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Pinkney, Andrea Davis.

Duke Ellington : the piano prince and his orchestra - 1st ed. - New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1998. - 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.

Coretta Scott King Honor, illustrator, 1999. Caldecott Honor Book, 1999.

ISBN: 0786801786 (trade) 9780786801787 (trade) 0786821507 (lib.) 9780786821501 (lib.) 1555929087 (disc) 9781555929084 (disc)

LCCN: 96046031

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 --Juvenile literature.
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jazz musicians--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Musicians.
African Americans--Biography.

LC Class. No.: ML3930.E44 / P56 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 781.65/092