Lyrics to the mooche by duke ellington from the the duke. Duke ellington and his orchestra 19271931 1990, cd discogs. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. This is a box set of four duke ellington 78s containing a total of eight songs released in march of 1943 on victor records. Duke ellington 40 great jazz performances 3cd 1990. The literary ellington one of the main assumptions in thinking about african american creative expression is that musicmore than literature, dance, theater, or the visual artshas been the paradigmatic mode of black artistic production and the standard and pinnacle not just of black culture but of american culture as a whole.
Based on a transcribed version played by the jazz at lincoln center orchestra with wynton marsalis. The mooche is an american jazz song, composed in 1928 by duke ellington and irving mills, with scat singing by vocalist gertrude baby cox. If you are into the sophisticated jazz of today, this is where it all started. The popular duke ellington is a studio album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington featuring many of the tunes associated with his orchestra rerecorded in 1966 and released on the rca label in 1967. See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a. Pdf it dont mean a thing if it aint got that grundgestalt. African flower all too soon black and tan fantasy bojangles cjam blues caravan come sunday cotton tail do nothin till you hear from me dont get around much anymore duke s place. Fun music company video series lesson plan on duke ellington jazz and blues lesson plan materials printable materials powerpoint presentation microsoft.
Music notes for piano solo sheet music by billy strayhorn billy strayhorn. The recording features ellington s famous orchestra of wellknown players like saxophonist otto hardwicke, clarinetist barney bigard, trumpet player bubber miley, and many more. Ellington beautiful, sensual, lush, rhythmic, rich, swingingthese are some of the words that describe the music of duke ellington. In 2011 i embarked on the major project of trying to assemble a worthy ellington collection. Duke ellington a giant collection of ellington s best, all presented in the famous real book notation.
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I thought this was a joke but turns out the guys already been a fox news contributor. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Duke ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. This four disc collection covers much of the early ground and at such a reasonable price is a worthy addition to an ellington library. Duke ellington sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Duke ellington black beauty bb maj from the original recording of october 1928. The blantonwebster band rca bluebird 56591rb first time. Joining the band in 1944, davis is remembered for her. Edward kennedy duke ellington influenced millions of people both around the. The mooche duke ellington and his orchestra youtube.
Composed by duke ellington and arranged by jazz arranger and transcriber, david berger, limbo jazz is a calypsoswing for the younger player. Mood indigo was worked out mainly by lorenzo tio, jr. James bubber miley was among the musicians that recorded the original version of the song. Come sunday duke ellington sheet music for piano download. The mooche alto saxophone, baritone saxophone harry carney banjo fred guy bass wellman braud clarinet, tenor saxophone barney bigard drums sonny greer guitar lonnie johnson 2 piano duke ellington soprano saxophone, alto saxophone johnny hodges trombone joe nanton. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Song information for the mooche duke ellington on allmusic. The song is in the socalled jungle style and includes the clarinet and muted trumpet typical of ellingtons work. In this hour, well return to harlem to listen to maybe the most important band leader in jazz history and one of the most significant composers of the music duke ellington. Duke ellington and his orchestra 19271931 1990, cd. Its gonna be a cold, cold winter porter graingerjackie trent 3. Lesson plan on duke ellington resources for music education. Take the a train duke ellington the mooche duke ellington and his orchestra. Edward kennedy duke ellington april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades.
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The song is considered to be one of ellington s signature pieces and he performed it frequently and recorded it many times over 45 years. Duke ellington the mooch sheet music piano solo in eb. Based on the simple chord progression to happy birthday, the rhythm section plays a simple even eighth note, limbolatin style and the winds play with a slight swing feel and it all comes together just right. F aesthetic realism explains thebeautyof duke ellington. Duke ellington collection jazz african american music scribd. Ellington is certainly one of the preeminent composers, arrangers and musicians of the twentieth century.
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