From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet.
This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro jazzmen who orchestrated the chords that throb at the soul of twentieth-century America.
Duke Ellington, the grandson of slaves who was christened Edward Kennedy Ellington, was a man whose story is as layered and nuanced as his name suggests and whose music transcended category.
Product details
Publisher : Mariner Books (May 7, 2024)
Language : English
Hardcover : 416 pages
ISBN-10 : 035838043X
ISBN-13 : 978-0358380436
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 1.11 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #43,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
#2 in Jazz Musician Biographies
#8 in Jazz Music (Books)
#34 in Music History & Criticism (Books)
Customer Reviews: 4.3
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