I was warmly accepted by a giant such as Duke Ellington during his last seven years. He chose to be my friend, demanding my annual presence during his concert tours in Europe as his "good luck charm," and as his sounding board for all the phrases he would dictate to me, to be used later in his own writings... [ read more ]
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