{"product_id":"world-of-duke-ellington-pb-9780306810152","title":"World of Duke Ellington PB","description":"\"The ultimate in art is self-expression, not escape.\"-Duke Ellington In this fascinating portrait of one of America's greatest musical legends, longtime friend and jazz historian Stanley Dance recounts the life of the incomparable Duke Ellington in his own words and in the words of the artists who played along with him: longtime co-composer Billy Strayhorn, saxophonists Johnny Hodges and Ben Webster, trumpeters Cootie Williams and Clark Terry, drummer Sonny Greer, vocalist Alice Babs, and organist Wild Bill Davis, among many others. There are also first-hand accounts of Ellington's world tours, performances in churches and the White House, interviews and public appearances, and a complete discography and chronology. The result is a timeless chronicle of the long and extraordinary career of a music master.\"The truest and most intimate portrait of the great Ellington that we have.\"-Whitney Balliett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanley Dance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.25w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306810152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStanley Dance\u003c\/b\u003e (1910-1999) was the author of \u003ci\u003eThe World of Duke Ellington, The World of Earl Hines, The World of Swing\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eJazz Era: The Forties\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Da Capo Press. He was a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eJazz Times\u003c\/i\u003e and other publications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44945254318195,"sku":"9780306810152","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_94b12e0c-0cd2-41ec-94f9-982d006fbfc8.jpg?v=1778342260","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/world-of-duke-ellington-pb-9780306810152","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}