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A tone parallel to Duke Ellington : the man in the music /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chambers, J. K. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2025]
Series:American made music series.
Subjects:
Ellington, Duke, > 1899-1974.
Ellington, Duke, > 1899-1974 > Criticism and interpretation.
African American jazz musicians > Biography.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
African American composers > Biography.
Pianists > United States > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter 1. Echoes of Harlem
  • Chapter 2. Forty-eight years with the Duke on trains
  • Appendix: The Duke on trains
  • the complete discography
  • Interlude 1
  • First impressions of Duke Ellington: worlds and years apart
  • Chapter 3. The piano player
  • Appendix: Piano recitals annotated
  • Chapter 4. Wordless articulation
  • Chapter 5. Ellington's music with words
  • Interlude 2
  • Musicans' impressions of Duke Ellington: years and genres apart
  • Chapter 6. The lotus eaters
  • Chapter 7. Accidental suites: Duke Ellington's Hollywood scores
  • Chapter 8. Ellington in the global village
  • Interlude 3
  • Poets' impressions of Duke Ellington: ages and styles apart
  • Chapter 9. Diamonds in a glittering heap
  • Chapter 10. A final masterpiece, reluctantly
  • Chapter 11. The missing last act of an American composer
  • Works cited
  • Index of people and places
  • Index of compositions and songs.