In the collection
4 records
Played with
Lennie Hayton
2 records together
George Gershwin
2 records together
Clarence Williams
2 records together
Cole Porter
2 records together
Jerome Kern
2 records together
Mitchell Parish
2 records together
Dorothy Fields
2 records together
Eddie Delange
2 records together
Al Stillman
2 records together
Lena Horne
1 record together
The Ramsey Lewis Trio
1 record together
Nat King Cole
1 record together
About
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 .