Joined by the likes of saxophonist Ben Webster and trumpeter Cootie Williams jazz giant Duke Ellington demonstrates in this collection of performance clips spanning the years 192943 precisely why ...

In this concert from his great European tour Duke gives a big band concert to be remembered in Brussel’s Marni Theatre. Featuring star soloists Money Johnson on trumpet, Paul Gonsalves on ...

Duke Ellington recorded Masterpieces by Ellington, an ambitious album that redefined jazz composition. This deep dive explores the breathtaking Mood Indigo, a song that expanded beyond its swing roots ...

Duke Ellington, whose contours have something of ... on an endless sequence of one-night stands at dances, and playing in movie theatres, where he does up to five shows a day; in the night clubs ...

Don Warrington tells a story of a remarkable rebirth, as a down-on-his-luck Duke Ellington spontaneously and joyously sparks his band into life at the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival. Show more Don ...