Reminiscing In Tempo: A Portrait of Duke Ellington

Boston: Northeastern University Press, 1999. First American edition. Hardcover. First American edition/printing, from the British sheets. As new in brighht, crisp dust jacket with a short closed tear top front panel. Hardcover. xix+ 538 pp. with index, discography. Illustrated with photos. Biography of one of the mpost important figures in 20th century music, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974). Acclaimed by such towreing figures a sStravinsky, who call him "one of the greatest living composers', he created a body of music that defied conventional category and was acclaimed inside and outside the jazz world. This biography assembles his life story through first-hand reminiscences of those whpo know him best--his wife, sister, son, band memebers, personal friends, business associates and of course, Ellington himself. Fine / near fine. Item #E20061
ISBN: 9781555533809

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