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This biography covers Ellington's life from his happy childhood, his music apprenticeship, the formation of his fabled orchestra, and the international tours to his later years composing "sacred" jazz music. His elegant and inimitable style and his contribution to jazz music through both performance and composition are described.Stwertka, Eve is the author of 'Duke Ellington: A Life of Music' with ISBN 9780531157282 and ISBN 0531157288.
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