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The Life and Times of Duke Ellington (Masters of Music)
The Life and Times of Duke Ellington - Masters of Music Author:John Bankston Duke Ellington brought jazz to America. The music he played sprang in part from the blues and gospel rhythms of the plantation slaves living in the mid-19th century, infused with the sounds of ragtime from the turn of the century. The music was a sharp improvisation for which band members played anything they wanted along a chosen key or set of ... more »chords, so the music was always different.« less