Status Updates From Duke Ellington's America

Could have been better edited, but great subject and insights. Trying to read Paul Robeson Here I Stand in parallel for interesting comparison

I'm absolutely loving this book. I read so much about Duke in the 90s. So happy to reconnect with his genius.

79 pages in. The premise is intriguing. This is not a biography, per se, of Duke, but rather a cultural biography of America as we focus on Duke. Still on chapter 2, which is about how Duke and Irving Mills essentially marketed their way to creating the "genius" of Duke.