Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington. Music Department: Anatomy of a Murder. Composer ("It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing", "Sophisticated Lady", "Mood Indigo", "Solitude", "In a Mellotone", "Satin Doll"), pianist and conductor, holder of an honorary music degree from Wilberforce University and an LHD from Milton College, Duke Ellington led his own orchestra by 1918, and came to New York in 1923, appearing at the Cotton Club between 1927...
Known For: Anatomy of a Murder (Music Department(piano, uncredited)), The Matrix (Soundtrack("I'm Beginning to See the Light")), Minority Report (Soundtrack("Solitude")), Sphere (Soundtrack("Don't Get Around Much Anymore"))