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Those who attended the University of Chicago and detected a trace of Midwestern boosterism in the school's intellectual chest-thumping about the Core Curriculum and Great Books will enjoy this book immensely, but you don't need to be a graduate of wh ...more
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This is a deeply researched and highly readable biography of Cootie Williams, best known for his work with Duke Ellington but one of the few members of that orchestra who was able to leave and develop a following on his own. His departure to work wit ...more
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