This post contains affiliate links. See our Disclosure Policy for details.
If you’ve been following along with our blog for a while, you’ve probably caught on to a recurring theme in our Living History series for the past few months. We’ve learned about Nat King Cole, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, and Miles Davis so far. Naturally, we’re focusing on giants of jazz! Of course, we can’t do a jazz series without talking about Duke Ellington, so he’s our focus for March. 🙂
I’m a little more familiar with Duke’s work than I have been with the previous artists in the series. I’ve heard his music pretty often. In fact, “In a Sentimental Mood”, which is one of my favorite jazz songs ever, was on an episode of The Cosby Show. I’ve loved that song ever since.
 We’ll be learning more about Duke Ellington’s life, career, and legacy this month, and we’ll be using some of the books below to help the kids get to know his music.
Books about Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra
Duke Ellington: His Life in Jazz with 21 Activities (For Kids series)
Duke Ellington (Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Composers)
Stay tuned to find out how you can grab our Duke Ellington Biography Unit!
Leave a Reply