Piano sheet music for mood indigo, composed by duke ellington for piano. Like counts original orchestra, the new edition employs a rhythm guitar matthews but his presence is rarely felt owing perhaps to the nature of the music. Always get that mood indigo, since my baby said goodbye. Can you really go wrong with count basie and duke ellington. See more ideas about count basie, jazz, jazz blues. Duke ellington, benny goodman, count basie, lionel hampton.
Duke ellington records mood indigo 89 years ago today. Duke ellington, benny goodman, glenn miller, count basie by various artists on amazon music. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Tickets a tribute to count basie and duke ellington. The radio spirits content library consists of more than 60,000 classic radio shows. The duke or the count its like trying to split hairs. View duke ellington song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. Part of fitzgeralds song book series, it is the only one where the composer is also featured as a performer and the first occasion fitzgerald recorded with ellington. Ellington made tunes like mood indigo, take the a train, it dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing and many others smash hits. His band made several european tours, and in 1943 he premiered the first of his extended compositions, black, brown. Includes show info for events at hackensack meridian health theatre.
In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Get yourself in the spirit of all those midcentury degeneracies and more with the tracks featured here, all of which will take you straight to an earlier kind of mean street. Duke ellington biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The count meets the duke is an album by american pianists, composers and bandleaders duke ellington and count basie with their combined orchestras recorded and released on the columbia label in 1961 on stereo releases of the album, basie s band is.
Jumpin at the woodside, one oclock jump by count basie, performed by count basie and his orchestra. Louis armstrong, duke ellington, count basie, billie. That feelin goes stealin down to my shoes while i sit and sigh, go long blues. Information on tickets to concerts, arts education classes and the nonprofit mission of the historic count basie center for the arts in red bank, nj. Complete song listing of duke ellington on duke ellington songs list covid19. Just so you guys know im getting a little tired of reading fights over whos better than who or stupid. Basie and ellington were bandleaders, colleagues, composers and celebrities who wrote dozens of timeless standards and elevated jazz to the position of high art. The exceptions are cottontail and mood indigo, where matthews confirms the value of the rhythm guitar.
Regardless, though, it is a pleasant collection that ranges from the gentle, subdued version of beyond the sea performed by django reinhart to the brassy song after youve gone by count basie and his orchestra. Songfacts says that the song that gave birth to mood indigo was written by ellington clarinetist barney bigard and lorenzo tio, jr. Placing duke ellington 18991974 at the center of the story, david schiff explores music written during the composers lifetime in terms of broad ideas such as rhythm, melody, and harmony. Count basie orchestra count plays duke 1998, cd discogs. Provided to youtube by believe sas mood indigo, pt. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Ellingtons band gained notoriety at harlems cotton club in 1927. The count meets the duke duke ellington orchestracount basie orchestra columbia jazz masterpieces cj 40586.
Wikipedia says that tios version was called mexican blues. The jazz 100 thousands of jazz24 listeners voted for the songs they felt were the 100 best jazz songs of all time. Ive never heard of duke ellington, so ill go with count basie. Competition was also intensifying, as africanamerican and white swing bands began to rocket to popular attention, including those of benny goodman, tommy dorsey, jimmy dorsey, jimmie lunceford, benny carter, earl hines, chick webb, and count basie. The blantonwebster band rca bluebird 56591rb first time.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The answer provided by this wonderful album is absolutely not. Featuring russell procope and willie cook on trumpet. You aint been blue, till youve had that mood indigo. Mood indigo free sheet music by duke ellington pianoshelf. Nov 06, 2000 mood indigo ellington was a master at creating an element of surprise in his compositions, and the unique instrumental voicing on this standard is an example of his subtle sophistication. The complete bethlehem singles to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Watch the video for mood indigo by duke ellington for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Mood indigo demonstrates ellingtons fondness for unusual timbres. Guitar, pianokeyboard, vocal sheet music book by various. We play a mixture of traditional big band swing music, from the likes of glenn miller, count basie, duke ellington, benny goodman, etc other popular jazz music, arranged for big band. The greatest tunes of the greatest generation, including billie, benny, and glenn. This library consists of popular oldtime radio programs, including vintage comedy, mystery, detective, adventure and suspense programs such as the jack benny show, the shadow. The group stride around with a cocky swagger on tracks like the kid from red bank, flight of the foo birds, whirlybird and splanky, but.
Jan 14, 2020 an originator of bigband jazz, duke ellington was an american composer, pianist and bandleader who composed thousands of scores over his 50year career. Big band live jazz count basie, harry james, duke ellington. Count basie orchestra, grover mitchell count plays duke. In the evenin when lights are low, im so lonesome i could cry. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Harburg, vernon duke, as performed in blazing saddles q. The kid from red bank offers an unusual showcase for basie himself at the piano, playing the least number of notes possible to surprise and bedazzle the listener, while lil darlin offers the basie bands answer to ellingtons mood indigo. Fox theatre redwood city ticket reservation system. The death of ellingtons mother in 1935 led to a temporary slump in his career. This was clooneys first recording with the basie band. Basie s claim to fame and prestige was based on his refinement of the fundamentals that make jazz music swing. Mood indigocount basie andy durans latin jazz band. Ive never heard a jazz combo version of a single basie tune. The basis of the new major movie from michel gondry, starring audrey.
Cause theres nobody who cares about me, im just a soul whos bluer than blue can be. Which is not a characteristic of duke ellingtons compositional style. One of the originators of bigband jazz, ellington led his band for more than half a century, composed thousands of scores, and created one of the most distinctive ensemble sounds in all of western music. Mood indigo instrumental karaoke count basie orchestra. Events archive page 2 of 3 count basie center for the arts. Jazz standard such as mood indigo and solitude were penned by. The basie hallmark was always simplicity, but it is a simplicity that is the result of a distillation that produced music that was as refined, subtle and elegant as it was earthy and robust.
Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents of his bandmembers, many of whom remained with him. Duke ellington, my little brown book billy strayhorn. One of the most popular bands during the swing era was lead by clarinetist. The new york post hails, there is no greater big band working today than the count basie. The group stride around with a cocky swagger on tracks like the kid from red bank, flight of the foo birds, whirlybird and splanky, but even when in full flight there is always that basie transparency. In the later 1950s and 1960s he made recording with many other great jazz artists, such as ella fitzgerald, john coltrane, count basie and louis armstrong. Count basie profiled, with a liberal selection of familiar film and tv clips plus a roundtable discussion with joe wilder, frank wess, ira. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book is a 1957 studio album by the american jazz singer ella fitzgerald, accompanied by duke ellington and his orchestra, focusing on ellingtons songs. Clooney had previously made an album with duke ellington, blue rose in 1956. Mood indigo, a song by count basie on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Old time radio shows from radio spirits that have been digitally remastered and are available in cassette, cd, and dvd formats. This orchestra is still going today and is called the duke ellington orchestra. The band went to hollywood in 1930 to make the film check and double check and that same year duke received recognition as a composer for mood indigo.
In a mellow tone, i dont get around much anymore, satin doll, mood indigo, take the a train. Big book of swing by various songbook softcover sheet. The new york post hails, there is no greater big band working today than the count basie band. Duke ellington, american pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. Edward kennedy duke ellington april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american composer, pianist, a. The new real book, egalement en trois volumes, publie chez sher music, et est plus lisible. Ben webster, billy strayhorn, count basie, johnny hodges, stevie wonder, sun ra. If you want to hear two of the twentieth centurys finest big bands at their peak performance, same advice. There is a laidback, somewhat romantic vibe that permeates the collection, but otherwise the music is pretty farranging. Listen to the 100 greatest swing era songs playlist with amazon music unlimited. Nov 17, 2015 live big band performances by the greatest jazz musicians including count basie, harry james and duke ellington. Guest soloists wynton marsalis and trombonist al grey contribute some conversational exchanges on mood indigo and shes got it bad. On count plays duke, the number one big band of the 90s performs classics such as it dont mean a thing, take the a train, cottontail, mood indigo and others.
On sundays, box office opens three hours prior to show time, and closes 30 minutes after show time. On stereo releases of the album, basies band is featured on the left channel and ellingtons on the right. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Ella fitzgerald mood indigo verve records 1957 duration. At long last is a 1998 studio album by rosemary clooney, accompanied by the count basie orchestra. Music of count basie and duke ellington celebrated this weekend. A tribute to count basie and duke ellington no performances. Miles davis au bar du petit bac, improvised by davis and his parisian band. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book wikipedia.
Listen to the ultra hd ella fitzgerald playlist with amazon music unlimited. A tribute to count basie and duke ellington featuring. Breaking down walls between genres that are usually discussed separatelyclassical, jazz, and popularthis highly engaging book offers a compelling new integrated view of twentiethcentury music. Count basie center for the arts 99 monmouth street red bank, nj 07701. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises mood indigo count basie count plays duke. 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. Duke ellington mood indigo vinyl records and cds for sale. Sydney symphony orchestra music of count basie and duke.
Mood indigo duke ellington play the armory concert live duke ellington play caravan duke ellington. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. It was called dreamy blues and was the theme song of tios band. We have 35 albums and 293 song lyrics in our database.
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