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Duke Ellington was the undisputed father of the American songbook.
A prolific writer and consummate performer, Ellington was the
author of such standards as Solitude, Prelude to a Kiss, and It
Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got that Swing). With a career that
spanned five decades, he is one of the defining composers of the
Jazz Age. With unprecedented access to the Ellington family
archives, this long overdue book illuminates the life and work of
an icon of twentieth-century music from his humble beginnings to
his long-lasting success. Every stage of Ellington's career is
brought to life, from sepia photographs of his early days in
Washington, DC, to colorful playbills from the Harlem Renaissance
of the 1920s, his triumphant tours of Europe in the 1930s, and his
pioneering explosion of form and genre in the 1940s and beyond.
Alongside more than two hundred stunning images, contributions from
peers such as Dave Brubeck, Cornel West, Quincy Jones, and Tony
Bennett shed light on Ellington's musical legacy, while the voice
of his granddaughter Mercedes reveals the character behind the
charisma, and the man behind the piano.
The Essential Dave Brubeck--a two-disc set--is additionally notable
for the man who selected all of its material: Dave Brubeck. The 31
tracks draw from 24 albums, spanning 53 years (1949-2002). There
are studio and live recordings, groundbreaking performances
(Brubeck leading his early quartets, which helped set the tone for
West Coast cool), solo piano items, and many examples of his
importance as a composer (including, among other things, the
lilting "In Your Own Sweet Way" and the harmonically challenging
"The Duke.") Plus there are special guest cameos by Tony Bennett,
Carmen McRae, Jimmy Rushing, Gerry Mulligan--and jazz's once and
future king, Louis Armstrong.
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