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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 2 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
The Blues — —— Piano, GuitarJazz, Classical 7
Awful Sad — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 11
Boy Meets Horn — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, Horn, Clarinet, TrumpetJazz 10
Hit Me With A Hot Note And W — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 10
I Didn't Know About You — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalJazz, pop 11
Black And Tan Fantasy — —— Piano, VoiceJazz 11
Blues Of The Vagabond — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 10
Mississippi Moan — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 10
Blue Bubbles — —— PianoJazz, Classical 8
Move Over — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 10
Beautiful Romance — —— PianoJazz 7
Take The Coltrane — —— Voice, bassJazz 7
Drop Me Off In Harlem — —— Piano, Voice, VocalJazz 12
Stomp, Look And Listen — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 7
Birmingham Breakdown — —— PianoJazz 8
Black Beauty — —— PianoJazz 11
Goin' To Town — —— PianoJazz 6
Memphis Wail — —— PianoJazz 6
The Twitch - Piano Accompaniment — —— PianoJazz 2
Everything But You — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalJazz 8
Black Butterfly — —— Piano, VocalJazz 7
The Mooch — —— PianoJazz 7
Flaming Youth — —— PianoJazz 5
Black Cat Blues — —— PianoJazz 6
Jubilee Stomp — —— PianoJazz 6
Rent Party Blues — —— Piano, GuitarJazz 7
The Breakfast Dance — —— PianoJazz 5
Saturday Night Function — —— PianoJazz 6
Pussy Willow — —— PianoJazz 5
(The) St. Louis Blues — —— PianoJazz 6
On Becoming A Square — —— PianoJazz 5
A Portrait Of Burt Williams — —— PianoJazz 7
Concerto For Cootie — —— PianoJazz 5
Dusk — —— PianoJazz 6
The Single Petal Of A Rose — —— Guitar, VoiceJazz 8
Lament For A Lost Love — —— Guitar— 6
I'm Nobody's Baby Additional credits Benny Davis, Milton Ager, Lester Santly — —— PianoJazz 6
Sidewalks Of New York — —— Piano, Guitar, Voice, VocalJazz 5
Time's A-Wastin' — —— Piano, Voice, VocalJazz 3
Brown Penny — —— PianoJazz 6
Im Beginning To See The — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 5
I'm Just A Luck So And So — —— Piano, Guitar, VoiceJazz 6
I'm Riding On The Moon And Dancing On The Stars — —— PianoJazz 5
The Jeep Is Jumpin' — —— PianoJazz 5
The Gal From Joe's — —— PianoJazz 4
Zonky Blues — —— PianoJazz 5
Blues I Love To Sing — —— PianoJazz 5
Sloppy Joe — —— PianoJazz 5

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.