Music is my mistress
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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974.
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ML410.E44 A3 1976
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LC Subjects
African American band directors -- Biography.
African American composers -- Biography.
African American jazz musicians -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974.
Jazz musicians -- Biography.
Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.
Personal correspondence.
Pianists -- United States -- Biography.
OCLC Fast Subjects
African American band directors
African American composers
African American jazz musicians
Autobiographies
Biographies
Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974
Jazz musicians
Personal correspondence
Pianists
United States
Other Subjects
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies.
Biography.
Compositeurs noirs américains -- Biographies.
Correspondance privée.
Ellington, Duke -- 1899-1974.
Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974
Ellington, Duke, -- 1899-1974.
Jazz -- History and criticism.
JAZZ MUSICIANS -- Correspondence.
Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography
Musiciens de jazz -- Biographies.
Musiciens de jazz -- États-Unis -- Biographies.
Musiciens de jazz noirs américains -- Biographies.
personal correspondence.
Pianistes -- États-Unis -- Biographies.

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Book
Physical Desc
xv, 522, [1] pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y : Doubleday, 1973.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 1) and discography (p. 491-522).
Description
Not a chronological autobiography, but an organized set of eight acts, each of which is driven by entertaining annecdotes about the many people who colored the life of this jazz great. Lists more than 1,500 of Ellington's compositions.
Additional Physical Form
Also issued online.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Ellington, D. (19761973). Music is my mistress . Da Capo Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. 19761973. Music Is My Mistress. New York: Da Capo Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974. Music Is My Mistress New York: Da Capo Press, 19761973.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Ellington, D. (n.d.). Music is my mistress. New York: Da Capo Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Ellington, Duke. Music Is My Mistress Da Capo Press, 19761973.

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