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As a listener i couldnt find a specific chorus through the song but it makes you want to get up and dance along with the. 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. Ellington cotton tail sheet music real book melody. Apr 25, 2020 duke ellington, american pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. Each selection was selected by the centers musical director, wynton marsalis, for essentially ellington. All the drive and excitement of the original are still there as this. In 2010 the triangular park, across the street from duke ellingtons birth site, at the intersection of new hampshire and m streets, nw was named the duke ellington park. Print and download cotton tail conductor score full score sheet music. Duke ellington, american pianist who was the greatest jazz composer and bandleader of his time. As you may or may not know, this chord progression has been used for many tunes in the jazz repertoire. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Get duke ellington cotton tail sheet music notes, chords. 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. The annual jazz at lincoln center high school jazz band competition.
Jazz ensemble sheet music book by duke ellington 18991974. 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. Cotton tail is as much of a framework for a featured solo jazz improvisation as duke ever wrote. See new and popular duke ellington songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Cotton tail for piano solo, intermediate piano sheet music. Ben uses a fair amount of repetition to develop his ideas through the solo.
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