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Examining the music of Duke Ellington and James P Johnson, this title places the concert works of these two iconic figures in context through an investigation of both related compositions by black and white peers as well as symphonic jazz-style arrangements from a number of early sound films, Broadway musicals, and Harlem nightclub floor shows.
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Jazz Perspectives: Ellington Uptown, John Howland
- Language
- Released
- 2009
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Jazz Perspectives: Ellington Uptown
- Subtitle
- Duke Ellington, James P. Johnson, and the Birth of Concert Jazz
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Howland
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 360
- ISBN10
- 0472033166
- ISBN13
- 9780472033164
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Social Sciences, Music Theme, Music, New York, Popular Music, Jazz, History of Music
- Description
- Examining the music of Duke Ellington and James P Johnson, this title places the concert works of these two iconic figures in context through an investigation of both related compositions by black and white peers as well as symphonic jazz-style arrangements from a number of early sound films, Broadway musicals, and Harlem nightclub floor shows.