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Description for Duke's Diary
Hardback. The two-volume Duke's Diary provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the greatest figures in American music, the incomparable Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington. Using contemporary photographs, newspaper reports, advertisements, reviews, and narrative, both volumes chronicle Duke's life, performances, and recording sessions. Num Pages: 456 pages, b&w photographs, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; AVGJ; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 226 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1678.
The two-volume Duke's Diary provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the greatest figures in American music, the incomparable Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington. Using contemporary photographs, newspaper reports, advertisements, reviews, and narrative, both volumes chronicle Duke's life, performances, and recording sessions. Volume II begins with Duke's return from his band's European tour in June of 1950 and concludes with his death in 1974. The Ellington Orchestra's complete itinerary, including all known club, concert, theatre, television, film, and jam session appearances are included, as well as a selected list of Duke's recordings—although this volume is ... Read more
The two-volume Duke's Diary provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the greatest figures in American music, the incomparable Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington. Using contemporary photographs, newspaper reports, advertisements, reviews, and narrative, both volumes chronicle Duke's life, performances, and recording sessions. Volume II begins with Duke's return from his band's European tour in June of 1950 and concludes with his death in 1974. The Ellington Orchestra's complete itinerary, including all known club, concert, theatre, television, film, and jam session appearances are included, as well as a selected list of Duke's recordings—although this volume is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810841192
SKU
V9780810841192
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Ken Vail
Ken Vail is a jazz historian and graphic designer who has authored a number of books on such luminaries as Ellington.
Reviews for Duke's Diary
This engaging and evocative book is a joy that, like good music, will keep on giving.
Ellingtonia
Provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the greatest figures in American music.
Jazzwise
A happy fusion of graphic interest and nonpareil reference that will answer virtually any who-what-and-where questions you could devise.
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Ellingtonia
Provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the greatest figures in American music.
Jazzwise
A happy fusion of graphic interest and nonpareil reference that will answer virtually any who-what-and-where questions you could devise.
... Read more