Duke Ellington As Pianist: A Study of Styles (Monographs & Bibliographies in American Music)

"This volume represents a systematic study of recorded performances of Duke Ellington as a pianist from the early 1920s to the mid 1960s in the contexts of his solo stride playing, his big band, and various small combos. Published scholarship is synthesized and offered alongside the author's observations. The text is accompanied by copious transcriptions by the author."