Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington
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Terry Teachout is the drama critic for The Wall Street Journal. He blogs about the arts at www.terryteachout.com. His previous books include Pops: The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong, All in the Dances: A Brief Life of George Balanchine, The Skeptic: A Life of H.L. Mencken, and A Terry Teachout Reader. A trained musician who has played jazz professionally, he has also written two plays, Satchmo at the Waldorf and Breaking and Entering, and the libretti for three operas by Paul Moravec, The Letter, Danse Russe, and The King's Man.

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"Mr Teachout adroitly chronicles how Ellington coaxed from his ensemble such timeless hits as "Mood Indigo". And he adeptly evokes the personalities of the ducal band." The Economist "Drawing on candid, unpublished interviews, Teachout tells a compelling story." Choice Magazine "Terry Teachout [ - ] chronicles this life in meticulous detail - probably gets as close to the Duke as we'll ever get." The Times "This impeccably written and researched tome gives us vivid glimpses of the real man behind the mask." Record Collector "There are dozens of books about Ellington, this is among the most remarkable." Mojo "He keeps his psychoanalysis within safe limits; he contextualises historically without sounding contrived, and honours his subject's musical achievements through just the right amount of close analysis." Scotsman Magazine "'Reviewers appreciate his ability to convey the power of Ellington's music - Teachout both 'clearly elucidates Ellington's mastery as a composer' and also provides an 'impressively lucid, compact narrative.'" The Oldie "Excellent, revelatory and, with eighty-one pages of source notes, copiously documented book." TLS

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