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| #2249022 in eBooks | 2004-03-01 | 2004-03-01 | File type: PDF||1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Just because it's no Rosebud doesn't justify dismissal|By Samuel C.|[Now that I have the book in hand, I can see why it might irritate and even offend a few Ellington fans. The writer doesn't show a great deal of sympathy much less empathy for the Duke's human qualities much less any insights into the pressures of the music business, multiplied manyfold when you're the star-ic|From Library Journal|Inspired by the lyrics of Stevie Wonder's 1976 hit "Sir Duke," this work contains an interesting and controversial mix of material. Lavezzoli, a musicologist and jazz musician, has interviewed Ellington colleagues (e.g., drummer Butch Ballar
Based on lengthy interviews with Ellington's bandmates, family, and friends, Duke Ellington and His World offers a fresh look at this legendary composer. The first biography of the composer written by a fellow musician and African-American, the book traces Ellington's life and career in terms of the social, cultural, political, and economic realities of his times. Beginning with his birth in Washington, DC, through his first bands and work at the legendary Cot...
You easily download any file type for your device.Duke Ellington and His World | A.H. Lawrence.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
