Composing many works sewn into American culture's fabric and vernacular, Edward K. "Duke" Ellington is arguably the most prolific American composer. Of his approximately 3,000 innovative compositions, Queenie Pie—stands alone in style, genre, and breadth. Ellington envisaged the work in the 1930s, shaping and reshaping it throughout his life until his death in May of 1974, though he never completed the work. Throughout the years . . .