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Playing Changes

Jazz for the New Century

by Nate Chinen ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

One of jazz’s leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, Playing Changes is the first book to take the measure of this exhilarating moment: it is a compelling argument for the resiliency of the art form and a rejoinder to any claims about its calcification or ... Read more

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One of jazz’s leading critics gives us an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, Playing Changes is the first book to take the measure of this exhilarating moment: it is a compelling argument for the resiliency of the art form and a rejoinder to any claims about its calcification or
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

by Herbie Hancock, Lisa Dickey ...

Narrated by Herbie Hancock ...

Unabridged

12 hours 33 min

The warmly welcomed memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our timeIn Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on an extraordinary life and a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. A true innovator who has spent a lifetime exploring a range of musical genres, and enriching each of them, Hancock has had an enormous influence ... Read more

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The warmly welcomed memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our timeIn Herbie Hancock: Possibilities, the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on an extraordinary life and a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. A true innovator who has spent a lifetime exploring a range of musical genres, and enriching each of them, Hancock has had an enormous influence
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Easily Slip into Another World

A Life in Music

by Henry Threadgill, Brent Hayes Edwards ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

12 hours 9 min

**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • An autobiography of one of the towering figures of contemporary American music and a powerful meditation on history, race, capitalism, and art.A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, NPR*, The New Yorker***Henry Threadgill has had a singular life in music. At 79, the saxophonist, flautist, and celebrated composer is one of three jazz artists ... Read more

$22.99 USD

**A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • An autobiography of one of the towering figures of contemporary American music and a powerful meditation on history, race, capitalism, and art.A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, NPR*, The New Yorker***Henry Threadgill has had a singular life in music. At 79, the saxophonist, flautist, and celebrated composer is one of three jazz artists
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Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher

The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer

by Timothy B. Tyson, Mary D. Williams ...

Narrated by Mary D. Williams ...

Unabridged

10 hours

A propulsive work that reclaims the "Queen of Gospel" Mahalia Jackson as a major civil rights pioneer.If Americans remember Mahalia Jackson at all, they know her as the greatest gospel singer to ever live. New York Times bestselling author Timothy B. Tyson and acclaimed gospel singer Mary D. Williams, however, bring Jackson back to soaring life by restoring her status as a major civil rights ... Read more

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A propulsive work that reclaims the "Queen of Gospel" Mahalia Jackson as a major civil rights pioneer.If Americans remember Mahalia Jackson at all, they know her as the greatest gospel singer to ever live. New York Times bestselling author Timothy B. Tyson and acclaimed gospel singer Mary D. Williams, however, bring Jackson back to soaring life by restoring her status as a major civil rights
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Alex Horne Presents The Horne Section: The Complete Series 1-3

The BBC Radio 4 comedy show

by Alex Horne ...

Narrated by Alex Horne, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

Alex Horne and his special guests bring together stand-up and live music in a free-wheeling and spontaneous combination.Each episode sees Alex, his band and guests explore a different topic. These range from love to technology, the seasons to the body.In this collection of the complete series 1-3 Alex is joined by comedians including David O’Doherty, Isy Suttie, Kevin Eldon, Phill Jupitus, Matt ... Read more

$18.99 USD

Alex Horne and his special guests bring together stand-up and live music in a free-wheeling and spontaneous combination.Each episode sees Alex, his band and guests explore a different topic. These range from love to technology, the seasons to the body.In this collection of the complete series 1-3 Alex is joined by comedians including David O’Doherty, Isy Suttie, Kevin Eldon, Phill Jupitus, Matt
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Restrisiko

by Gerhard Bracht, Gerhard Bracht ...

Narrated by Gerhard Bracht ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Bracht & Bracht Trilogie
Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

Im letzten Band unserer Trilogie wird der seit 2006 flüchtige Ehemann von Anna Hindemith zum Opfer skrupelloser Waffenhändler. Thomas Hindemith, der versucht hat, sich in der Provence ein neues Leben aufzubauen und sich seitdem Jean-Michel Reinhardt nennt, wird von Lars Biegel, einem ehemaligen Münsteraner Medizinstudenten entführt und in einem unterirdischen Labor bei Saint-Rémy-de Provence einer ... Read more

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Im letzten Band unserer Trilogie wird der seit 2006 flüchtige Ehemann von Anna Hindemith zum Opfer skrupelloser Waffenhändler. Thomas Hindemith, der versucht hat, sich in der Provence ein neues Leben aufzubauen und sich seitdem Jean-Michel Reinhardt nennt, wird von Lars Biegel, einem ehemaligen Münsteraner Medizinstudenten entführt und in einem unterirdischen Labor bei Saint-Rémy-de Provence einer
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The Jazzmen

How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America

by Larry Tye ...

Narrated by Dominic Hoffman ...

Unabridged

16 hours 44 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet.This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro ... Read more

$39.99 USD

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born within a few years of one another, overcame racist exclusion and violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet.This is the story of three revolutionary American musicians, the maestro
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Power of Sound and The Evolution of Jazz 2-in-1 Bundle, The

How Music Connects Us to Our Inner Selves, A Century of Improvisation and Innovation

by MYLES SHEFTEL, PAUL TANZER, FRANK GIOIA, TED ALKYER ...

Narrated by Alaura Howitzer, Josh Wellington ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

Dive into the mesmerizing world of music, you'll embark on a sonic journey that explores the profound connection between music and the human spirit, delving into the rich history and evolution of jazz over the past century.What to Expect:Harmonic Insights: Uncover the transformative power of sound as you delve into the intricate world of jazz music. From the origins of the genre to its evolution ... Read more

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Dive into the mesmerizing world of music, you'll embark on a sonic journey that explores the profound connection between music and the human spirit, delving into the rich history and evolution of jazz over the past century.What to Expect:Harmonic Insights: Uncover the transformative power of sound as you delve into the intricate world of jazz music. From the origins of the genre to its evolution
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Sonny Rollins - Extended interview

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

32 min

Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Sonny Rollins at the Kennedy Center to talk about his life as a saxophonist and composer. In this excerpt of their conversation, Rollins talks about what other jazz greats have meant to him. ... Read more

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Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Sonny Rollins at the Kennedy Center to talk about his life as a saxophonist and composer. In this excerpt of their conversation, Rollins talks about what other jazz greats have meant to him.
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Unapologetic Expression

The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion

by André Marmot, André Marmot ...

Narrated by André Marmot, Saffron Coomber, Theo Solomon ...

Unabridged

11 hours 55 min

A CLASH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations to birth of the genre itself.'Not solely a book about jazz, or even a nascent cultural shift; it's a record of a pivotal moment in UK history.'BIG ISSUEBy the end of the last century, jazz music was con... ... Read more

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A CLASH MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations to birth of the genre itself.'Not solely a book about jazz, or even a nascent cultural shift; it's a record of a pivotal moment in UK history.'BIG ISSUEBy the end of the last century, jazz music was con...
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Jaco

The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius

by Bill Milkowski ...

Narrated by Michael Butler Murray ...

Unabridged

15 hours

A fitting tribute to the troubled genius who revolutionized electric bass playing and bridged the gaps between jazz, R&B, rock, and funk.From his early days in R&B club bands through his international stardom with fusion group Weather Report and on to his solo career and tragic death at age thirty-five, this book portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest ... Read more

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A fitting tribute to the troubled genius who revolutionized electric bass playing and bridged the gaps between jazz, R&B, rock, and funk.From his early days in R&B club bands through his international stardom with fusion group Weather Report and on to his solo career and tragic death at age thirty-five, this book portrays the life and music of Jaco Pastorius, the self-proclaimed "world's greatest
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Brotherhood in Rhythm

The Jazz Tap Dancing of the Nicholas Brothers, 20th Anniversary Edition

by Constance Valis Hill ...

Narrated by Greg Campbell ...

Unabridged

11 hours 41 min

When the Nicholas Brothers danced, uptown at the Cotton Club, downtown at the Roxy, in segregated movie theatres in the South, and dance halls across the country, audiences cheered, clapped, stomped their feet, and shouted out uncontrollably. Their exuberant style of American theatrical dance—a melding of jazz, tap, acrobatics, black vernacular dance, and witty repartee—was dazzling. Though ... Read more

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When the Nicholas Brothers danced, uptown at the Cotton Club, downtown at the Roxy, in segregated movie theatres in the South, and dance halls across the country, audiences cheered, clapped, stomped their feet, and shouted out uncontrollably. Their exuberant style of American theatrical dance—a melding of jazz, tap, acrobatics, black vernacular dance, and witty repartee—was dazzling. Though
... Read more
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Playboy Swings

How Hugh Hefner and Playboy Changed the Face of Music

by Patty Farmer ...

Narrated by Denise Shearer ...

Unabridged

12 hours 5 min

Playboy—the magazine, the empire, the lifestyle—is one of the world's best-known brands. Since the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953, two elements have been remarkably consistent: the first, obviously, is the celebration of nubile, female flesh. The second, readers may be surprised to learn, is Playboy's involvement in the music scene. The Playboy experience was never just about sex but about ... Read more

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Playboy—the magazine, the empire, the lifestyle—is one of the world's best-known brands. Since the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953, two elements have been remarkably consistent: the first, obviously, is the celebration of nubile, female flesh. The second, readers may be surprised to learn, is Playboy's involvement in the music scene. The Playboy experience was never just about sex but about
... Read more
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Miles Davis' Bitches Brew

by George Grella Jr. ...

Narrated by Jaime Lincoln Smith ...

Series series 33 1/3
Unabridged

3 hours 10 min

It was 1969, and Miles Davis, prince of cool, was on the edge of being left behind by a dynamic generation of young musicians, an important handful of whom had been in his band. Rock music was flying off in every direction, just as America itself seemed about to split at its seams. Following the circumscribed grooves and ambiance of In A Silent Way; coming off a tour with a burning new quintet ... Read more

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It was 1969, and Miles Davis, prince of cool, was on the edge of being left behind by a dynamic generation of young musicians, an important handful of whom had been in his band. Rock music was flying off in every direction, just as America itself seemed about to split at its seams. Following the circumscribed grooves and ambiance of In A Silent Way; coming off a tour with a burning new quintet
... Read more
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Creed Taylor

The Man Who Put Jazz on the Pop Charts

by David Sutter ...

Unabridged

13 hours 30 min

The life and career of a producer who sought to bring jazz to the massesCreed Taylor was one of the most successful jazz producers of all time—and one of the most controversial. His career spanned five decades, in which he produced albums with legends such as John Coltrane, Ray Charles, George Benson, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Stan Getz, and Nina Simone. In 1960, he famously founded Impulse! ... Read more

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The life and career of a producer who sought to bring jazz to the massesCreed Taylor was one of the most successful jazz producers of all time—and one of the most controversial. His career spanned five decades, in which he produced albums with legends such as John Coltrane, Ray Charles, George Benson, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Stan Getz, and Nina Simone. In 1960, he famously founded Impulse!
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Jazz

A History of America's Music

by Geoffrey C. Ward, Ken Burns ...

Narrated by LeVar Burton ...

Abridged

8 hours 59 min

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the ... Read more

$14.99 USD

A masterpiece that brings to life the fascinating story of the quintessential American music—jazz. Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, this companion volume to the acclaimed ten-part PBS TV series is an exploration of the music that celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the
... Read more
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow

An Autobiography

by Ethel Waters, Charles Samuels, Charles Samuels, Donald Bogle ...

Narrated by Robin Miles, Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

12 hours 44 min

Ethel Waters’s His Eye Is on the Sparrow stands as perhaps the greatest autobiography of a Black female performer, capturing both the horror and the joy of the African American woman’s experience through the often bitter yet always forgiving voice of an indomitable spirit. This edition is supplemented with a new historical preface. ... Read more

$22.99 USD

Ethel Waters’s His Eye Is on the Sparrow stands as perhaps the greatest autobiography of a Black female performer, capturing both the horror and the joy of the African American woman’s experience through the often bitter yet always forgiving voice of an indomitable spirit. This edition is supplemented with a new historical preface.
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Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten, Folge 9

Relaxed und introvertiert

by Ernst Weber ...

Narrated by Willi Resetarits ...

Series Audiobook 9 - Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

Die Geschichte des Jazz war von ihren Anfängen im Süden der USA bis zur Hochblüte des Swing-Stils eng mit dem Begriff „hot“ verbunden, dem englischen Begriff für „heiß“ und auch „scharf“. Übersetzt in die musikalische Sprache bedeutete das: emotional, ungestüm, expressiv, und was die Tonbildung betrifft: rauh, unrein, mit viel Vibrato, der menschlichen Stimme angenähert. Auch der Bebop entsprach ... Read more

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Die Geschichte des Jazz war von ihren Anfängen im Süden der USA bis zur Hochblüte des Swing-Stils eng mit dem Begriff „hot“ verbunden, dem englischen Begriff für „heiß“ und auch „scharf“. Übersetzt in die musikalische Sprache bedeutete das: emotional, ungestüm, expressiv, und was die Tonbildung betrifft: rauh, unrein, mit viel Vibrato, der menschlichen Stimme angenähert. Auch der Bebop entsprach
... Read more
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Thelonious Monk

The Life and Times of an American Original

by Robin DG Kelley ...

Narrated by Sean Crisden ...

Unabridged

25 hours 30 min

Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist's struggle to "make it" without compromising his musical vision. It is a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century. To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, or childlike. His angular melodies and ... Read more

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Thelonious Monk is the critically acclaimed, gripping saga of an artist's struggle to "make it" without compromising his musical vision. It is a story that, like its subject, reflects the tidal ebbs and flows of American history in the twentieth century. To his fans, he was the ultimate hipster; to his detractors, he was temperamental, eccentric, taciturn, or childlike. His angular melodies and
... Read more
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Space Is the Place

The Lives and Times of Sun Ra

by John Szwed ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

16 hours 55 min

Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra—aka Herman Blount—was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn. He recorded over 200 albums with his Arkestra, which, dressed in Egypto-space costumes, played everything from boogie-woogie and swing to fusion and free jazz.John Szwed's Space is the Place is the ... Read more

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Considered by many to be a founder of Afrofuturism, Sun Ra—aka Herman Blount—was a composer, keyboardist, bandleader, philosopher, entrepreneur, poet, and self-proclaimed extraterrestrial from Saturn. He recorded over 200 albums with his Arkestra, which, dressed in Egypto-space costumes, played everything from boogie-woogie and swing to fusion and free jazz.John Szwed's Space is the Place is the
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Ralph Peer and the Making of Popular Roots Music

by Barry Mazor ...

Narrated by Barry Mazor, Dom Flemons, Ketch Secor ...

Unabridged

11 hours 4 min

This is the first biography of Ralph Peer, the adventurous—even revolutionary—A&R man and music publisher who saw the universal power locked in regional roots music and tapped it, changing the breadth and flavor of popular music around the world. It is the story of the life and fifty-year career, from the age of cylinder recordings to the stereo era, of the man who pioneered the recording, ... Read more

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This is the first biography of Ralph Peer, the adventurous—even revolutionary—A&R man and music publisher who saw the universal power locked in regional roots music and tapped it, changing the breadth and flavor of popular music around the world. It is the story of the life and fifty-year career, from the age of cylinder recordings to the stereo era, of the man who pioneered the recording,
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Amazing Performers

A2

by Silvia Tiberio, Fiona MacKenzie ...

Narrated by Collins ...

Series series Collins Amazing People ELT Readers
Unabridged

54 min

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.Contents:Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in the USAPérez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as ‘the King of Mambo’Ella Fitzgerald, the most popular female jazz singer in the USALuciano Pavarotti, one of the world’s best opera singersJohn Lennon, member of the famous band The BeatlesBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 7 ... Read more

$11.99 USD

The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history.Contents:Glenn Miller, the leader of the most famous big band in the USAPérez Prado, the Cuban musician who was known as ‘the King of Mambo’Ella Fitzgerald, the most popular female jazz singer in the USALuciano Pavarotti, one of the world’s best opera singersJohn Lennon, member of the famous band The BeatlesBRITISH ENGLISHWord count: 7
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Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten, Folge 8

Mit dem Bebop in die Zukunft des Jazz

by Ernst Weber ...

Narrated by Willi Resetarits ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Was Sie schon immer über Jazz wissen wollten
Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

“Things To Come” – so war eine Aufnahme des Trompeters Dizzy Gillespie mit seiner Big Band vom Juli 1946 benannt: “Die Dinge, die da kommen sollten”, das war nicht bloß ein beliebiger Titel, sondern eher schon eine programmatische Ansage. Der neue musikalische Stil, den man Bebop nannte, bedeutete den Aufbruch in eine neue Ära des Jazz. Dessen waren sich die namhaften Vertreter dieser Stilrichtung ... Read more

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“Things To Come” – so war eine Aufnahme des Trompeters Dizzy Gillespie mit seiner Big Band vom Juli 1946 benannt: “Die Dinge, die da kommen sollten”, das war nicht bloß ein beliebiger Titel, sondern eher schon eine programmatische Ansage. Der neue musikalische Stil, den man Bebop nannte, bedeutete den Aufbruch in eine neue Ära des Jazz. Dessen waren sich die namhaften Vertreter dieser Stilrichtung
... Read more
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Concerto for Cootie

The Life and Times of Cootie Williams

by Steven C. Bowie ...

Narrated by Leon Nixon ...

Unabridged

13 hours 30 min

Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, after eleven years as one of the major soloists with the Duke Ellington orchestra, Williams was lured away to the band of Benny Goodman, one of the most popular bands in the country. At the time, it was a controversial move―it was still taboo for African Americans to share the ... Read more

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Jazz legend Cootie Williams left home to start his career as a professional musician at the age of fifteen. In 1940, after eleven years as one of the major soloists with the Duke Ellington orchestra, Williams was lured away to the band of Benny Goodman, one of the most popular bands in the country. At the time, it was a controversial move―it was still taboo for African Americans to share the
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