Joe Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 In the latest NEW YORKER. What was he thinking? What did he feel about—what did he contribute to—the mire of American race relations during the last century? Harvey G. Cohen’s “Duke Ellington’s America” (Chicago; $40) attempts to get under the skin of this apparently most imperturbable of men, and the results, if hardly conclusive, are fascinating. One of Ellington’s few confidantes, his sister, Ruth, believed that he concealed himself under “veil upon veil upon veil,” and Cohen is not the first Ellingtonian to treasure the smallest telltale sign of his subject’s human susceptibilities. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/atlarge/2010/05/17/100517crat_atlarge_pierpont Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Glad to see this book get such a high-profile review--I'm about 2/5 of the way through and hoping to write up something for the Night Lights site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 good article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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