Saturday, May 19, 2012

Duke Ellington Sophisticated Lady

Duke Ellington Sophisticated Lady

This is a fine song Duke Ellington wrote in tough times. His mother had died and he really needed to become clear about some things. That's the time when he wrote a few more moody more thoughtful kind of songs in contrast to the mostly joyous happy songs in swing. Sophisticated lady is an example of this. I used the version that was sung by Ella Fitzgerald





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