Music is My Mistress
Duke Ellington
ISBN: 0-306-80033-0

Beyond Category: The Life and Genius of Duke Ellington
John Hasse
ISBN: 0-671-70387-0

The Duke Ellington Reader
Edited by Mark Tucker
ISBN: 0-19-505410-5

Lush Life (the definitive book about Billy Strayhorn)
David Hajdu
ISBN: 0-374-19438-6

Duke Ellington: A Spirtual Biography
Janna Tull Steed
ISBN:0-8245-2351-2

Duke Ellington Jazz Composer
Ken Rattenbury
ISBN: 0-300-04428-3

Duke Ellington in Person: An Intimate Memoir
Mercer Ellington with Stanley Dance
ISBN: 0-306-80104-3

Duke Ellington The Early Years
Mark Tucker
ISBN: 0-252-01425-1

Duke Ellington: A Listener's Guide
Eddie Lambert
ISBN: 0-8108-3161-9

Reminiscing in Tempo: A Portrait of Duke Ellington
Stuart Nicholson
ISBN: 1-55553-380-9

Early Jazz
Gunther Schuller
ISBN: 0-19-504043-0

The World of Duke Ellington
Stanley Dance
ISBN: 0-30-681015-8

Duke A Portrait of Duke Ellington
Derek Jewell
ISBN: 0-393-07512-5

The Swing Era (Chapter 2 on Duke Ellington)
Gunther Schuller
ISBN: 0-19-504312-X

Duke Ellington*
Mike Venezia
ISBN: 0-51-644540-5

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and his Orchestra*
Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
ISBN: 0-7868017-86

Duke Ellington Genius! The Artist and the Process*
Gene Brown
ISBN: 0-382-09906-0 and 0-382-24034-0

Duke Ellington Bandleader and Composer*
Ron Frank
ISBN: 1-55546-584-6

* Book Written for Youth