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Duke Ellington, Jazz Composer
Duke Ellington, Jazz ComposerDuke Ellington, Jazz Composer

Duke Ellington, Jazz Composer

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PublisherYale University Press
Copyright HolderYale University
Designed byRichard Hendel
Typeset byTseng Information Systems, Inc.
About/SubjectJazz, Duke Ellington
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
LocationNew Haven and London
Copyright1990
Pages / Fontxii, 327 pages / Electra + Gill types
Barcode9780300055078
ISBN978-0-300-05507-8
ChaptersPreface ix Acknowledgements xi 1 An introduction to Ellingtonia 1 Part I Ellington's approach to composition 2 The "Ellington effect" 13 3 The influence of the Blues 33 4 The influence of Ragtime 54 5 The influence of Tin Pan Alley 86 Part II The music of the mature period, 1939 to 1941 6 Ko Ko 104 7 Mr. J. B. Blues 143 8 Concerto for Cootie 164 9 Junior Hop 202 10 Subtle Slough 242 11 Some conclusions and comparisons 273 Appendix A. A chronology of Duke Ellington 280 Appendix B. Ellington's principal sidemen 287 Appendix C. A selective discography 296 Appendix D. Ellington's copyrighted works 306 Appendix E. Evidence of the Blues in classic piano Ragtime 308 Notes 310 Bibliography 319 Index 323
NotesCover photograph from Stanley Dance Collection, Yale Music Library. Courtesy of Mercer Ellington Includes numerous musical examples, and eight pages of black-and-white photographs
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