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The jazzmen how Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie transformed America

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz--Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie--who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popula...

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Main Author: Tye, Larry (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Mariner Books, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Ellington, Duke, > 1899-1974.
Armstrong, Louis, > 1901-1971.
Basie, Count, > 1904-1984.
African American jazz musicians > Biography.
Jazz musicians > United States > Biography.
Biographies.
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Summary:From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz--Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie--who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet.
Physical Description:xviii, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-381) and index.
ISBN:9780358380436
035838043X
Author Notes:Larry Tye is a medical writer at The Boston Globe where he has won numerous awards for his work. He has been a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and is the author of The Father of Spin, a biography of public relations pioneer Edward L. Bernays. His latest biography is called Satchel: The Life and Times of an American Legend.

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