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Aebersold Jazz Play-Along Books & audio MP3 3rd Part Full Collection – Vol 76- 112 (with MP3)	Compressed fileAebersold Full Collection Part 3 – Vol 76- 112	37 volumes with MP3 Aebersold Book Index Vol.001-106
Aebersold Phil Degreg – Jazz keyboard harmony – A practical method for all musicians		jazz keyboard harmony
Aebersold RAPID REFERENCE	Aebersold RAPID REFERENCE
Aebersold vol 1 Cómo improvisar y tocar JAZZ Spanish edition – Español		Aebersold vol 1 Cómo improvisar y tocar JAZZ Spanish edition
Aebersold Vol. 01 – Jazz improvisation A New Approach To Jazz Improvisation		Aebersold Vol. 01 – Jazz improvisation
Aebersold Vol. 60 Dan Haerle & Mark Levine – Jazz Piano Voicings
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – All complete Chick Corea
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 02 – Nothin’ But Blues	Jazz Play Along Vol 002 – [Nothin’ But Blues]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 03 – The II-V7-I Progression	Jazz Play Along Vol 003 – [The II-V7-I Progression]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 04 – Movin’ On	Jazz Play Along Vol 004 – [Movin’ On]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 05 – Time To Play Music!	Jazz Play Along Vol 005 – [Time To Play Music!]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 06 – Charlie Parker	Jazz Play Along Vol 006 – [Charlie Parker – All Bird]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 07 – Miles Davis		Jazz Play Along Vol 007 – [Miles Davis]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 08 – Sonny Rollins	Jazz Play Along Vol 008 – [Sonny Rollins]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 09 – Woody Shaw	Jazz Play Along Vol 009 – [Woody Shaw]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 10 – David Baker	Jazz Play Along Vol 010 – [David Baker]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 100 – St. Louis Blues	Jazz Play Along Vol 011 – [Herbie Hancock]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 101 – Secret of the Andes	Jazz Play Along Vol 012 – [Duke Ellington]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 102 – Jerry Bergonzi	Jazz Play Along Vol 102 – [Jerry Bergonzi]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 103 – David Sanborn	Jazz Play Along Vol 103 – [David Sanborn]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 104 – Kenny Werner	Jazz Play Along Vol 104 – [Free Play – 13 Musical Landscapes]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 105 – Dave Brubeck	Jazz Play Along Vol 105 – [Dave Brubeck]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 106 – Lee Morgan	Jazz Play Along Vol 106 – [Lee Morgan]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 107 – STANDARDS FOR SINGERS	Jazz Play Along Vol 109 [Fusion] Jazz Play Along Vol 110 [When i Fall in Love] Aebersold – Vol 107 – IT HAD TO BE YOU
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 108 – Joe Henderson	Jazz Play Along Vol 108 – [Joe Henderson] – C-Bb
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 109 – Fusion	Jazz Play Along Vol 109 [Fusion]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 11 – Herbie Hancock	Jazz Play Along Vol 011 – [Herbie Hancock]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 111 – J.J. Johnson	Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 111 – J.J. Johnson
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 112 – [Cole Porter]		Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 112 – [Cole Porter]_compressed
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – vol 115 – Ron Carter	Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – vol 115 – Ron Carter
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 12 – Duke Ellington	Jazz Play Along Vol 012 – [Duke Ellington]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 13 – Cannonball Adderley	Jazz Play Along Vol 013 – [Cannonball Adderley]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 14 – Benny Golson	Aebersold – Vol 14 – Benny Golson
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 15 – Payin’ Dues	Aebersold – Vol 15 – Payin’ Dues
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 15 – Payin’ Dues – Complete Bass Lines	Aebersold – Vol 15 – Payin’ Dues – Complete Bass Lines
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 16 -Turnarounds, Cycles & II V7’s	Jazz Play Along Vol 016 – [Turnarounds, Cycles & II-V7’s]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 17 – Horace Silver	Jazz Play Along Vol 017 – [Horace Silver]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 18 – Horace Silver	Jazz Play Along Vol 018 – [Horace Silver]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 19 – David Liebman	Jazz Play Along Vol 019 – [David Liebman]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 20 – Jimmy Raney	Jazz Play Along Vol 020 – [Jimmy Raney]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 21 – Gettin’ It Together (& Supplement)	Jazz Play Along Vol 021 – [Gettin It Together]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 22 – Favorite Standards	Jazz Play Along Vol 022 – [Favorite Standards]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 23 – One Dozen Standards	Jazz Play Along Vol 023 – [One Dozen Standards]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 24 – Major and Minor	Jazz Play Along Vol 024 – [Major and Minor]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 25 – All Time Standards	Jazz Play Along Vol 025 – [All Time Standards]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 26 – Scale Syllabus	Jazz Play Along Vol 026 – [Scale Syllabus]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 27 – John Coltrane	Jazz Play Along Vol 027 – [John Coltrane]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 28 Jazz Play Along Vol 028 – [Giant Steps]	Jazz Play Along Vol 029 – [Play Duets With Jimmy Raney] Jazz Play Along Vol 028 – [Giant Steps]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 29 – Play Duets With Jimmy Raney	Jazz Play Along Vol 029 – [Play Duets With Jimmy Raney]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 30 – Rhythm Section Workout	Jazz Play Along Vol 030 – [Rhythm Section Workout]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 31 – Bossa Novas	Jazz Play Along Vol 031 – [Bossa Novas]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 32 – Ballads	Jazz Play Along Vol 032 – [Ballads]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 33 – Wayne Shorter	Jazz Play Along Vol 033 – [Wayne Shorter]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 34 – Jam Session	Jazz Play Along Vol 034 – [Jam Session]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 35 – Cedar Walton	Jazz Play Along Vol 035 – [Cedar Walton]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 36 – Bebop & Beyond	Jazz Play Along Vol 036 – [Bebop & Beyond]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 37 – Sammy Nestico	Jazz Play Along Vol 037 – [Sammy Nestico]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 38 – Blue Note	Jazz Play Along Vol 038 – [Blue Note]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 39 – Swing Swing Swing	Jazz Play Along Vol 039 – [Swing, Swing, Swing]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 40 – ‘Round Midnight	Jazz Play Along Vol 040 – [‘Round Midnight]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 41 – Body and Soul	Jazz Play Along Vol 041 – [Body and Soul]	Jazz Play Along Vol 041 – [Body and Soul – Jazz Piano Voicings]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 42 – Blues in All Keys	Jazz Play Along Vol 042 – [Blues In All Keys]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 44 – [Autumn Leaves]	Jazz Play Along Vol 044 – [Autumn Leaves]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 45 – Bill Evans – COMPLETE	Jazz Play Along Vol 045 – [Bill Evans]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 46 – Out Of This World	Jazz Play Along Vol 046 – [Out Of This World]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 47 – Rhythm changes in all keys	Jazz Play Along Vol 047 – [I Got Rhythm Changes In All Keys]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 48 – In a Mellow Tone	Jazz Play Along Vol 048 – [In A Mellow Tone]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 49 – Sugar	Jazz Play Along Vol 049 – [Sugar]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 50 – The Magic Of Miles	Jazz Play Along Vol 050 – [The Magic of Miles]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 51 – Night And Day	Jazz Play Along Vol 051 – [Night and Day]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 52 – Collector’s Items	Jazz Play Along Vol 052 – [Collector’s Items]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 53 – Clifford Brown	Jazz Play Along Vol 053 – [Clifford Brown]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 54 – Maiden Voyage	Jazz Play Along Vol 054 – [Maiden Voyage]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 55 – Yesterdays -Jerome Kern	Jazz Play Along Vol 055 – [Yesterdays – Jerome Kern]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 56 – Thelonious Monk (Book Cd)	Jazz Play Along Vol 056 – [Thelonious Monk]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 57 – Minor Blues in All 12 Keys	Jazz Play Along Vol 057 – [Minor Blues In All Keys]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 58 – Unforgettable Standards	Jazz Play Along Vol 058 – [Unforgettable Standards]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 59 – Invitation	Jazz Play Along Vol 059 – [Invitation]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 60 – Freddie Hubbard	Jazz Play Along Vol 060 – [Freddie Hubbard]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 61 – Burnin’!!!	Jazz Play Along Vol 061 – [Burnin’]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 62 – Wes Montgomery	Jazz Play Along Vol 062 – [Wes Montgomery]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 63 – Tom Harrel	Jazz Play Along Vol 063 – [Tom Harrell]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 64 – Salsa, Latin Jazz	Jazz Play Along Vol 064 – [Salsa, Latin Jazz]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 65 – Four & More	Jazz Play Along Vol 065 – [Four and More]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 66 – Billy Strayhorn	Jazz Play Along Vol 066 – [Billy Strayhorn]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 67 – Tune Up	Jazz Play Along Vol 067 – [Tune Up]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 68 – Giant Steps	Jazz Play Along Vol 069 – [Bird Goes Latin]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 69 – Bird Goes Latin	Jazz Play Along Vol 069 – [Bird Goes Latin]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 70 – Killer Joe	Jazz Play Along Vol 070 – [Killer Joe]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 71 – East of the Sun	Jazz Play Along Vol 071 – [East Of The Sun]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 72 – Street of Dreams	Jazz Play Along Vol 072 – [Street of Dreams]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 73 – Oliver Nelson – Stolen Moments	Jazz Play Along Vol 073 – [Oliver Nelson (Stolen Moments)]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 74 – Latin Jazz	Jazz Play Along Vol 074 – [Latin Jazz]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 75 – Countdown To Giant Steps	Jazz Play Along Vol 075 – [Countdown to Giant steps]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 76 – How To Learn Tunes	Jazz Play Along Vol 076 – [How to Learn Tunes]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 77 – Paquito D’Rivera	Jazz Play Along Vol 077 – [Paquito D’Rivera]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 78 – Jazz Holiday Classics	Jazz Play Along Vol 078 – [Jazz Holiday Classics]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 79 – Avalon	Jazz Play Along Vol 079 – [Avalon]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 80 – Indiana	Jazz Play Along Vol 080 – [Indiana]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 81 – Standards And Originals	Jazz Play Along Vol 081 – [Contemporary Standards & Originals]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 82 – Dexter Gordon	Jazz Play Along Vol 082 – [Dexter Gordon]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 83 – Brecker Brothers	Jazz Play Along Vol 083 – [Brecker Brothers]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 84 – Dominant 7th Workout	Jazz Play Along Vol 084 – [Dominant Seventh Workout]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 85 – Tunes You Thought You Knew	Jazz Play Along Vol 085 – [Tunes You Though You Knew (Reharmonized Standards)]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 86 – Shoutin Out – Horace Silver Tunes (Book+CD)	Jazz Play Along Vol 086 – Shoutin’ Out – Horace Silver Tunes
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 87 – When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter	Jazz Play Along Vol 087 – [When Lights Are Low – Benny Carter]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 89 – Darn That Dream	Jazz Play Along Vol 089 – [Darn That Dream]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 90 Odd Times	Jazz Play Along Vol 090 – [Odd Times – Odd Time Signature Songs]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 91-Players Choice	Jazz Play Along Vol 091 – [Player’s Choice]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 92-Lennie Neihaus	Jazz Play Along Vol 092 – [Lennie Neihaus]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 93 What’s new	Jazz Play Along Vol 093 – [What’s New]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 94 Hot Hhouse	Jazz Play Along Vol 094 – [Hot House]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 95- 500 miles high	Jazz Play Along Vol 095 – [500 Miles High]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 96-Latin Quarter	Jazz Play Along Vol 096 – [Latin Quarter]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 97-Standards with strings	Jazz Play Along Vol 097 – [Standards With Strings]
Aebersold, Jamey Jazz Play Along Book + Audio Mp3 – Vol 99 Tadd Dameron	Jazz Play Along Vol 099 – [Tadd Dameron]
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Satin Doll (Jazz Play Along with sheet music) by Duke Ellington (from Sophisticated Ladies)

Satin Doll – Jazz Standard

In early 1953 Duke Ellington left Columbia Records and signed a major contract with Capitol Records. On April 6, he held the first recording session, which included “Satin Doll,” “Without A Song,” and “Cocktails For Two.” It appears that Ellington originally wrote the melody for ‘Satin Doll’ and Billy Strayhorn wrote the lyrics, but these were not considered commercially viable. Five years later Johnny Mercer, co-founder of Capitol Records, wrote a new letter, which is what is known today and is unanimously praised by critics.

It is unknown to whom the name ‘Satin Doll’ refers. Some say that it is Strayhorn’s mother, while others, such as Mercer Ellington, suspect that the mysterious woman is Edna, Duke’s wife, who, for her part, always claimed that she was the recipient of the song.

In 1969, pianist Earl Hines placed an ad in Downbeat magazine wishing Duke Ellington a happy seventieth birthday, but in small print he added: remember I wrote ‘Satin Doll’. Hines never elaborated on his surprising claim, but he recorded the song several times, and included it on an Ellington tribute album.

Billy Strayhorn is the author of “Chelsea Bridge” (1941), “Rain Check” (1942), “A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing” (1944), “Lotus Blossom” (1947), and “Lush Life” (1949). In collaboration with Ellington he composed ‘Day Dream’ (1941), ‘Something to Live For’ (1939) and ‘Satin Doll’ (1953), among many other songs.

Jazz. Featured Performances

Instrumental

ARTISTS	DATE	PERSONNEL
Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra	1953.04.06	Duke Ellington (p, dir), Cat Anderson, Willie Cook, Ray Nance, Clark Terry (tp), Quentin Jackson, Juan Tizol, Britt Woodman (tb), Russell Procope (as, cl), Rick Henderson (as), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Jimmy Hamilton (cl, ts), Harry Carney (bars, cl), Wendell Marshall (b), Butch Ballard (d)
Victor Feldman Trio	1958.01.22	Victor Feldman (vib, p), Scott LaFaro (b), Stan Levey (d)
Johnny Hodges & All The Duke’s Men	1958.04.05	Johnny Hodges (as), Billy Strayhorn (p), Jimmy Woode (b), Sam Woodyard (d)
Jo Jones Trio	1958.04.30	Ray Bryant (p), Tommy Bryant (b), Jo Jones (d)
Red Garland Trio	1959.10.02	Red Garland (p), Doug Watkins (b), Charles “Specs” Wright (d)
Wes Montgomery Trio	1959.10.05	Wes Montgomery (g), Mel Rhyne (org), Paul Parker (d)
Coleman Hawkins Sextet	1962.08.15	Coleman Hawkins (ts), Roy Eldridge (tp), Johnny Hodges (as), Tommy Flanagan (p), Major Holley (b), Eddie Locke (d)
McCoy Tyner Trio	1963.03.04	McCoy Tyner (p), Steve Davis (b), Lex Humphries (d)
Jimmy Smith Trio	1965.06.15	Jimmy Smith (org), Kenny Burrell (g), Grady Tate (d)
Duke Ellington	1972.04.10	Duke Ellington (p), Joe Benjamin (b), Rufus Jones (d)
Earl Hines	1973.03.27	Earl Hines (p)
Joe Pass Trio	1974.06.21	Joe Pass (g), Ray Brown (b), Bobby Durham (d)
Oscar Peterson & Clark Terry	1975.05.18	Oscar Peterson (p), Clark Terry (tp, tpa)
Milt Hinton Trio	1984.09.03	Milt Hinton (b), Jane Jarvis (p), Louis Bellson (d)
Oscar Peterson Quartet	1998.07.22	Oscar Peterson (p), Ulf Wakenius (g), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b), Martin Drew (d)
Jessica Williams	2000.09.??	Jessica Williams (p)

Vocals

ARTISTS	DATE	PERSONNEL
Ella Fitzgerald	1963.07.15	Ella Fitzgerald (voc), Al Aarons, Joe Newman, Don Rader, Fip Ricard (tp), Henry Coker, Urbie Green, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell (tb), Eric Dixon, Frank Foster, Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Charlie Fowlkes (bars), Count Basie (p), Freddie Green (g), Buddy Catlett (b), Sonny Payne (d), Quincy Jones (dir)
Nancy Wilson	1963.10.08	Nancy Wilson (voc), Al Porcino, Carmell Jones (tp), Harold Land (ts), Wild Bill Davis (org), Joe Pass (g), Jimmy Bond (b), Kenny Dennis (d)
Kenny Burrell Orchestra	1975.02.??	Kenny Burrell (g), Jerome Richardson (ts), Jimmy Smith (org), Jimmy Jones (p), Stanley Gilbert (b), Jimmie Smith (d), Ernie Andrews (voc)

DUKE ELLINGTON – Half a century of jazz

The musical life of Edward Kennedy Ellington is quite a chapter in the history of jazz. They are fifty years of constant activity that support him, not only as one of the greatest musicians in the history of his country, but as a round creator, since he served as a composer, orchestra leader, arranger, author and soloist.

Edward Kennedy was born on April 29, 1899, in Washington as the son of James Edward Ellington and Daisy Kennedy. James worked as a butler for a doctor’s family, and Daisy was the daughter of a well-to-do family. Edward’s personality took shape between gentle expressions, etiquette and formality.

In his house there were not one, but two pianos and thanks to them, he learned music from adolescence, a time when Edward Kennedy named himself duke without anyone being able to tell him otherwise.

His professional career took shape towards commercial design, but in 1918 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) awarded him a scholarship to study art in New York. In that same year he married Edna Thompson and they had a son, Mercer Ellington, a new responsibility that made him rethink the future of his career.

After the end of the fellowship, Duke Ellington briefly returned to Washington, before moving permanently to New York in 1923 with his musician friends Otto Hardwick and Sonny Greer. All three were already well-known at the time for playing dance music in the newly opened bars of Harlem, where Ellington was able to recognize his gifts as a leader of small orchestras. The trio made Club Kentucky a go-to place for fun music.

Duke Ellington’s compositions and arrangements then had an exotic and burning essence. An example of this is the song “East Saint Louis Toodle-Oo”, which also includes excerpts inspired by Chopin’s “The Funeral March”.

In 1927, Ellington and his band were selected to play at the Cotton Club in Harlem, which was nothing more than Carnegie Hall for those who couldn’t get to it, according to Ted Gioia’s The History of Jazz.

Without knowing it at the time, the dance shops in that New York neighborhood, like the Savoy and the Cotton Club itself, would be schools and tickets for the future of music in the United States, considering that they also did not exclude white audiences. It was also as if the economic problems that the North American country was going through could not enter these clubs that were open six days a week.

‘Duke’s supremacy during the Cotton Club years not only enabled it to weather the onset of the Depression, but even to thrive at a time when most bandmasters were downsizing,’ writes Gioia.

The crisis of the thirties did not touch Duke, who had the financial capacity to sign the trombonists Juan Tizol and Lawrence Brown, other great names in the history of jazz.

In that same year, Duke appeared in his first Hollywood movie, Check and Double Check, and by 1931 he would be invited to meet President Hoover at the White House, an act unheard of for a black musician at the time.

It’s 2014 and Lady Gaga, with her hair dyed blue, repeats the scatting –jazz vocal improvisation- of “It don’t mean a thing (if it ain’t got that swing)”, one of the most popular songs of the gender. In 1932, when this song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills was recorded, experts probably already imagined it as one of the best jazz works of the era and also of its authors. The piece survived the turn of the century and several more generations, performed by the most popular singers of the day.

The Depression era meant the opposite for Duke Ellington, for by 1933 he had already recorded other hits from his career, songs that would enter the American staple repertoire. “Mood Indigo”, “In a Sentimental Mood”, “Sophisticated Lady” and “Solitude” would be replicated at that time due to the success they had among people who wanted to dance, but also among jazz players, who turned these pieces into standards of the gender.

In 1934 the pianist composed ‘Symphony in black’, a piece considered exalted due to its complexity. The nine-minute suite tested Duke’s ability as a bandleader, composer and musical genius beyond the formula to make everyone dance or go into a melancholic state. “Symphony in black”, however, summed up Duke Ellington’s ability to make the audience go through those two atmospheres in less than ten minutes.

That same year everything was about to change for American culture, thanks in part to the work that Duke and his contemporaries had already done. The dry law in the North American country had ended and the music was beginning to reach the masses. Swing and booze were a glitzy mix for the post-Depression years.

Soon, society understood that neither jazz nor alcohol posed a threat to its status quo. On the contrary, white musicians such as Benny Goodman or Glenn Miller also took up swing, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald, Fletcher Henderson and Duke Ellington and thus began the best years of this musical style.

In 1937 Ellington recorded another piece of music that musically surpassed anything he had done before: ‘Caravan’. Considered one of the epitomes of jazz. The year 2014 brought her back with a bang after her mention in Damien Chazelle’s film Whiplash.

“Caravan” was composed by trombonist Juan Tizol, who sold the rights to his song for $25 to Ellington without knowing its true value. Once arranged and recorded with a big band led by Ellington himself, “Caravan” conquered the charts. This recording featured Cootie Williams on trumpet, Tizol on trombone, Barney Bigard on clarinet, Harry Carney on saxophone, Billy Taylor on double bass, and Sonny Greer on drums, members who would follow Ellington for decades to come.

The scope of this piece is difficult to measure because of the potential it offers to improvise, add solos and evolve, as it did through Wes Montgomery in 1964 and Wynton Marsalis in 1986.

And although Duke was an important player in the swing era, he preferred not to simplify the melodies. According to the National Museum of American History, the pianist was not particularly interested in creating a good rhythm for dancing –although he did it-, but rather in exploring more of his musical imagery.

“When swing music and dance became a national obsession in the late 1930s, Ellington stood above them all and went his own way,” reads the Smithsonian Institute and Smithsonian Jazz site.

Duke and his band closed the golden decade of swing by touring Europe.

In 1938 his orchestra was joined by another relevant element for the next few years: the young arranger and composer Billy Strayhorn, who did not take long to give the orchestra a hit: “Take the ‘A’ Train”, a piece that shortly before had thrown away as it is considered little new.

Billy found inspiration for the lyrics of this piece in the new subway line in New York that made people confused to get to Harlem.

“You must take the A Train
To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem”

The 1941 song would be recognized in 2000 as one of the 100 best of the 20th century, according to NPR.

The train that leads to Carnegie

Already far from commercial swing, Duke Ellington ventured to continue with his complex compositions. ‘Black, Brown, Beige,’ a three-movement suite or ‘a parallel to American Negro history,’ as Duke presented it at Carnegie Hall, was a straightforward statement about the racism African Americans faced, but also , many black musicians at the time.

Despite the relevance of his complaint, he was harshly criticized for his performance at one of the most important jazz events in the world, as Claudia Roth wrote for The New Yorker. Such an incident would be far from the end of his career. In any case, it heralded a new era, for from 1943 to 1947, Duke Ellington returned to Carnegie Hall with a different repertoire and without provocation.

In the following years, the big bands -although they managed to support themselves financially through royalties-, ceased to be so profitable, since swing began to lose its touch. Meanwhile, Ellington was still writing long movements like ‘Do Nothing till You Hear from Me’ from 1943 and ‘The Perfume Suite’ from 1945.

Before the crisis, between 1947 and 1955, some important members of the band went to others. Among the few important creations of these years were ‘Harlem’, fourteen minutes and ‘Satin Doll’, possibly his last success.

What was left for Ellington was nothing more than reinterpretation, which was not necessarily a sign of failure. He proved this in 1956 when he performed at the Newport Jazz Festival, where he performed the original 1937 Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue. This performance is considered one of the 50 greatest moments in jazz.

The Pulitzer and other merits

With the collaboration of saxophonist Paul Gonsalves at the Newport concert, Duke’s career was revived. Critics once again recognized him as the respected musician and bandleader he always was. Shortly thereafter he was named an honorary ambassador for jazz and began touring all continents.

In 1959 the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, with whom he collaborated throughout his career, awarded Ellington its highest award, previously awarded to Martin Luther King and other civil rights fighters. However, the African American community questioned the decision asking what Ellington had done to deserve it, arguing that during his career the pianist had played for a segregated public in the southern region of the United States, to which Duke Ellington simply responded with a : ‘everybody does’. And he was right.

Claudia Roth collected Ellington’s most extensive response to this question. “They haven’t been listening to our music. (…) We have been talking for a long time about what it is to be black in this country, ”she said.

From then on he never left his activism aside and made it more and more evident. He recorded a new version of ‘Black, Brown, Beige’ called ‘Come Sunday’ with Mahalia Jackson on vocals and protested with the students against the discrimination that black youth suffered in establishments.

Something similar happened in 1965 when the jury for the Pulitzer Prize for Music nominated him, but in the end he decided not to award the distinction to anyone. They argued that Duke Ellington did not meet the terms of what the award represented.

The pianist told music critic Nat Hentoff that he was very frustrated by this decision, but that he was not surprised. “(…) most Americans still take it for granted that only European-based music – classical music – is the one that should be respected. In this country, jazz has always been the kind of man you wouldn’t want your daughter to associate with.’

During his last assets, Duke Ellington continued to compose and arrange music. In 1967 he wrote an album called ‘And His Mother Called Him Bill’ with a dedication to his colleague and great friend Billy Strayhorn, after his death that same year.

On May 24, 1974, the Duke of Jazz, a noble title that did him justice, died of pneumonia aggravated by lung cancer that he suffered from. Thousands of people gathered to see him off.

The musical Pulitzer Prize would be awarded to him posthumously in celebration of his 100th birthday, in 1999, in recognition of his musical contribution.

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100 Jazz & Blues Greats Book		100 Jazz & Blues Greats
100 Jazz Solos & Etudes by Jacob Wise		100 Jazz solos
100 Light Classics For Piano Solo		100 Light Classics For Piano Solo
100 Most Beautiful Christmas Songs Easy Piano Vocal		100 Most Beautiful Christmas Songs Easy Piano Vocal
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100 Must-Know Jazz Tunes with MP3 audio tracks to Play Along		100 Must-Know Jazz Tune – C version
100 of the Best Movie Songs Ever! Piano Vocal Guitar		100 best movie songs 1&100 best movie songs 2
100 Of The Best Songs Ever For The Keyboard by Daniel Scott		100 Of The Best Songs Ever For The Keyboard
100 Piano Solos (100 popular standards of today arr. by Frank Booth) with guitar chords		100 piano solos 1
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100 Rock N Roll Standards Piano Vocal Guitar chords		100 Rock N Roll Standards Piano Vocal Guitar chords contents
100 Songs For Kids – Easy Guitar Lyrics with Tablature		100 Songs For Kids – Easy Guitar Lyrics
100 Tunes Every Musician Should Know Professional Chord Changes And Substitutions By Dick Hyman		100 Tunes Every Musician Should Know Professional Chord Changes And Substitutions By Dick Hyman
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100 Women Of Pop And Rock 100 songs by 100 artists		100 Women Of Pop And Rock 100 songs by 100 artists Piano Vocal Guitaral Leonard
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1001 Blues Licks by Toby Wine – Piano		1001 Blues Licks by Toby Wine – Piano
1001 Jazz Licks A Complete Jazz Vocabulary For The Improvising Musician (Jack Shneidman)		1001 Jazz Licks A Complete Jazz Vocabulary For The Improvising Musician (Jack Shneidman)
101 Cançoes Que Tocaram O Brasil Nelson Motta (Book) (Brazilian Portuguese)
101 Frank Sinatra Hits For Buskers		101 Frank Sinatra Hits For Buskers
101 Mississippi Delta Blues Fingerpicking Licks Guitar and TAB by Larry McCabe		Larry McCabe – 101 Mississippi Delta Blues Fingerpicking Licks
101 Must-Know Blues Licks (Guitar Educational) (Wolf Marshall) PDF + MP3 audio tracks Play Along with Tablature		101 Must-Know Blues Licks (Guitar Educational) (Wolf Marshall)
1015 Songs – The Original Musicians’s (Musicals)		1015 Songs – The Original, Musicians’s (Musicals)
106 Songs Everybody Plays		106 Songs Everybody Plays
11 Short Classical Piano Pieces		11 Short Classical Piano Pieces
116 Arrangements Of Baroque, Classical & Ballet Pieces For Piano Solo		116 Arrangements Of Baroque, Classical & Ballet Pieces For Piano Solo
129 Easy Pieces For Piano Solo, also for beginners		129 easy pieces for piano solo
12th Street RAG – Liberace Collection Book of 5 compositions
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150 More Of The Most Beautiful Songs Ever (Songbook) Piano Vocal Guitar		150 More Of The Most Beautiful Songs Ever (Songbook) Piano Vocal Guitar
150 Of The Best Jazz Standards Ever		150 Of The Best Jazz Standards Ever
150 Of The Most Beautiful Songs Ever 3rd Edition		150 Of The Most Beautiful Songs Ever 3rd Edit1 and 150 Of The Most Beautiful Songs Ever 3rd Edit2
16 Pop and Movies Hits Keyboard Piano Book (Mike Emerson)		16 Pop and Movies Hits Keyboard Piano Book (Mike Emerson)
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue The Musical By Leonard Bernstein And Alan Jay Lerner Vocal Selections
17 Moments of Spring – Mgnovenia (Mikael Tariverdiev)
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20 Modern BEBOP Licks – by Noah Kellman All Keys with left hands chords		20 Modern BEBOP Licks – by Noah Kellman All Keys with left hands chords
200 Jazz Standards Tunes (chords progressions for C Instruments) Bob Taylor		200 Jazz Standards Tunes (chords progressions for C Instruments) Bob Taylor
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2018 Greatest Pop Movie Hits Songbook For Piano		2018 Greatest Pop Movie Hits Songbook For Piano
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262 Classic Piano Rags Various Composers		262 Classic Piano Rags Various Composers
273 Easy And Intermediate Piano Pieces		273 Easy And Intermediate Piano Pieces contents
28 Modern Jazz Trumpet Solos Book 2		28 Modern Jazz Trumpet Solos Book 2
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39 Progressive Solos For Classical Guitar (with Tablature)		39 Progressive Solos For Classical Guitar
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557 Jazz Standards (Sheet Music – in C for all instruments) swing to bop (lead sheet)		Standards (Sheet Music – Piano)
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