Bill Strother writes:

>In my opinion Duke Ellington has to be taken as seriously as any American
>composer.  In his body of work you will find all the hallmarks of modern
>music: dissonance, bitonality, etc.  except serial music, which I for one
>don't miss.

I love the Ellington catalogue, but I've always been bothered a bit by the
collaborative nature of much of his stuff.  What percent is Ellington,
Strayhorn, Tizol, etc.?

Steve Schwartz