| Portion of title |
Duke Ellington |
| Contents |
Foreword / Duke Ellington -- The maestro. The art is in the cooking ; It's really a twisting world ; Orientation ; Press conference, California -- The aides-de-camp. Billy Strayhorn ; Mercer Ellington ; Thomas L. Whaley -- The musicians. Toby Hardwick (alto saxophone) ; Sonny Greer (drums) ; Harry Carney (baritone saxophone and clarinets) ; Barney Bigard (clarinet) ; Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone) ; Cootie Williams (trumpet) ; Juan Tizol (valve trombone) ; Lawrence Brown (trombone) ; Ben Webster (tenor saxophone) ; Ray Nance (cornet and violin) ; Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet and tenor saxophone) ; Cat Anderson (trumpet) ; Russell Procope (alto saxophone and clarinet) ; Shorty Baker (trumpet) ; Paul Gonsalves (tenor saxophone) ; Willie Cook (trumpet) ; Clark Terry (trumpet and flugelhorn) ; Sam Woodyard (drums) ; Mitchell "Booty" Wood (trombone) ; Aaron Bell (bass) ; Buster Cooper (trombone) ; Jimmy Jones (piano) ; Jeff Castleman (bass) ; Alice Babs (vocal) ; Harold Ashby (tenor saxophone and clarinet) ; Wild Bill Davis (organ) -- Events and occasions. Festival, preparation and aftermath ; The ecumenical Ellington ; In Latin America ; At the White House. |
| Abstract |
A fascinating portrait of one of America's greatest composer-performers in his own words and the words of the musicians he played with. |
| General note | Originally published: New York : C. Scribner's Sons, ©1970. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (pages 293-294) and index. |
| ISBN | 0306810158 |
| ISBN | 9780306810152 |
