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The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse (subtitled A Suite in Eight Parts) is a studio album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Duke Ellington recorded in 1971 and released on the Fantasy label in 1975.
Keywords: Duke Ellington • The Afro-Eurasian Ec-lipse • Marshall McLuhan • Eli Siegel • Aesthetic Realism I One of the most taking features of the 1971 album The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse is how it begins: Duke Ellington speaking, with seeming affection, about Marshall McLuhan's idea that the center of cultural gravity was shifting eastward ...
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Dedicated to the proposition put forth by Marshall McLuhan that the world was being orientalized, the suite blends eclectic elements inspired by Ellington’s observations in a number of countries. Its premier section, "Chinoiserie," is a monument to the universal compulsion of rhythm.
23 de mai. de 2013 · Consider Ellington an early advocate of world music, and take The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse as rhythmic and melodic evidence.
1 de jun. de 2012 · Despite Ellington's opening statement on the 1971 album The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse, which seemingly shows affection for Marshall McLuhan's idea that the center of cultural gravity was...
