Duke The Musical Life of Duke Ellington

Name: Duke The Musical Life of Duke Ellington
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ISBN: 9781497643635

ISBN-10: 1497643635

ISBN-13: 9781497643635

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Authors: Bill Gutman

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Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was one of jazz's greatest innovators. Join Bill Gutman as he explores the fascinating life of this legend from his birth at the turn of the century to his death at the age of seventy-five. Interviewing Duke's friends, fans, and fellow musicians, Gutman documents the progress of a man who dedicated his life to crafting the ever-changing sound of jazz. Gutman plunges into the history of jazz from its origin in the honky-tonk sounds of the Ragtime Era to the forms that are widely enjoyed today. Jazz has evolved through the years to become one of the most popular forms of music, with Duke Ellington as chief composer, artist, and perfomer. Gutman's account of…

Book details

List price: $9.99
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Publication date: 9/23/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 130
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long
Language: English

BILL GUTMAN is a sportswriter who is the author of more than 200 books, including Tales from the 1969-1970 New York Knicks, What if the Babe Had Kept His Red Sox? and Yankees by the Numbers.