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Duke Ellington
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- Summary
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Traces the life of the internationally acclaimed musician and composer who helped popularize jazz.
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- Creator
- James Lincoln Collier
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Oxford University Press, 1987
- Physical Details
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- viii, 340 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0195037707, 9780195037708, 0330306170, 9780330306171, 0195059166, 9780195059168
- OCLC
- ocm15109128
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "Discographical note": pages 323-322.
- Childhood -- Introduction to music -- New York -- The move downtown -- Duke takes over -- Enter Irving Mills -- The Cotton Club -- Becoming celebrated -- The Ellington style takes shape -- On the road -- "Mood indigo" -- The trip to England -- Duke faces the Swing Era -- Concertos and small groups -- New additions to the band -- Black, brown, and Beige -- The early 1940s recordings -- The old hands begin to depart -- Decline and fall -- The last band -- The concert pieces -- The Sacred concerts -- The final days
Subjects
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
Children's Subject Heading
- Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.