Vinyl records

Duke Ellington vinyl records

57 albums with 1,465 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

Edward Kennedy Ellington. American jazz pianist, composer and leader of his eponymous orchestra (born April 29, 1899, Washington, D.C.; died May 24, 1974 in New York City, N.Y.). Known for his residency at the Cotton Club (1927-1931) and for composing over a thousand pieces (often in collaboration), many of them now standards. shared composing duties (1939-1967). Father of , who took over the leadership of the orchestra after Duke died remaining until his own death in 1996. Grandfather of .