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ISBN-10: 039953962X
ISBN-13: 9780399539626
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Publish Date: 12/01/2020
Dimensions: 7.40" L, 5.30" W, 0.30" H

Who Was Duke Ellington?

Illustrator: Gregory Copeland

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Price: $6.99

Overview

How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music world on its head and become the “Master Of Jazz”? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer — writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the Black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career, Ellington became one of the biggest names in jazz as we know it. He went on to win 13 Grammys, a Pulitzer, and receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969. Who Was Duke Ellington? follows the exciting, multifaceted journey of this musical genius and takes a look at what truly makes Ellington an artist “beyond category.”

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Details

ISBN-10: 039953962X
ISBN-13: 9780399539626
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Publish Date: 12/01/2020
Dimensions: 7.40" L, 5.30" W, 0.30" H
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