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Wes montgomery, eric baumgartner, earl hines, phillip keveren, duke ellington, oscar peterson, johnny mercer, dukestrayhorn, billy ellington, nina simone also known as eunice kathleen waymon is the writer of this piece of music. Buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet music. Try our satin doll piano sheet music by duke ellington. I put this up in february but the score was removed because i believe our piano part was too similar to a jazz book we were using as a reference for the structure of the song.
This is the authentic nestico arrangement as recorded by the c j. That is how the chords are played during the melody andor when the tempo is quite slow. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Billy strayhorn, ella fitzgerald, kenny burrell, joe pass, john l. Satin doll digital sheet music for satin doll by johnny mercer, duke ellington, billy strayhorn scored for piano vocalchords. Download and print satin doll sheet music for flute solo by duke ellington in the range of d4d6 from sheet music direct.
Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by ella fitzgerald, 101 strings, terry callier, and nancy wilson. Satin doll here are the fingerings that i use to play a chordmelody arrangement of duke ellington, billy strayhorn, and johnny mercers 1953 standard satin doll from sophisticated ladies. Satin dollby duke ellington, billy strayhorn, and johnny mercer. Ted greene arrangement august 3, 1977 compilation pages by p. Home forums ask a question satin doll chords pdf this topic contains 1 reply, has 2 voices, and was last updated by rick stone 5 years, 1 month ago. Satin doll duke ellington, 1953 traditional music library. Agmiller and i did in high school for our jazz band combo. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly.
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Turnarounds are used to establish a tonal center or key, to mark the end of a section of a tune, to return to the beginning of the previous section or to prepare for the beginning of a new section. Use coupon code spring20 at checkout to receive 20% off your order. I play it in the key of g not the original key of c. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded countless times, by such artists as ella fitzgerald, 101 strings, terry callier, and nancy wilson.
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