This is first instance of becker playing guitar on an sd track. The study will examine each of the three pieces on its own, and through this brief comparison, will posit an outline. Louis toodleoo duke ellington and bubber miley arranged by duke ellington as performed by duke ellington and his kentucky club orchestra transcribed and edited by christopher crenshaw for jazz at lincoln center full score this transcription was made especially for jazz at lincoln centers 201617. Louis toodle oo was a collaboration between duke and him east st. Louis metcalf trumpet, bubber miley trumpet, joe nanton trombone, prince robinson clarinet, tenor saxophone, edgar sampson alto. East st louis toodle oo portena jazz band 1972 when i got interested in jazz in the early fifties in the netherlands the world had just switched from 78s to lps. Music notes for real book melodychords sheet music by duke ellington duke ellington.
Music notes for pianovocalguitar chords only sheet music by duke ellington. This composition was covered by steely dan on their 1974 album. The album features updated arrangements of many of ellington s early compositions. Jun 23, 2008 listen to your favorite songs from east st. The study will examine each of the three pieces on its own, and through this brief comparison, will. Louis blues, id like you to know that in the 1920s duke ellington recorded a song called the east st. East st louis toodleoo also toodleo is a composition written by duke ellington and bubber miley and recorded several times by ellington for various. East st louis toodle oo also toodle o is a composition written by duke ellington and bubber miley and recorded several times by ellington for various labels from 19261930 under various titles. Historically speaking is an album by american pianist, composer and bandleader duke ellington recorded for the bethlehem label in 1956.
Your highresolution pdf file will be ready to download in the original published key. Louis toodle oo by duke ellington and his orchestra on amazon music. Louis toodleoo sheet music duke ellington real book. The song has a ballet tempo throughoutit starts out slow and dramatic, and continues that way for the rest of the song. Jun 23, 2008 check out east st louis toodle oo by duke ellington and his orchestra on amazon music. Update march, 2010 i found out that this version was released in 1956, and its on the historically speaking the duke. Here chris announces east st louis toodleou at a recent concert in this, his 65th year as a bandleader and his 60th year leading his own chris barber. This song was the first charting single for duke ellington. Louis toodleoo sheet music by steely dan in c minor transposable. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Louis toodleoo by duke ellington and bub miley this is based off of the version done by steely dan, with walter becker on bass guitar fender precision bass. Hope you like our version of east st louis toodle oo.
Louis toodleoo 1st version duke ellington and his kentucky club orchestra early ellington. Louis toodle oo, which the band first recorded for vocalion records in november 1926, and which became their first chart single in a rerecorded version for columbia in july 1927. Moving to new york he played in elmer snowdens band the washingtonians. Perhaps only a few esoteric blues fans will recall this early 1920s duke ellington number. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. A good example of this is ellington s first signature song, east st. You may also be interested in the following sheet music. Louis toodleoo by duke ellington the song starts off with an intro using a trumpet. Louis toodleo birmingham breakdown, a single by duke ellington and his kentucky club orchestra.
Louis metcalf trumpet, bubber miley trumpet, joe nanton trombone, prince robinson clarinet, tenor saxophone, edgar sampson alto saxophone, otto hardwick alto saxophone. We recently added duke ellingtons composition east st. Ascap all rights reserved by duke ellington and bub miley 3. Louis toodleoo by duke ellington and his orchestra. East st louis toodleoo also toodleo is a composition written by duke ellington and bubber miley and recorded several times by ellington for various labels from 19261930 under various titles. It was an early example of ellington s jungle sound. Louis toodleoo sheet music composed by duke ellington arranged for piano.
Louis toodleoo sheet music for voice, piano or guitar by duke ellington. It was also covered by harry strutters hot rhythm orchestra, charlestown jazzband, van alexander and his orchestra, steely dan and other artists. Louis toodleoo duke ellington and bubber miley arranged by kona. Louis toodle oo recorded in 1926a collaboration between duke ellington and bubber miley. Louis toodleoo sheet music for voice and other instruments in c by duke ellington real book melody and chords. Arjun narayan jazz gesm 3 songs analysis homework 1. The complete brunswick and vocalion recordings 19261931. Louis toodleoo can be done with tuba or string bass. 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. These became the standard until cds came out in the mid eighties. East st louis toodleoo by duke ellington and his orchestra. Duke ellington east st louis toodle oo 1926 music video. East st louis toodleoo is a composition written by duke ellington and bubber miley and recorded several times by ellington for various labels from 19261930 under various titles. While i enjoyed your recent answer about the east st.
This one was written about fifty years earlier by duke ellington and his trumpet player, bubber miley. Louis toodleoo by duke ellington and his orchestra on amazon music. Check out east st louis toodleoo by duke ellington and his orchestra on amazon music. Duke ellington, steely dan did song about east st louis il.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. East st louis toodleoo steely dan bass duke ellington bub miley as played by walter becker in 22 intro. Louis toodleo written by duke ellington and bubber miley and duke ellington and his kentucky club orchestra released it on the single east st. Except for big chris barber band fans who will have heard trombonist bob hunts spectacular arrangement especially for the band.
A good example of this is ellingtons first signature song, east st. One of ellingtons first hits from 1926, this moderate twobeat features a classic bubber miley plunger trumpet solo, as well as great ensemble writing for all sections. In all these years i collected almost a thousand lps, maybe not a large collection, but im still proud. It seemed they used an ostinato at the opening, which is a repeating musical rhythm. Historically speaking duke ellington album wikipedia. The album features updated arrangements of many of ellingtons early compositions. Duke ellington and his kentucky club orchestra originally released east st.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Complete your duke ellington and his orchestra collection. Louis toodleoo from duke ellingtons a legend performs, vol. Cm dm f ab fm eb g abm c bb em gm chords for steely dan east st. Louis toodleoo is the only steely dan track in which becker and fagen are not in the songwriting credits. This song was the first charting single for duke ellington in 1927 and was one of the main examples of his early jungle music.
Jazz at lincoln centers essentially ellington library east st. Louis toodleoo, which the band first recorded for vocalion records in november 1926, and which became their first chart single in a rerecorded version for columbia in july 1927. This song was the first charting 69 single for duke ellington in 1927 and was one of the main examples of his early jungle music. Louis toodleoo duke ellington and bubber miley arranged by duke ellington as performed by duke ellington and his kentucky club orchestra transcribed and edited by christopher crenshaw for jazz at lincoln center full score. Louis toodle oo, duke ellington 32bar aaba with contrasting c section. Sep 05, 2009 update march, 2010 i found out that this version was released in 1956, and its on the historically speaking the duke. Louis toodle oo becoming a hit was from 1927 by duke ellington and his washingtonians. Louis toodleoo and find out more about its history, critical reception, and meaning.
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