The Ellington Century

'The Ellington Century' redefines the Duke's place in American music... It's a must-read for music students and enthusiasts. -- David Stabler The Oregonian 20120324 Schiff makes you yearn to be a part of the ongoing flow of all music, not just jazz, or classical, or pop, or anything else. And that is one of the highest compliments I can pay the book. -- John Scott G Music Industry Newswire 20120223 The most stimulating contribution to the Ellington literature I have encountered since Eddie Lambert's Listener's Guide. -- Roger Boyes Dems Bulletin 20120116 This book will be a must read for Ellingtonians and any musician interested in jazz-classical theory. -- Lewis J Whittington All About Jazz 20120422 An important milestone in Ellington scholarship, a one-of-a-kind substantive, in-depth study that opens possibilities for better understanding and appreciation of Duke Ellington the composer. -- Theodore (Ted) Hudson Ellingtonia 20120501 Schiff's ode to Ellington is a joy. Publishers Weekly 20120528 An invaluable contribution to music history ... [it] opens the door to a new understanding of modernism, one that resists traditional narratives of stratification and embraces history in all its messy complexity. -- Caroline Waight Make Magazine 20120507 Schiff is ostensibly addressing classical listeners, but jazz folks will find the book equally fascinating, looking over the fence from the other side, at the harmonic refinements that would enrich jazz... The Ellington Century's expansiveness and shifting frames of reference are typically Ellingtonian. This lively kaleidoscopic narrative evokes Ellington's inclusive spirit. -- Kevin Whitehead Downbeat 20120801