Duke Ellington : the piano prince and his orchestra by Pinkney, Andrea Davis 

Paperback(Disney/Jump at the Sun, 2007)

BTSB #: 718979 Available

Dewey: 781.65/BAges: 4-8   
AR: 5 LG RC: 5.5 3-5 Lexile: 800 AD F&P: Q

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Subjects: Ellington, Duke,|d1899-1974 Musicians African Americans - Biography

Summary: Highlights the career of this jazz musician and composer.

Inspiring figures : jazz greats

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2007)

BTSB #: P00183 Available

Dewey: 781.65/CAges: 8-11   


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Subjects: Ellington, Duke,|d1899-1974 Fitzgerald, Ella Jazz musicians - United States - Biography Jazz singers - United States - Biography

Summary: Contains three biographies of Jazz greats -- two of Duke Ellington, and one of Ella Fitzgerald.

Who was Duke Ellington? [Who Was?]by Payne, M. D. 

BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2020)

BTSB #: 705246 Available

Dewey: 781.6509/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 6.7 MG Lexile: 1040 F&P: U

Genres:

Subjects: Ellington, Duke,|d1899-1974 Composers - United States - Biography Band directors - United States - Biography Jazz musicians - United States - Biography

Summary: 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.