Good Read: Duke Ellington's America by Harvey G. Cohen

Poduct Description:

With Duke Ellington’s America, Harvey G. 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. Mining extensive archives, many never before available, plus new interviews with Ellington’s friends, family, band members, and business associates, Cohen illuminates his constantly evolving approach to composition, performance, and the music business—as well as issues of race, equality and religion. Ellington’s own voice, meanwhile, animates the book throughout, giving Duke Ellington’s America an intimacy and immediacy unmatched by any previous account.

Todd Hill says:

“Outstanding work looking at Duke Ellington’s life and career and tying it to events of the place and time – I have always maintained that music does not occur in a vacuum, and Cohen shows this assumption to be correct! Great reading!”

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