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Ellington gave Strayhorn full credit as his collaborator on later, larger works such as Such Sweet Thunder, A Drum Is a Woman, The Perfume Suite, and Far East Suite, where Strayhorn and Ellington worked closely together. [9] Strayhorn often played the piano with the Ellington orchestra, both live and in the studio.
Irving Mills. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellingtonwith lyrics by Irving Mills. It is now accepted as a jazz standard, and jazz historian Gunther Schullercharacterized it as "now legendary" and "a prophetic piece and a prophetic title".[1] In 2008, Ellington's 1932 recording of the song was ...
Duke Ellington / Bubber Miley. " East St. Louis Toodle-Oo" (also " Toodle-O " and " Todolo ") is a composition written by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley and recorded several times by Ellington for various labels from 1926–1930 under various titles. [1] This song was the first charting single for Duke Ellington in 1927 and was one of the main ...
"Solitude" is a Duke Ellington composition with lyrics by Eddie DeLange. Irving Mills received co-credit for the lyrics as Ellington's agent. Ellington claimed to have composed the song in 20 minutes. Two recordings made the charts in 1935, one by Ellington and one by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band. Ellington's first vocal recording was made in ...
He recorded this piece as an instrumental in August 1938 before returning to the studio a few weeks later to record it as a vocal number with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills that were sung by a young and relatively unknown Mary McHugh. [5] Popular records in 1938 were by Ellington and by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra.
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart. Isfahan (song) It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart. " I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart " is a 1938 composition by Duke Ellington, with lyrics added by Irving Mills, Henry Nemo and John Redmond. The song became a number one hit for Ellington in 1938. Other hit versions the same year were by Benny Goodman (with Martha Tilton singing), Connee Boswell, Hot Lips Page ...
North of the Border in Canada. (1967) ...And His Mother Called Him Bill. (1968) Francis A. & Edward K. (1967) ...And His Mother Called Him Bill is a studio album by Duke Ellington recorded in the wake of the 1967 death of his long-time collaborator, Billy Strayhorn. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1968.