[Dixielandjazz] just a question, help greatly appreciated

[Robert Ringwald]

dj outrage djoutrage at freeukisp.co.uk Wrote:

>I am studdying music at university, and for my write up I would like to do
> an essay on the effect that either duke ellington or paul whiteman had on
> 20th century popular music, ellington in the way he brought structure to
> jazz or whiteman in how everything was very tightly arranged etc. What do
> you guys think,? which would be better, and do you know any good books on
> either of these figures I could read?
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Why not write about both bands, their differences, similarities, contrasts, effects on Jazz and popular music of the time?  

--Bob Ringwald