Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington audiobook runs 17.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Peter Francis James (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 17.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Francis James
Peter Francis James narrates 40 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 516 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
298 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington is an audiobook by Terry Teachout: a 17.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Francis James, released October 17, 2013, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Francis James
- Released
- October 17, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9780698135697
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington audiobook?
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington runs 17.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.
Is the Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington?
Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington is narrated by Peter Francis James.
Is Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.