Duke Ellington
Wins
11
Nominations
22
Category
Biography
"Music, of course, is what I hear and something that I more or less live by. It's not an occupation or profession, it's a compulsion."
- Born Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington on April 29, 1899, in Washington, D.C. Died May 24, 1974, in New York, New York.
- A legendary jazz composer, arranger and bandleader, Duke Ellington wrote a series of songs that became standards, including "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," "Cotton Tail," "Mood Indigo," "Sophisticated Lady," "Solitude," and "In A Sentimental Mood."
- Ellington won his first three GRAMMY Awards for the 2nd GRAMMY Awards for 1959, Best Performance By A Dance Band for Anatomy Of A Murder. He made his GRAMMY performance debut with "Satin Doll" on "The Best On Record" in 1966, which commemorated the 8th GRAMMY Awards.
- In 1986 a United States commemorative stamp was issued featuring Ellington's likeness.
- Ellington received the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1966 and the Trustees Award, along with Billy Strayhorn, in 1968. "Mood Indigo" was his first recording inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame in 1975.
- The Duke Ellington School of the Arts was founded in 1974 in Washington, D.C., a public high school offering a "dual curriculum encompassing professional arts training and academic enrichment, in preparation for college and careers in the arts."
All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Winner
Duke Ellington At Fargo, 1940 Live
Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Winner
The Ellington Suites
Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Winner
Toga Brava Suite
Duke Ellington
-
Best Instrumental Composition
New Orleans Suite
Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Winner
New Orleans Suite
Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Duke Ellington - 70th Birthday Concert
Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Winner
And His Mother Called Him Bill
Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Winner
Far East Suite
Duke Ellington
-
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Concert Of Sacred Music (Album)
Duke Ellington
-
Best Original Jazz Composition Winner
In The Beginning God
Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album Winner
Ellington '66
Duke Ellington
-
Best Original Jazz Composition
Virgin Islands Suite
Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn
-
Best Original Jazz Composition
Night Creature
Duke Ellington
-
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
First Time! (Album)
Count Basie, Duke Ellington
-
Best Instrumental Composition
Paris Blues
Duke Ellington
-
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)
Paris Blues (Motion Picture) (Album)
Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington
-
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Back To Back - Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues
Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges
-
Best Original Jazz Composition
Idiom '59
Duke Ellington
-
Pop Instrumental Performance Winner
Anatomy Of A Murder
Duke Ellington
-
Best Instrumental Composition Winner
Anatomy Of A Murder
Duke Ellington
-
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television) Winner
Anatomy Of A Murder
Duke Ellington
-
Best Jazz Instrumental Album
Ellington Jazz Party (Album)
Duke Ellington
