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Pages in category "Songs with music by Duke Ellington" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Music Of Duke Ellington Played By Duke Ellington: Columbia Unclear if all or only some tracks were previously released 1956 In a Mellotone: RCA Victor: 1940–1942 1959 [3] Ellington Moods: Jazz Legacy The Duke's D.J. Special: Fresh Sound Records 1964 Daybreak Express: 1964 Great Times! Riverside: with Billy Strayhorn: 1965 Jumpin ' Punkins ...
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1923 through the rest of his life.
It should only contain pages that are Duke Ellington songs or lists of Duke Ellington songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Duke Ellington songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" [39] is a song composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, with lyrics by Lee Gaines. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" [40] [41] [42] is a song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Lee Gaines. "Salt Peanuts" [43] [44] is a jazz composition by Kenny Clarke and Dizzy Gillespie.
Black, Brown and Beige is an extended jazz work written by Duke Ellington for his first concert at Carnegie Hall, on January 23, 1943.It tells the history of African Americans and was the composer's attempt to transform attitudes about race, elevate American music, specifically jazz, to be seen as on par with classical European music, and challenge America to live up to its founding principles ...
Duke Ellington's "Jeep Blues", which Russell called "very dear to him" and said is about reinvention, is used as a device to bring the two main characters together. [6] Susan Jacobs, the film's music supervisor , felt that diversity of the music is the key to the film as "it conveys something about the characters" as the music ranges from ...
Thelonious Monk incuded it on his album Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington (1955). [12] Patti Page - included in her album You Go to My Head (1956) [13] Don Shirley recorded the song on his album Piano Perspectives in 1955. [14] Mel Torme - for his album Prelude to a Kiss (1958) [15] Sarah Vaughan - The Duke Ellington Songbook ...