Duke's Diary

Duke's Diary
ISBN-10
0810841185
ISBN-13
9780810841185
Category
Biography & Autobiography / Music
Language
English
Published
2002
Author
Ken Vail

Description

This is Volume I of a two-volume set that offers a view of the life, times, and career of the legendary Duke Ellington. Following a brief summary of the period prior to 1927, jazz historian and graphic designer Vail presents b&w photographs, newspaper reports, advertisements, reviews, and brief diary-type entries that trace the artist's life, performances and recording sessions month by month from his opening at Harlem's Cotton Club in December 1927 to his orchestra's European tour in 1950. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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