Click on the image to be taken to the websource. It pleases me to no end that I can marry my academic work with my passion for children’s literature. I have always been fascinated by people who are eminent in their chosen fields – which is probably the reason why I made it my life’s work to do research on them. Pathways to Expertise, Duke Ellington ragtime style. Click here to be taken to the Nonfiction Monday round-up post which is being hosted today by Playing By the Book. Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC)įor Nonfiction Monday today, we are sharing the Caldecott Honor book and Coretta Scott King Awardee picture book Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by the multi-awardwinning Brian Pinkney.Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.

#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.#DecolonizeBookshelves2022 Reading Progress.#DecolonizeReading2023 Reading Progress.Duke had become a master maestro.īecause of Duke's genius, his Orchestra now had a musical mix like no other. But inside, Carnegie Hall was sizzling with applause. Outside, the winter wind was cold and slapping. Duke and his Orchestra performed on January 23, 1943. Few African-Americans had played at Carnegie Hall before. 'Black, Brown and Beige' sang the glories of dark skin, the pride of African heritage, and the triumphs of black people, from the days of slavery to years of civil rights struggle.ĭuke introduced 'Black, Brown, and Beige' at New York's Carnegie Hall, a symphony hall so grand that even the seats wore velvet. But Duke called it 'the music of my people.'Īnd to celebrate the history of African-American people, Duke composed a special suite he called 'Black, Brown and Beige.' A suite that rocked the bosom and lifted the soul. In time, folks said Duke Ellington's real instrument wasn't his piano at all - it was his Orchestra. Duke could blend their red-hot blips with a purple dash of brass from the trumpet section. He could swirl the butterscotch tones of Tricky Sam's horn with the silver notes of the alto saxophones. Duke painted colors with his band's sound.

Duke ellington by andrea davis pinkney