Duke Ellington and His World: A Biography

by A.H. Lawrence

Book Overview

Based on lengthy interviews with Ellington's bandmates, family, and friends, Duke Ellington and His World offers a fresh look at this legendary composer. The first biography of the composer written by a fellow musician and African-American, the book traces Ellington's life and career in terms of the social, cultural, political, and economic realities of his times. Beginning with his birth in Washington, DC, through his first bands and work at the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041593012X
• ISBN13: 9780415930123
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.5" x 9.2"