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Get duke ellington mood indigo sheet music notes, chords. Other ellington cuts on that tape included mood indigo and prelude to a kiss. But when i wrote sophisticated lady it took me 30 days, because i couldnt decide which way i wanted to go in the 17th bar. Print and download sheet music for mood indigo composed by duke ellington. Duke ellington mood indigo 69172 mood indigo, sheet music. The only information it had about the recordings was that they had been on the columbia label, absolutely nothing else.
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Print and download mood indigo sheet music by duke ellington arranged for piano. Ellington offers breathing space between the first two choruses with a fourbar piano solo over two chords. Mood indigo by duke ellington and his orchestra on amazon music. In the promotional material of the cotton club, the band was often billed as duke ellington and his jungle band. Mood indigo by duke ellington softcover audio online sheet.
Duke ellington is best remembered for the over 3,000 songs that he composed during his lifetime. May 21, 2015 mood indigo 1930 is a jazz composition and song, with music by duke ellington and barney bigard with lyrics by irving mills. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in ab major. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Tranposable music notes for pianovocalguitar sheet music by duke ellington irving mills. Duke ellington mood indigo high quality sheet music available for download. I was particularly intrigued by the version of solitude, and i often wondered when it was done. Edward kennedy duke ellington april 29, 1899 a may 24, 1974 was an american composer, pianist, and bandleader. Mood indigo by duke ellington sheet music for trombone. Mood indigo sheet music piano, voice, guitar pdf download. Duke ellington mood indigo sheet music notes, chords. 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.
In our catalog, you can find duke ellington sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Check out mood indigo by duke ellington and his orchestra on amazon music. Listen to duke ellington soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 6661 tracks. This is a box set of four duke ellington 78s containing a total of eight songs released in march of 1943 on victor records. You aint been blue, till youve had that mood indigo. Listen free to duke ellington mood indigo prelude to a kiss, things aint what they used to be and more. Mood indigo prestige elite duke ellington allmusic. Jun 19, 2018 duke ellington uppsala 1971 2019 official digital download 24bit96khz duke ellington take the a train remastered 2017 official digital download 24bit192khz duke ellington anatomy of a murder from the soundtrack of the motion picture 19592019 official digital download 24bit96khz.
With the success of compositions like mood indigo, and an increasing number of recordings and national radio broadcasts from the cotton club, the bands reputation soared. To call edward kennedy duke ellington inimitable is to actually downplay his mythic role in world culture, as no american figure be he from the realm of jazz or any other musical idiom has ever matched his spectacular and ceaseless creativity. The songs appeal lived on well beyond that recording. 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. This sheet music does not have a license and is ed. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra collection. Duke ellington edward kennedy ellington, april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974 was an american jazz composer, pianist and bandleader, one of the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all american music. Mood indigo is credited to duke ellington, barney bigard and ellington manager irving mills, who probably did nothing but get the song. Duke ellington sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Mood indigo by duke ellington softcover audio online. Listen free to duke ellington mood indigo radio on. Print and download mood indigo sheet music composed by duke ellington. Ellington used his band as a musical laboratory for his new compositions and shaped his writing specifically to showcase the talents.
Although irving millsjack millss brother and publishing partnertook credit for the lyrics, mitchell parish claimed in a 1987 interview that he had written the lyrics. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in ab major transposable. The threeminute song was crafted into a 17course, 15minute miniconcert on the album, masterpieces by ellington. Mood indigo for trumpet solo, intermediate trumpet sheet music. Duke ellington mood indigo sheet music easy piano in g. Duke ellington the complete ellington indigos digipack. In a sentimental mood duke ellington and john coltrane isfahan duke ellington the lonely ones. Duke ellington mood indigo sheet music piano solo in. Sophisticated lady writtenby ellington, mills, parish. Duke ellington mood indigo sheet music in ab major.
Mood indigo song by ellington, bigard and mills britannica. The recording features ellingtons famous orchestra of wellknown players like saxophonist otto hardwicke, clarinetist barney bigard, trumpet player bubber miley, and many more. With groundbreaking hits such as sophisticated lady and mood indigo. The chart features a written tenor sax solo and a lot of interplay between the brass and saxes. This medium swing arrangement of the dreamy ellington tune will cook at just about any tempo though the recommended tempo is 108 bpm. Mood indigo was supposedly written while on a road trip. Ellington s biographer, terry teachout, described it. In the 1930s ellington finally defined his own sound. Born 114 years ago this week, ellington was a composer, arranger, bandleader and pianist whose omnivorous. 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. Ellington mood indigo sheet music for clarinet solo pdf.
In 1931 ellington began to create extended works, including such pieces as creole rhapsody, reminiscing in tempo, and diminuendo in bluecrescendo in blue. 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. Song information for mood indigo duke ellington on allmusic. Duke ellington composed some of the most enduring music of the 20th century, producing more than one thousand lasting works. Piano sheet music for mood indigo, composed by duke ellington for piano. Ellington began to achieve prominence during his stint at the cotton club in the late 20s. In 1950, ellington had the chance to break mood indigo free from the constraints of the 78 rpm record with the advent of the record album. Sheet music download is a site dedicated to all amateur music performers around the world. Apr 25, 2020 duke ellington, american pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. Mood indigo free sheet music by duke ellington pianoshelf.
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