Ellington, Duke. (1899–1974) & Tizol, Juan. (1900–1984) & Nanton, Joe "Tricky Sam." (1904–1946) & Taylor, Billy. (1931–2010) & Hodges, Johnny. (1907–1970) & Hardwick, Otto. (1904–1970) & Greer, Sonny. (1895–1982) & Bigard, Barney. (1906–1980) & Williams,Memoir by the great jazz pianist, bandleader and composer, with two mounted signatures from Ellington and twelve from his band members Juan Tizol, Joe Nanton, Billy Taylor, Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Sonny Greer, Barney Bigard, Cootie Williams, Dolores Brown, Harry Carney, Laurence Brown, and Ivie Anderson. The signatures are mounted on small slips on the front endpapers, with Ellington's second signature mounted on the title page, and a halftone