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Although Ellington is credited for the music of “In a Sentimental
Mood,” Toby Hardwick should be recognized beyond his
introductory performance. In his biography, Duke Ellington, Ads by Google
James Lincoln Collier comments, “...the central melodic ideas of
virtually all of Ellington’s best-known songs originated in ► Jazz Guitar
somebody else’s head.” Among many others examples, Collier Duke Ellington Sonny Rollins
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points out that “In a Sentimental Mood,” “Sophisticated Lady,”
and “Prelude to a Kiss” were adaptations of Hardwick melodies. ► Piano Songs
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included “Simply the most beautiful song ever written” and “The
perfect soundtrack for falling in love.”
Improvisa de
Verdad
World Saxophone Mark Whitfield
Quartet
Sé un maestro de la armonía
y toca cualquier canción de
oído.
Sonny Rollins
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that establishes the sequence of notes as the hook phrase and Noah Baerman - Jazz Pianist and Educator
as the logical place to fit the title of the song. -JW
About 45% is minor; first “A” wanders to With all the great recordings of this tune, it
Tonality the relative major key, while “B” is entirely would be easy to forget about Ellington’s
major haunting original version. It is well worth
seeking out and provides a fascinating
Primarily scale-wise, initially ascending from contrast with the more frequently cited
the third degree of the minor key, gradually quartet version with John Coltrane from
Movement working its way back down through a 1962.
combination of steps and skips in both
directions.
Nancy Wilson
K. J. McElrath - Musicologist for JazzStandards.com But Beautiful
Blue Note Records
Original recording 1969
Check out K. J. McElrath’s book of Jazz Standards Guide
Tone Lines at his web site (www.bardicle.com).
Add a comment and we'll credit you with a link to your site. (more...) Lucky Thompson
Lucky Strikes
1991 Original Jazz Classics 194
Soundtrack information Original recording 1964
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Alec Wilder
Terry was an important Ellington
American Popular Song: The Great Innovators,
1900-1950 collaborator in the 1950s, and this joyful
Oxford University Press; Reprint edition performance features him flanked by some
Hardcover: 576 pages of his cohorts from the Ellington orchestra.
(2 paragraphs including the following types of
information: music analysis.)
Free Chord Changes for this Tune You won’t hear another rendition like this.
Parker employs only conga drum and hand
claps, bolstered by flute, alto sax,
trombone, bass, steel pan, marimba, and
berimbau!
- Sandra Burlingame
Sarah Vaughan
Ballads
2002 Blue Note 37561
Mark Whitfield
The Marksman
1990, Warner Bros 26321
- Ben Maycock
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