| Title | : | Duke Ellington in Person: An Intimate Memoir (A Da Capo paperback) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (169 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306801043 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
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Duke Ellington in Person: An Intimate Memoir (A Da Capo paperback)
Editorial : It's hard not to feel a little sorry for Mercer Ellington, who by his own admission spent the better part of his life locked in an Oedipal struggle with his brilliant dad. But let's not forget that Mercer wrote a handful of classics, ranging from melancholic mood pieces ("Blue Serge") to jam-session perennials ("Things Ain't What They Used to Be"). Nor should we overlook this fine memoir, which offers a window into Ellington's fantastically elusive private life. This is neither a dutiful hagiography nor an act of literary patricide: instead, Mercer has effectively mingled his father's story with his own. And in the end, he's too respectful of Duke's genius not to forgive his moments of paternal pettiness and axe-grinding.
*thumbs up*
I had honestly forgotten how much I enjoy watching the students at Harkness fumbling their way into adulthood. Unfortunately the writing is cumbersome, archaic and stiff. The sections are broken up beautifully into different regions of the world.. I agree. Prey,pack, fight and flight drives are basic to every dog. I decided to read this book after I had had the opportunity to participate in an educational seminar with Dr. Describing these concepts to people is very difficult. This guy is amazing, larger than life, smarter than most of us and I can guarantee that if I ever need a lawyer, "I'll call Fred!". Famous classic, in some ways with a printed publication of this work I feel cheated on the sound and wish, since these images were originally to be presented in slide-form with various accompanying music pieces it would be nice if any future publisher could create a matching CD and add it to the images.
As always with Nan Goldin I wonder why there seems to
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