Duke Ellington: his life and music / edited by Peter Gammond ; contributions by Jeff Aldam, Vic Bellerby, Richard O. Boyer, Alan Clare, Stanley Dance, Johnny Dankworth, Charles Fox, Peter Gammond, Daniel Hailperin, Raymond Horricks, Burnett James, Gerald Lascelles, Alun Morgan, Ken Moule ; foreword by Hugues Panassié.

Other author Gammond, Peter, editor.
Other author Panassié, Hugues, writer of foreword.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Phoenix House, ©1958.
Description255 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
Jazz musicians--20th century.

Contents Part 1. The man. Impressions - firsthand and secondhand / Stanley Dance -- The hot Bach / Richard O. Boyer -- Three musicians look at Ellington / Alan Clare, Ken Moule, Johnny Dankworth -- Part 2. Duke Ellington on record. The nineteen-twenties / Peter Gammond ; The nineteen-thirties / Charles Fox ; The nineteen-forties / Raymond Horricks ; The nineteen-fifties / Alun Morgan -- Duke Ellington as pianist / Gerald Lascelles -- The orchestral suites / Raymond Horricks -- A drum is a woman / Peter Gammond -- Such sweet thunder / Vic Bellerby -- Ellington's place as a composer / Burnett James -- Analysis of genius / Vic Bellerby -- Part 3. The musicians. Everything has to prove something / Daniel Halperin -- The Ellington sidemen / Jeff Aldam.
Bibliography noteIncludes discography (pages 217-255).
LCCN 59012865