Duke Ellington's America Cohen Harvey G. Paperback
Duke Ellington's America Cohen Harvey G. Paperback Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. At the same time, as one of the…
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Duke Ellington's America Cohen Harvey G. Paperback
Few American artists in any medium have enjoyed the international and lasting cultural impact of Duke Ellington. At the same time, as one of the most prominent black public figures in history, Ellington demonstrated leadership on questions of civil rights, equality, and America's role in the world.With Duke Ellington's America, Harvey G. From jazz standards such as "Mood Indigo" and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," to his longer, more orchestral suites, to his leadership of the stellar big band he toured and performed with for decades after most big bands folded, Ellington represented a singular, pathbreaking force in music over the course of a half-century.
Mining extensive archives, many never Cohen paints a vivid picture of Ellington's life and times, taking him from his youth in the black middle class enclave of Washington, D.C., to the heights of worldwide acclaim.
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