
Mood Indigo: Score — —— —— 1
Such Sweet Thunder : E-flat Alto Saxophone — —— —— 1
C-Jam Blues - Cello — —— OrchestraJazz 1
Sing, Sing, Sing — —— —— 1

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. This short biography is assembled from the recorded facts. Authority record: VIAF 66651610. Portrait: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.