This book is a biography of duke ellington, a famous jazz musician. A stunning introduction to duke ellingtons life and work, the book includes a bibliography, videography, and list of museum exhibitions dedicated to ellington. The piano was at the heart and soul of duke ellingtons approach to making music. The piano prince and his orchestra by andrea davis pinkney and brian pinkney. When the dukes parents enrolled him in piano lessons for the very first time, he flat out did not want to go. It is a chargedup introduction to duke ellington, his band, and his music. This swinging, vibrant picture book about jazz composer edward kennedy ellington, better known as duke, is a tribute to the legend that continues to live on and. Swirling, movementfilled scratchboard illustrations complement the rhythmic, jazzstyled text that reads like a song. Title of a book, article or other published item this will display to the public duke ellington. The young duke, born edward kennedy ellington in washington d. The piano prince and his orchestra by andea davis pinkney and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. At his parents insistence, he took piano lessons and, by the time he was 19, music was.
You ever hear the jazz playing man the man with the cats who could swing with his band. Another stunning picture book biography of a prominent twentiethcentury africanamerican in the arts, from the creative team behind. Us air force musician reads duke ellington and this jazzman. His name is duke ellington so with permission from school lastic books, im going to read a book called duke ellington, the piano prince and his orchestra written by andrea davis pinkney. I enjoyed reading this book because i do not know much about the history of jazz music or duke ellington.
The piano prince and his orchestra caldecott honor book by andrea pinkney and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The piano prince and his orchestra, 1999 caldecott. The piano prince and his orchestra book cover duke ellington. This file gives you cards to hand out to your students while you read the book to them. Duke ellingtons brilliant music was key to swing, jazz, bigband, and other modern styles of music. Students examine the contributions of duke ellington to the field of jazz. The piano prince and his orchestra by andrea davis pinkney, help the b. Learn about the music of duke ellington with this fantastic introduction to the duke. The piano prince and his orchestra, works of non fiction, and novels. How teresa carreno played the piano for president lincoln. Andrea davis pinkney has written several acclaimed picture books duke ellington.
Download the reading guide pdf reprinted by arrangement with the illustrator, brian pinkney and writers house llc, acting as agent for the illustrator. This swinging, vibrant picture book about jazz composer edward kennedy ellington, better known as duke, is a tribute to the legend that continues to live on and influence musicians everywhere. Due to the uncertainty of covid19 and the stay at home orders for the city of st. The story of one of americas greatest composers, duke ellington, is lavishly told here in jazzinspired prose. But if you go deeper and study his life, you find a flawed man. See all 20 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The piano prince and his orchestra, 1999 caldecott honor book. Duke ellington by andrea davis pinkney read aloud video. This is a most fitting tribute to a great man who proudly celebrated the history of africanamericans from slavery to civil rights struggles. Edward kennedy duke ellington, king of the keys, was born on april 29, 1899, in washington, d. Kids will love learning about a fun musical style while also learning about one of the. Ragtime, duke ellingtons lovely music, and his legacy are done a disservice by this book. When he was a boy, edward kennedy ellingtons first love was baseball. Louis county, we have suspended shipping until midmay.
The music of duke ellingtonpianist, composer, bandleaderis a uniquely american treasure. The piano prince and his orchestra is a childrens picture book written by andrea davis pinkney and illustrated by brian pinkney. Duke ellington was an inspirational jazz musician that was born in washington d. He was a smoothtalkin, slicksteppin, pianoplayin kid. Students are listening for vocabulary words, songs to listen to, and instruments to identify. Edward kennedy duke ellington april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades born in washington, d. In this, he can inspire the youth for whom this little book was written. My son said, this book has bad words and it is boring. Edward kennedy duke ellington, king of the keys, was. The pictures are beautiful but the text is, well, jazz. In addition to his supreme musical gifts as a bandleader, composer and arranger, showman and entertainer. The piano prince and his orchestra by andrea davis pinkney. First hearing ragtime, the music that would inspire him to return to the piano after briefly abandoning it for baseball duke produced his own madeup melodies. The piano prince and his orchestra paperback january 1, 2007 by andrea pinkney author, brian pinkney illustrator 4.
The piano prince and his orchestra by andrea pinkney, brian pinkney illustrator online at alibris. The piano prince and his orchestra, 1999 caldecott honor book duke ellington. They create an original poem using popular vocabulary from the 1920s, listen to the book, duke ellington, and paint a picture while listening to music by duke. J brian pinkney a brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category. Duke ellington a caldecott honor book, coretta scott king honor book.
My four year old loves music and im starting to teach him to play piano, so this book was a natural fit. You ever hear of the jazz playin man, the man with the cats who co. The awardwinning authorillustrator team of andrea davis pinkney and brian pinkney creators of the popular picture book alvin ailey now present a swinging, vibrant audiobook about the jazz composer edward kennedy ellington, better known as duke. The piano prince and his orchestra caldecott honor book 9780786801787 by pinkney, andrea and a great selection of. This beautiful picture book biography recounts the life and career of jazz musician, edward kennedy ellington better known to all as the duke. Our booksource team is working remotely and available to answer questions, create price quotes and place book orders.
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