Duke Ellington

Filmmaker Gary Keys crafts a compelling tribute to late jazz icon Duke Ellington with stunning sound and rare footage.

Duke Ellington and Orchestra perform 'C Jam Blues'. (imdb)

Duke Ellington in a jazz musical short with a tragic plotline. (imdb)

A compulsive gambler dies during a shooting, but he'll receive a second chance to reform himself and to make up with his worried wife. (imdb)

Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus additional performances filmed in 1977 and 1979, with introductions by Granz and jazz critic Nat Hentoff and also includes the 1944 short Jammin' the Blues. (imdb)

Duke Ellington plays his symphonic jazz piece ('A Rhapsody of Negro Life') with his orchestra against slice-of-life background scenes. The four movements: 1) The Laborers, 2) A Triangle: Dance, Jealousy, Blues, 3) A Hymn of Sorrow, 4) Harlem Rhythm. (imdb)

Duke Ellington and his orchestra play two jazz compositions plus 'Stormy Weather' (sung by Ivy Anderson). (imdb)

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

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

Bing and company try to break New Orleans style jazz onto a stuffy, white population.

This short documentary by writer and archivist Ehsan Khoshbakht tells the story of Duke Ellington's concert tour of the Middle East in 1963 and the development of one of the most beautiful jazz standards.

Duke Ellington Orchestra performs "Mood Indigo" for Snader Telescriptions.

Duke Ellington Orchestra performing "Sophisticated Lady" for Snader Telescriptions film.

Musical short featuring Duke Ellington & His Orchestra.