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| Author: | Anna Shapiro |
| Title: | Duke Ellington's Musical Dance Suite |
| Summary: | Anna Shapiro describes Duke Ellington’s Musical Dance Suite: A Drum is a Woman, an hour-long piece which was recorded in 1956 and aired on television in May 1957. In this work Ellington sought to portray the history of jazz. The harp enters about half-way through the work in "Ballet of the Flying Saucers." Ms. Shapiro puts the piece in historical context, both musical and political. Unfortunately the CD recording of this work is rare and out of print. |
| Location: | Vol. 19 no. 4, Winter 2004 p. 25-28 |
| Availability: | available for purchase |
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