Who Was Duke Ellington?

by M.D. Payne

Book Overview

How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music world on its head and become the "Master Of Jazz"? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ library!

A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer -- writing close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the Black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039953962X
• ISBN13: 9780399539626
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6