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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.
"In a Sentimental Mood" [4] [10] [104] [105] is a jazz song with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Manny Kurtz and Irving Mills. Ellington's biographer James Lincoln Collier argues that the melody was originally composed by Toby Hardwick. [106] The song is among Ellington's most popular compositions. [106]
The musicians were members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, which often split into smaller combinations to record songs under different band names. For this recording, which included Ellington and Tizol as performers, the session band leader was Bigard. As of 2024 this is the most covered song in history, with over 500 versions published. [2]
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" is a 1941 popular song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Lee Gaines.The song has been recorded numerous times by a number of artists in the years since, having become a jazz standard. [1]
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 .
The final version was disliked by Hart but eventually became his most popular song. [90] Apart from pop and jazz popularity, the song crossed over to rock and roll with the recordings by Elvis Presley and The Marcels. "Solitude" [8] [11] [91] [92] is a jazz song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Eddie DeLange.