Description: The first in-depth study of the symphonic compositions of the great jazz composer and bandleader
Brief description: Luca Bragalini is professor of history and analysis of jazz at the Music Conservatory Giuseppe Verdi of Milan. Bragalini was a distinguished scholar at Reed College where he offered a series of lectures on Ellington. He has discovered unpublished works by Duke Ellington, Chet Baker, and Luciano Chailly and is author of the Italian edition of this book, Dalla Scala a Harlem: I sogni sinfonici di Duke Ellington, named Best Musicological Book of 2018 by the Jazzit Awards.
Review Quotes: It is with the highest regard that I recommend Luca Bragalini's critical and well-received opus on Duke Ellington. His exceptionally detailed research on hitherto undiscussed details about the iconic master of American jazz deserves wide recognition among musicological audiences. - Bill Doggett, archivist, lecturer, curator, and historian of African American performing arts