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Duke Ellington: The Notes the World Was Not Ready to Hear

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Duke Ellington: The Notes the World Was Not Ready to Hear - Barbera, Karen S, and Horton, Randall Keith
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"Most of us know Duke Ellington as the king of swinging jazz. But throughout his 50-year career, he also shattered racial barriers and stereotypes, bridged cultural divides, helped audiences feel their shared humanity, and dared people to imagine, if even for just one evening, a world without categories. Along the way he believed it possible and imperative to elevate jazz and American composers on par with their European counterparts. Like a true pioneer, Duke Ellington took risks to provide music that audiences needed to ...

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Duke Ellington: The Notes the World Was Not Ready to Hear 2022, Armin Lear Press

ISBN-13: 9781956450040

Hardcover