Inspiring figures : Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald. Cover Image

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Inspiring figures : Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Duke Ellington. (Added Author). Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Ella Fitzgerald. (Added Author). Weston Woods Studios. (Added Author). Scholastic Inc. (Added Author).

Summary:

Duke Ellington: " Duke Ellington was hailed as the King of the Keys. During his career, he wrote, played and painted music with his band's fine sound."--Container box.

Ella Fitzgerald: the tale of a vocal virtuosa: "Told in the voice of a cool cat named Scat, this dramatic story tells how Ella got her sound on the way to a most remarkable and inspiring career."--Container box.

Record details

ISBN: 0439799317
ISBN: 9780439799317
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Westport, CT] : Weston Woods Studios ; ©2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Public performance DVD."--Container box.
Formatted Contents Note:	Duke Ellington (17 min.) / Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney -- Ella Fitzgerald: the tale of a vocal virtuosa (18 min.) / Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music, Joel Goodman, Duke Ellington.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrators, Forest Whitaker, Billy Dee Williams.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	In English with optional English subtitles.