NEW BOOK on DUKE ELLINGTON; "Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags".

Sept 2000 --

Karibu Books presents the publication of the latest book on Duke Ellington called “Jungle Nights and Soda Fountain Rags" by Brian Gilmore. It is a tale of the life and work of Ellington and his band through the sensibilities of poetry. There are 30 works in all with dedicated poems to Johnny Hodges, Juan Tizol, Cootie Williams, Ivie Anderson, and many others. It is currently available at the following sites where you can also read an early review of this fascinating literary contribution to the Ellington appreciation canon:

http://www.karibubooks.com/bgilmore.html http://ds.dial.pipex.com/jazzitoria/duke.htm http://www.BrianGilmore.com

Described as “word music", “Jungle Nights..." according to Ellington archivist Reuben Jackson, “swings like branches in March wind." This appropriate approach to Ellington's aesthetic legacy is the most unique book about the Duke yet and is already the topic of discussion in literary and jazz circles.