Duke Ellington's America
By: Harvey G. Cohen.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 688
ISBN-13: 9780226112633
Subjects: Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974; African American jazz musicians -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Washington/New York; title: The marketing plan; title: Serious listening; title: Credits/exit mills; title: Swingin'; title: Black, brown, and beige; title: Postwar struggles; title: Reinvention and nadir; title: Rebirth; title: Money; title: My people; title: 1963 State Department tour; title: Sacred concerts; title: Fighting nostalgia; title: 1970s state tours; title: Final days.