Old, Wendie C. Duke Ellington, : giant of jazz / [electronic resource] / Wendie C. Old.. — Springfield, NJ : : Enslow Publishers,, c1996.. — 128 p. : : ill. ; 24 cm. — (African-American biographies). - African-American biographies. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-126) and index.



Анотація:
Examines the life and career of the talented jazz composer, bandleader, and pianist, from his childhood in Washington, D.C., through his battle against racism, to his influence on the world of jazz.

ISBN: 0894906917 9780894906916

LCCN: 96003279

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 --Juvenile literature.
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jazz musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African American musicians--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Musicians.
Composers.
African Americans--Biography.

LC Class. No.: ML3930.E44 / O43 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 781.65/092