Edward "Duke" Ellington was a master of contemporary jazz and the piano. His compositions, songs, and scores, cover 50 years of American music. In this episode, Evan muses over Elington's influence over music and how his life played out guided by the muses. In his usual wayward style, Evan uses Ellington's life to discuss how music has changed yet stayed the same with its ever changing dynamic while highlighting certain tracks from Ellington's life that showed his ever evolving style from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Edward "Duke" Ellington was a master of contemporary jazz and the piano. His compositions, songs, and scores, cover 50 years of American music. In this episode, Evan muses over Elington's influence over music and how his life played out guided by the muses. In his usual wayward style, Evan uses Ellington's life to discuss how music has changed yet stayed the same with its ever changing dynamic while highlighting certain tracks from Ellington's life that showed his ever evolving style from the 1920s to the 1970s.