Duke Ellington Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
DUKE ELLINGTON
Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, District of Columbia
Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City, New York
Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City, New York
Edward "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) employed the influences of blues, jazz, bop and ragtime to become one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He composed over 6,000 works, including "Mood Indigo" (1930), "Ko-Ko" (1940), "Beggar's Holiday" (1946) and the theme from Paris Blues (1960) as well as "Sophisticated Lady" and "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing". Ellington, who had formed his own orchestra in 1923, gained national recognition from radio performances at the Cotton Club in Harlem, whose success he helped establish. An innovator of the Big Band sound, he played that style of music a decade before the peak of its popularity. Ellington also composed Broadway scores, movie themes, sacred and semi-classical works. It would require careful study to trace all the names Ellington has written here, a key to its purpose may be the phrases "Met Opera of Jazz/Blue Note - F. Holzfeind". The Blue Night nightclub, in Chicago, owned by Fred Holzfeind, presented high quality jazz from 1947 to 1960. It was the first integrated club on the Loop, and Duke Ellington played there many times. (His Live at the Blue Note (1959) has been re-issued.) In his autobiography, Music is My Mistress (1973), Ellington called the Blue Note "the Metropolitan Opera of Jazz."
So-You-Think-You-Can-Dance (Sound), 1934-Many-Happy-Returns (Music Department), 1952-Mood-Indigo (in person), 2000-Yksityisetsivan-tytar (Sound), 1952-Sophisticated-Lady (Sound), 1970-The-Red-Skelton-Hour (in person), 1967-Center-Stage (in person), 1952-Sophisticated-Lady (in person), 1966-The-Dean-Martin-Comedy-Hour (in person), 1988-Sunset (Sound), 1961-Here's-Hollywood (in person), 1997-Seven-Years-in-Tibet (Sound), 1991-The-Naked-Gun-2:-The-Smell-of-Fear (Sound), 1992-Glengarry-Glen-Ross (Sound), 1992-Prelude-to-a-Kiss (Sound), 1992-A-League-of-Their-Own (Sound), 1992-The-Mambo-Kings (Sound), 1991-He-Said,-She-Said (Sound), 1990-White-Hunter-Black-Heart (Sound), 1989-Valentina (Sound), 1989-Harlem-Nights (Sound), 1989-When-Harry-Met-Sally... (Sound), 1989-Bloodhounds-of-Broadway (Sound), 1988-Envoyez-les-violons (Sound), 1986-Royal-Society-Jazz-Orchestra (Sound), 1986-The-Singing-Detective (Sound), 1986-Jo-Jo-Dancer,-Your-Life-Is-Calling (Sound), 1984-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (Sound), 1982-Let's-Spend-the-Night-Together (Sound), 1981-Reborn (Sound), 1977-Ecco-noi-per-esempio... (Sound), 1977-The-Richard-Pryor-Show (Sound), 1970-The-Mike-Douglas-Show (Sound), 1966-The-Danny-Kaye-Show (Sound), 1957-This-Could-Be-the-Night (Sound), 1955-Show-Time-at-the-Apollo (Sound), 1946-The-Dark-Corner (Sound), 1946-People-Are-Funny (Sound), 1945-The-Mouse-Comes-to-Dinner (Sound), 1937-The-Hit-Parade (Sound), 1935-Symphony-in-Black:-A-Rhapsody-of-Negro-Life (Sound), 1961-The-Asphalt-Jungle (Music Department), 1957-The-United-States-Steel-Hour (Performer), 1934-Belle-of-the-Nineties (Performer), 1961-The-Asphalt-Jungle (Sound), 1973-3.-November-1973 (in person), 1973-Parkinson (in person), 1970-Music-on-2 (in person), 1970-...And-Beautiful-II (in person), 1969-1970-The-David-Frost-Show (in person), 1962-1967-The-Merv-Griffin-Show (in person), 1966-Tempo (in person), 1965-Late-Night-Lineup (in person), 1964-That-Regis-Philbin-Show (in person), 1962-The-Garry-Moore-Show (in person), 1955-Show-Time-at-the-Apollo (in person), 1953-What's-My-Line (in person), 1937-The-Hit-Parade (in person), 1935-Symphony-in-Black:-A-Rhapsody-of-Negro-Life (in person), 1934-Murder-at-the-Vanities (in person), 2007-Jazz-Giants-of-the-20th-Century (Other), 2006-Reminiscing-in-Tempo (Other), 1991-The-American-Experience (Other), 1991-The-Very-Best-of-the-Ed-Sullivan-Show (Other), 2012-The-Master (Sound), 2011-Late-Show-with-David-Letterman (Sound), 2011/I-The-Artist (Sound), 2009/I-Up-in-the-Air (Sound), 2009-Hollywood-Singing-and-Dancing:-A-Musical-History---The-1930s: (Sound), 2008-Two-Lovers (Sound), 2007-The-Great-Debaters (Sound), 2007/II-Ella (Sound), 2007-Does-Your-Soul-Have-a-Cold (Sound), 2007-King-of-California (Sound), 2005-Munich (Sound), 2005-The-Lost-City (Sound), 2003-Mona-Lisa-Smile (Sound), 2003-The-Matrix-Revolutions (Sound), 2003-Ben-Webster (Sound), 2001-An-American-Rhapsody (Sound), 2000-The-Legend-of-Bagger-Vance (Sound), 2000-The-Last-of-the-Blonde-Bombshells (Sound), 1999-Sweet-and-Lowdown (Sound), 1999-The-Thirteenth-Floor (Sound), 1999/I-Life (Sound), 1999-The-Matrix (Sound), 1998-Living-Out-Loud (Sound), 1998-Rounders (Sound), 1996-Swingers (Sound), 1994-Bullets-Over-Broadway (Sound), 1994-Bottle-Rocket (Sound), 1993-Swing-Kids (Sound), 2011-Boardwalk-Empire (Sound), 2001-Desalinada (Sound), 1998-It-All-Came-True (Sound), 2013-42 (Sound), Independent-Lens (Sound), 1973-Teresa-the-Thief (Sound), 1941-Hot-Chocolate (in person), 1988-Let's-Get-Lost (Sound), 1985-Buddy-Rich-and-His-Band:-Channel-One-Suite (Sound), 1942-I-Got-It-Bad-&-That-Ain't-Good (in person), Dancing-with-the-Stars (Sound), 1997-Lugosi:-Hollywood's-Dracula (Sound), 1956-Stars-of-Jazz (Sound), 1952-Solitude (Sound), 1952-Solitude (in person), Jazz-Party (Sound), 1956-The-Steve-Allen-Plymouth-Show (in person), 2011-Magic-Trip (Sound), The-Sopranos (Sound), Timex-All-Star-Jazz-Show (Sound), 2013-American-Horror-Story (Sound), 2010-On-Tour (Sound), 1961-The-Last-Time-I-Saw-Archie (Sound), 1944-Swingtime-Holiday (Sound), 1961-Paris-Blues (Music Department), 1934-Masks-and-Memories (Music Department), 1934-Masks-and-Memories (Performer), 1955-The-Jackie-Gleason-Show (Performer), 1949-Symphony-in-Swing (Performer), 1943-Reveille-with-Beverly (Performer), 1930-Check-and-Double-Check (Performer), 1966-Assault-on-a-Queen (Sound), 1961-Paris-Blues (Sound), 1957-Holiday (Sound), 1974-On-the-Road-with-Duke-Ellington (in person), 1968-Newport-Jazz-Festival (in person), 1959-1967-The-Bell-Telephone-Hour (in person), 1964-Freedom-Spectacular (in person), 1964-Jazz-625 (in person), 1960-Schlager-Raketen (in person), 1959-The-Patti-Page-Oldsmobile-Show (in person), 1955-1956-Frankie-Laine-Time (in person), 1955-Rock-'n'-Roll-Revue (in person), 1950-Showtime,-U.S.A. (in person), 1949-The-Milton-Berle-Show (in person), 1943-Upbeat-in-Music (in person), 1943-Cabin-in-the-Sky (in person), 1942-Flamingo (in person), 2004-Harlem-Renaissance (Other), 1999-The-Century:-America's-Time (Other), 1990-That's-Black-Entertainment (Other), 1977-All-You-Need-Is-Love (Other), 1971-Black-Music-in-America:-From-Then-Till-Now (Other), 1941-Birth-of-the-Blues (Other), 2008-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV (Sound), 2008-Be-Kind-Rewind (Sound), 2005-The-White-Countess (Sound), 2005-Breakfast-on-Pluto (Sound), 2004-Melinda-and-Melinda (Sound), 2002-Mafia:-The-City-of-Lost-Heaven (Sound), 2001-One-Night-with-Robbie-Williams (Sound), 2001-Angel-Eyes (Sound), 2000-Chocolat (Sound), 2000-My-Dog-Skip (Sound), 1999-Any-Given-Sunday (Sound), 1999-Eyes-Wide-Shut (Sound), 1999-Star-Trek:-Deep-Space-Nine (Sound), 1998-Saving-Private-Ryan (Sound), 1998-The-Odd-Couple-II (Sound), 1997-Double-Tap (Sound), 1997-Addicted-to-Love (Sound), 1996-Larger-Than-Life (Sound), 1995-Let-It-Be-Me (Sound), 1995-Devil-in-a-Blue-Dress (Sound), 1994-Corrina,-Corrina (Sound), 1993-Lipstick-on-Your-Collar (Sound), 1991-The-Rocketeer (Sound), 1989-The-Fabulous-Baker-Boys (Sound), 1988-Full-Moon-in-Blue-Water (Sound), 1988-Biloxi-Blues (Sound), 1987-The-Untouchables (Sound), 1987-In-the-Mood (Sound), 1980-Rough-Cut (Sound), 1968-The-Jonathan-Winters-Show (Sound), 1963-The-Dinah-Shore-Chevy-Show (Sound), 1961-Paris-Blues (Sound), 1949-Symphony-in-Swing (Sound), 1945-Man-from-Oklahoma (Sound), 1945-War-Comes-to-America (Sound), 1943-Cabin-in-the-Sky (Sound), 1943-So's-Your-Uncle (Sound), 1943-Air-Force (Sound), 1943-Harry-Parry-and-His-Radio-Rhythm-Club-Septet (Sound), 1935-Roof-Tops-of-Manhattan (Sound), 1934-Masks-and-Memories (Sound), 1933-Betty-Boop's-May-Party (Sound), 1930-Check-and-Double-Check (Sound), 2005-Great-Women-Singers-of-the-20th-Century:-Chaka-Khan (Music Department), 1942-Bli-Bip (Sound), 1966-Noche-del-sabado (in person), 2012-Three-Vignettes (Sound), 1939-Verdensbermtheder-i-Kbenhavn (in person), 2012-The-Savoy-King:-Chick-Webb-&-the-Music-That-Changed-America (Other), 1973-Iltatahti (in person), 1952/II-Caravan (in person), 2013-The-Mark-of-Beauty (Sound), The-National-Parks:-America's-Best-Idea (Sound), Angels-in-America (Sound), 1951-V.I.P.'s-Boogie (in person), Breaking-Bad (Sound), 2011-Friends-with-Kids (Sound), 2009-He's-Just-Not-That-Into-You (Sound), 2008-Eli-Stone (Sound), 2008-A-Christmas-Tale (Sound), 2007-Melba-Moore:-Live-in-Concert (Sound), 2004-The-Notebook (Sound), 2004-Rosemary-Clooney:-Singing-at-Her-Best (Sound), 2002-Minority-Report (Sound), 2002-Divine-Secrets-of-the-Ya-Ya-Sisterhood (Sound), 2001-Ocean's-Eleven (Sound), 2001-The-Curse-of-the-Jade-Scorpion (Sound), 2000-Pollock (Sound), 1999-The-Green-Mile (Sound), 1999-Pitch-People (Sound), 1999-Introducing-Dorothy-Dandridge (Sound), 1998-Sphere (Sound), 1998-Fallen-Arches (Sound), 1997-Hoodlum (Sound), 1997-Metro (Sound), 1997-Love-Jones (Sound), 1996-The-Mirror-Has-Two-Faces (Sound), 1995-Forget-Paris (Sound), 1994-The-Hudsucker-Proxy (Sound), 1993-Bluesland:-A-Portrait-in-American-Music (Sound), 1992-Malcolm-X (Sound), 1992-White-Men-Can't-Jump (Sound), 1991-Flirting (Sound), 1991-Guilty-by-Suspicion (Sound), 1991-Wild-Blade (Sound), 1990-Alice (Sound), 1990-Wild-at-Heart (Sound), 1990-Dolly-and-Her-Lover (Sound), 1990-Strike-It-Rich (Sound), 1989-Field-of-Dreams (Sound), 1988-Driving-Me-Crazy (Sound), 1986-Tough-Guys (Sound), 1986-Miss-Mary (Sound), 1984-The-Cotton-Club (Sound), 1984-Maria's-Lovers (Sound), 1982-Police-Squad! (Sound), 1974-The-Conversation (Sound), 1973-Duke-Ellington...-We-Love-You-Madly (Sound), 1971-My-Tongue-Is--Quick! (Sound), 1968-Handicap (Sound), 1966-The-Sammy-Davis,-Jr.-Show (Sound), 1962-Boccaccio-'70 (Sound), 1962-All-Night-Long (Sound), 1960-Dante (Sound), 1958-1960-Peter-Gunn (Sound), 1957-The-Lux-Show (Sound), 1943-Don't-Get-Around-Much-Anymore (Sound), 1941-Ice-Capades (Sound), 1937-Underworld (Sound), 1934/II-Vaudeville (Sound), 1933-Advice-to-the-Lovelorn (Sound), 1933-A-Bundle-of-Blues (Sound), 1929-Black-and-Tan (Sound), 1981-Say-Brother (Music Department), 1969-Change-of-Mind (Music Department), 1969-Change-of-Mind (Sound), 1975-Black-Shadows-on-the-Silver-Screen (in person), 1973-Duke-Ellington...-We-Love-You-Madly (in person), 1967-1969-The-Joey-Bishop-Show (in person), 1968-The-Barbara-McNair-and-Duke-Ellington-Special (in person), 1967-NET-Playhouse (in person), 1964-The-Twentieth-Century (in person), 1962-Here's-Edie (in person), 1959-Spectacular (in person), 1959-Timex-All-Star-Jazz-Show (in person), 1951-Songs-for-Sale (in person), 1950-The-Faye-Emerson-Show (in person), 1947-Date-with-Duke (in person), 1933-A-Bundle-of-Blues (in person), 1929-Black-and-Tan (in person), 2011-Michel-Petrucciani (Other), 2002-Rhapsody-in-Black (Other), 2002-Cinerama-Adventure (Other), 1956-Jazz-Ball (Other), Baseball (Sound), 1978-The-Muppet-Show (Sound), 1952-Deadline---U.S.A. (Sound), 1959-1970-The-Ed-Sullivan-Show (in person), Perry-Como's-Kraft-Music-Hall (Sound), 1968-NET-Festival (in person), 1993-Victor-Borges-Tivoli-150-ar (Other), 2013-An-Honest-Buck (Sound), 2013-American-Hustle (Sound), 2012-Ginger-&-Rosa (Sound), American-Masters (Sound), 1991-En-dag-i-oktober (Sound), Show-Time-at-the-Apollo (Sound), 2012-The-Artist-and-the-Model (Sound), 2011-The-Fairy (Sound), 1979-Serie-noire (Sound), 1969-Adalen-31 (Sound), 2013-America's-Book-of-Secrets (in person), 1956-The-Bottom-of-the-Bottle (Sound), 1951-Half-Angel (Sound), 1950-No-Way-Out (Sound), 1946-Breakin'-It-Down (Sound), 1942-Jam-Session (Sound), 1938-The-Shining-Hour (Sound), 1929-Rhythms (Sound), 2006-Nutcracker-Sweeties (Music Department), 1977-The-Turning-Point (Music Department), 1959-Anatomy-of-a-Murder (Music Department), 1966-The-Jackie-Gleason-Show (Performer), 1959-Anatomy-of-a-Murder (Performer), 1950-Salute-to-Duke-Ellington (Performer), 1959-Anatomy-of-a-Murder (Sound), 1950-Salute-to-Duke-Ellington (Sound), 1950-Salute-to-Duke-Ellington (in person), 2004-Improvisation (in person), 1980-Memories-of-Duke (in person), 1970-1976-Happy-Days (in person), 1973-This-Is-Your-Life (in person), 1972-Timex-All-Star-Swing-Festival (in person), 1969-Frost-on-Saturday (in person), 1966-The-Strolling-'20s (in person), 1963-The-Keefe-Brasselle-Show (in person), 1963-The-Tonight-Show-Starring-Johnny-Carson (in person), 1959-Sunday-Showcase (in person), 1957-Person-to-Person (in person), 1955-Music-55 (in person), 1951-Kreisler-Bandstand (in person), 1942-Jam-Session (in person), 1933-Hollywood-on-Parade-No.-A-9 (in person), 2010-Dave-Brubeck:-In-His-Own-Sweet-Way (Other), 2009-Johnny-Mercer:-The-Dream's-on-Me (Other), 2005-Billie-Holiday:-The-Ultimate-Collection (Other), 2005-Great-Performances (Other), 2005-Duke-Ellington-Swinging-at-His-Best (Other), 2003-My-Kinda-People (Other), 2002-It's-Black-Entertainment (Other), 1993-Apollo-Theatre-Hall-of-Fame (Other), 2012-Banda-sonora (Sound), 2009-Johnny-Mercer:-The-Dream's-on-Me (Sound), 2007-Ocean's-Thirteen (Sound), 2005-Rumor-Has-It... (Sound), 2005-Prime (Sound), 2005-Stranded-in-Canton (Sound), 2004-The-Life-and-Death-of-Peter-Sellers (Sound), 2003-The-Human-Stain (Sound), 2003-Bright-Young-Things (Sound), 2002-Comedian (Sound), 2002-Crossing-Jordan (Sound), 2002-Hart's-War (Sound), 2000-The-Yards (Sound), 1999-Neighborhoods:-The-Hidden-Cities-of-San-Francisco---The-Fillmore (Sound), 1999-Nothing-Too-Good-for-a-Cowboy (Sound), 1998-The-Life-and-Times-of-Hank-Greenberg (Sound), 1998-The-Big-Lebowski (Sound), 1997-The-Big-One (Sound), 1997-Ulee's-Gold (Sound), 1995-White-Man's-Burden (Sound), 1995-Miami-Rhapsody (Sound), 1993-Memory (Sound), 1993-Short-Cuts (Sound), 1993-Rising-Sun (Sound), 1991-The-Addams-Family (Sound), 1991-Oscar (Sound), 1989-The-Toxic-Avenger-Part-II (Sound), 1988-The-Bengali-Night (Sound), 1987-Radio-Days (Sound), 1982-Frances (Sound), 1977-The-Turning-Point (Sound), 1975-Brother-Can-You-Spare-a-Dime (Sound), 1973-England-Made-Me (Sound), 1966-A-la-memoria-del-autor (Sound), 1962-The-Avengers (Sound), 1957-A-Hatful-of-Rain (Sound)
Swing! - Music (December 9, 1999 - January 14, 2001), Dream - Music (April 3, 1997 - July 6, 1997), Play-On! - Music (March 20, 1997 - May 11, 1997), Timon-of-Athens - Music (November 4, 1993 - December 5, 1993), Black-and-Blue - Music (January 26, 1989 - January 20, 1991), Stardust - Music (February 19, 1987 - May 17, 1987), Uptown...It's-Hot! - Music (January 29, 1986 - February 16, 1986), Sophisticated-Ladies - Music (March 1, 1981 - January 2, 1983), The-American-Dance-Machine - Music (June 14, 1978 - December 3, 1978), Bubbling-Brown-Sugar - Music (March 2, 1976 - December 31, 1977), Pousse-Cafe - Music (March 18, 1966 - March 19, 1966), Beggar's-Holiday - Music (December 26, 1946 - March 29, 1947), Blue-Holiday - Music (May 21, 1945 - May 26, 1945)
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DUKE ELLINGTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 165849DUKE ELLINGTON He pens a note for a fan, wishing him good luck on this 5½x4 album leaf Autograph Note Signed: "To Barry/good luck/Duke Ellington", 5½x4 album leaf. Edward "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) employed
Sale Price $180.00
$200.00
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DUKE ELLINGTON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CO-SIGNED BY: REG VARNEY - HFSID 159323DUKE ELLINGTON and REG VARNEY Both sign for a fan on opposite sides of an album leaf Autograph Note Signed: "to Brenda/good luck/Duke Ellington", 4¼x3 album leaf. And on verso: "Best Wishes/Brenda/Reg. Varney".
Sale Price $198.00
$220.00
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DUKE ELLINGTON - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 49824DUKE ELLINGTON He signs on this black and white up close photograph for a fan Photograph inscribed and signed: "To/Wilson Barratt/good luck/Duke Ellington." B/w, 8x10. Photo by Jimmy Hamilton.
Sale Price $337.50
$375.00
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DUKE ELLINGTON - DOCUMENT SIGNED 04/01/1958 - HFSID 291398DUKE ELLINGTON Signing as witness to the purchase of "Dual Highway" by Tempo Music Document signed: "Duke Ellington" as Witness, 4 pages, 8½x11. New York, N.Y., 1958 April 1. Agreement between Tempo Music, Inc. and Johnny Hodges, writer of the song "Dual Highway," transferring exclusive rights to the publisher.
Sale Price $850.00
$1,000.00