How did a working-class young man from Washington, DC, turn the music
world on its head and become the Master Of Jazz? Find out in this
addition to the Who HQ library!
A pivotal fixture of the Harlem Renaissance, Duke Ellington was the
bandleader of the historic Cotton Club and a master composer -- writing
close to 3,000 songs in his lifetime and capturing the spirit of the
Black experience in the Unites States. Over a 50-year career, Ellington
became one of the biggest names in jazz as we know it. He went on to win
13 Grammys, a Pulitzer, and receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom in
1969. Who Was Duke Ellington? follows the exciting, multifaceted
journey of this musical genius and takes a look at what truly makes
Ellington an artist beyond category.