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Who Was Duke Ellington?
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Who Was Duke Ellington?

M. D. Payne,Who HQ
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How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music world on its head and become the Master Of Jazz ? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music world on its head and become the Master Of Jazz ? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer – writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the Black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career, Ellington became one of the biggest names in jazz as we know it. He went on to win 13 Grammys, a Pulitzer, and receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Who Was Duke Ellington? follows the exciting, multifaceted journey of this musical genius and takes a look at what truly makes Ellington an artist beyond category.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Country
United States
Date
2 March 2021
Pages
112
ISBN
9780399539633

How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music world on its head and become the Master Of Jazz ? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music world on its head and become the Master Of Jazz ? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer – writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the Black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career, Ellington became one of the biggest names in jazz as we know it. He went on to win 13 Grammys, a Pulitzer, and receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Who Was Duke Ellington? follows the exciting, multifaceted journey of this musical genius and takes a look at what truly makes Ellington an artist beyond category.

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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Penguin Putnam Inc
Country
United States
Date
2 March 2021
Pages
112
ISBN
9780399539633

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