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Duke Ellington : a spiritual biography / Janna Tull Steed.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Lives and legaciesPublication details: New York : Crossroad Pub. Co., 1999.Description: 192 pages : illustrations, portraits, pls., facsimiles ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0824523512
  • 9780824523510
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 781.65/092 B 21
LOC classification:
  • ML410.E44 S74 1999
Contents:
Recapitulation -- The Road Taken -- Washington Days -- Harlem and Hollywood -- Lost and Found -- Dreams and Realities -- Rebirth, Rejection, and Sweet Revenge -- Wider Horizons -- God's Messenger -- Coda.
Review: "Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington and his music have been an integral part of the American scene for most of the 20th Century. This interpretive biography offers insights into Ellington's enduring appeal, not only as a composer and piano-playing leader of a jazz orchestra, but as a cultural icon. Janna Tull Steed traces Ellington's journey from a protected childhood in Washington, D.C., through his early career as a jazzman in Harlem nightclubs to the presentation of his music in the world's grandest cathedrals in his last years."--Jacket.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Print book for loan Krauth Memorial Branch Lillian J. Scoggins Music Room ML410.E44 S74 1999 1 Available 31794003199636
Print book for loan Wentz Memorial Branch Gettysburg General Collection (Lower Level) ML410.E44 S74 1999 Available 31826003496966

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180), discography (pages 181-182) , and index.

Recapitulation -- The Road Taken -- Washington Days -- Harlem and Hollywood -- Lost and Found -- Dreams and Realities -- Rebirth, Rejection, and Sweet Revenge -- Wider Horizons -- God's Messenger -- Coda.

"Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington and his music have been an integral part of the American scene for most of the 20th Century. This interpretive biography offers insights into Ellington's enduring appeal, not only as a composer and piano-playing leader of a jazz orchestra, but as a cultural icon. Janna Tull Steed traces Ellington's journey from a protected childhood in Washington, D.C., through his early career as a jazzman in Harlem nightclubs to the presentation of his music in the world's grandest cathedrals in his last years."--Jacket.

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