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""A cool and vibrant tour of Duke Ellington's musical career . . . this loving tribute temptingly evokes the sound and spirit of a jazz pioneer."" --Kirkus ""This book swings. Don't miss it."" --School Library Journal ""The husband-and-wife team captures the spirit of an individual, an era and a musical style.""--Publishers Weekly ""The joy in Ellington's music, and the joy his musicians felt in playing it, is apparent on every page.""--Booklist

A cool and vibrant tour of Duke Ellington's musical career . . . this loving tribute temptingly evokes the sound and spirit of a jazz pioneer. --Kirkus This book swings. Don't miss it. --School Library Journal The husband-and-wife team captures the spirit of an individual, an era and a musical style. --Publishers Weekly The joy in Ellington's music, and the joy his musicians felt in playing it, is apparent on every page. --Booklist

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Andrea Davis Pinkney is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of nearly 50 books for young readers, among them The Red Pencil and A Poem for Peter, as well as several collaborations with her husband Brian Pinkney, including Sit -In and Hand in Hand, which received the Coretta Scott King Book Award. Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous books for children, including two Caldecott Honor books, and he has written and illustrated several of his own books. Brian has received the Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustration and three Coretta Scott King Book Award Honor medals. The Pinkneys have been named among the ""25 Most Influential People in Our Children's Lives"" by Children's Health magazine. They live in Brooklyn, New York.

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