Cotton tail trumpet 2 by duke ellington digital sheet music for. Already a master of the thenstandard threeminute song form exemplified by such classics as cottontail 1940 and harlem airshaft 1940, ellington embarked on more expansive. Ellington cotton tail sheet music for guitar solo pdf. Duke ellington and his orchestra telecharger et ecouter les. The annual jazz at lincoln center high school jazz band competition. Webster had an uninterrupted spell with ellington between 1939 and 1943 and returned for a few months in 948. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Download and print cotton tail sheet music for voice and other instruments bass clef by duke ellington real book melody and chords. Cotton tail 1940 duke ellington and ben webster cotton tail 1940 duke ellington and ben webster. Official duke ellington cottontail lyrics at cd universe.
The first ellington recording 4 may 1940 is notable for the driving tenor saxophone solo by ben webster. Cottontail by duke ellington and his orchestra on amazon. Ellington, who exerted strong but benign leadership over the temperamental virtuosi who made up his band in the 1930s and for decades after, was a large man, standing over six feet tall. Duke ellington cottontail lyrics more music mp3 download song lyrics. Duke ellington sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Sep 02, 2018 just as lester young made his principal mark with basie, webster established his reputation in the duke ellington orchestra, earning particular acclaim for his solos on the 1940 recordings of cottontail and all too soon. Download digital sheet music cotton tail jw pepper sheet music. See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Williamsburg classic swing orchestra videos cottontail by duke ellington.
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Each transcription is direct from the recordings of the immortal duke ellington, and they are not. Cottontail, a song by duke ellington, ella fitzgerald on spotify. Check out cottontail by duke ellington and his orchestra on amazon music. Duke ellington jazz found recognition as art through him. Heres one of duke ellingtons iconic tunes in a swingin chart scored for the little big band format. Just as lester young made his principal mark with basie, webster established his reputation in the duke ellington orchestra, earning particular acclaim for his solos on the 1940 recordings of cottontail and all too soon.
On april 3, 1961, producer bob thiele achieved what should be regarded as one of his greatest accomplishments. This 2xhd release features the great tenor playing nine songs associated with ellington. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Originally an instrumental, cotton tail later had lyrics written for it by ellington.
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Cotton tail live by duke ellington and ella fitzgerald on amazon. Although he was only a member of duke ellington s orchestra for three years, tenorsaxophonist ben webster was linked with duke ellington throughout his career. Print and download cotton tail trumpet 2 sheet music. Jazz ensemble sheet music book by duke ellington 18991974. Aug 01, 2011 recorded in hollywood, 1940 wallace jones, ray nance, cootie williams tp rex stewart cnt tricky sam nanton, lawrence brown tb juan tizol vtb barney bigard clts johnny hodges asss. Publications is proud to present this important new series, jazz at lincoln center.
Mark taylor really gets the most out of just six horn parts in this. Cotton tail, jazz big band arrangement, alfred publishing and thousands more titles. Cotton tail is a 1940 composition by duke ellington. Cotton tail is a tune written by the great american composer and pianist duke ellington.
Cottontail is a duke ellington tune written around the rhythm changes progressions. Cotton tail sheet music composed by music by duke ellington 1 of 18 pages. The smithsonian collection of classic jazz, revised. Generally the bridge is left for you to improvise over but ive added a solo to give you some idea on how you might improvise. Duke ellington part 2 by duke ellington genre et sous style. Scrobbling is when tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Come on, wail wail, cotton tail benny webster, come on and blow for me thats cotton tail come on, wail wail, cotton tail benny webster, come on and blow for me that. Williamsburg classic swing orchestra is with lee blasingame and 11 others. Ellington download sheet music at virtual sheet music. Duke ellington volume 7 cotton tail cd or download presto jazz. Ben had a long and distinguished career, of which his work with duke was only a small part, but the crucial exposure just as he reached musical maturity was given by ellington, and that maturity was hastened by the challenge of playing with ellington. 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. Duke ellington mp3 collection mp3, 160 kbps, cdr discogs. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture.
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