Artist biography by scott yanow a fine trumpeter, taft jordan was known early in his career when he joined chick webb as a louis ar. Held towards the end of december every year, it attracts a whopping 1,41,000 students from more than 1700 collegesuniversities all over the world. It was the first tune i ever wrote specially for microphone transmission, ellington recalled. Mood indigo is a jazz song with music by duke ellington and barney bigard and lyrics by irving mills. In 1941 he moved from working with ella fitzgerald to leading his own band at the savoy. While they are worthy of their status as standards, ellington wrote thousands of compositions. Instantly view and print duke ellington pianovocalchords sheet music online mood indigo. Change how you feel by changing the way you think by dennis greenberger at indigo. Newsletters and special announcements dusty groove is. Gondrys restless filmmaking dooms mood indigo the boston globe. Contentsshow composition the tune was composed for a radio broadcast in october 1930 and was originally titled. Jul 18, 2014 mood indigo is on some level about what happens to privileged white folks when their cash, identified here as doublezoons, runs out, or when a major character is stricken with a debilitating if storybook illness, or when any reversal of fortune makes welltodo leave the edens they created or were born into. In fact, his recording of on the sunny side of the street was so close to armstrongs live show that when armstrong got around to documenting it the following year, some listeners thought he was copying jordan.
Le siecle della fitzgerald 3, discography, jazz hot 682. Cohost kent lindquist featured the music of edward kennedy duke ellington april 29, 1899 may 24, 1974, legendary jazz composer. Such new players as trumpeters taft jordan, shorty. Jazz on record 1917 76 and duke ellington, a picture book on ellington. In 1933 taft joined the chick webb band and remained there until chicks passing in 1939. Most duke ellington tribute concerts and recordings rely on just a handful of his compositions mood indigo, satin doll, in a sentimental mood, etc. Rockin in rhythm with al sears and hilton jefferson swingville, 1960.
As a pianist duke ellington was originally an excellent stride player who gained the respect of such giants as james p. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Ella fitzgerald voc, mario bauza, taft jordan, bobby stark tp, claude jones, sandy williams tb, pete. Thank you for visiting the ebay store for 86 books. Featuring russell procope and willie cook on trumpet. The hundreds of players who passed through its ranks are as numerous as the tributaries that pour into the mighty south american waterway. Duke ellington and his orchestra 1943 library of congress. Duke ellington mood indigo columbia set c164 4x78rpm 10 album book rare jazz. Beegie adair the great american songbook collection 6 cd. Mood indigo, an album by taft jordan on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Jul 18, 2014 in mood indigo, audrey tautou and romain duris star in a whimsical love story adapted from the french novel lecume des jours. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term mood indigo from the lyrics. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described.
Download new jazz album by taft jordan mood indigo 1961 flac from ol. Life baltimore oriole mood indigo when the world was young. Welcome to the indigo booka free, creative commonsdedicated implementation of the bluebooks uniform system of citation. Metaphorically equating the ellington orchestra with the amazon river is an easy prospect. The indigo book was compiled by a team of students at the new york university school of law, working under the direction of professor christopher jon sprigman. In the evenin when lights are low, im so lonesome i could cry. The scope ofthe indigo books coverage is roughly equivalent tothe bluebooks bluepagesthat is,the indigo bookcovers legal citation for u. For this early rendition, ellington, taft jordan, lawrence brown, the obscure. That feelin goes stealin down to my shoes while i sit and sigh, go long blues. One of them was 1961s mood indigo, a tribute to duke ellington jordan s employer from 1943 to1947. Mood indigo, a bombay chronicle, iit bombays cultural festival successfully drew to a close on monday with a grand concert by bollywood trio shankarehsaanloy. Taft jordan february 15, 1915, florence, south carolina december 1, 1981, new orleans was an american jazz trumpeter, heavily influenced by louis armstrong. Mvlp 21 taft jordan plays duke ellington mood indigo taft jordan, trumpet.
His collaborations with jimmy smith produced the 1965 billboard top twenty hit album organ grinder swing. Provided to youtube by universal music group mood indigo instrumental taft jordan mood indigo. Anouk discography 1,599 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article five promotional singles and five video albums. Mood indigo sounded different in 1933 than it did in 1953 or 1973. May 10, 2010 jazz standard mood indigo played by the best slovak musicians in a cafe in bratislava. Taft jordan dizzy gillespie ray nance harold baker trumpets joe nanton lawrence brown juan tizol jimmy hamilton johnny hodges otto hardwick elbert williams harry carney duke ellington frey guy ernest wilson myers junior raglin sonny greer betty roche same as cmemcd add taft jordan 1945. Lecume des jours is a 20 french surrealistic romantic science fantasy film cowritten and directed by michel gondry and cowritten and produced by luc bossi, starring romain duris and audrey tautou. A fine trumpeter, taft jordan was known early in his career when he joined chick webb as a louis armstrong soundalike both on trumpet and vocals. Prime members enjoy free twoday shipping and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books.
Ellington reflections a podcast series exploring the. Find album release information for mood indigo taft jordan on allmusic. Saxophone radovan tariska trumpet jan lehocky subscribe for more jazz. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The duke ellington society refers to these songs as the usual suspects.
Always get that mood indigo, since my baby said goodbye. Taft jordan mood indigo taft jordan plays duke 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. Rem genre jazz rem date 1999 rem discid ae10040d rem comment exactaudiocopy v0. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from taft jordan at the discogs marketplace. Prior to that, the day saw several events ranging from mime time, a mime competition, to a performance by orange grove, a dutch reggae band.
The indigo book isnt the same as the bluebook, but it does implement the same uniform system of citation that the bluebook does. It dont mean a thing if it aint got that swing by duke ellington, irving mills. The next day wads of mail came in raving about the new tune, so irving mills put a lyric to it. Listen to your favorite songs from mood indigo by taft jordan now. Anouks debut single, mood indigo, was released in 1996 and became a moderate hit in her native netherlands. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. A highly under rated player from the big band days, former ellingtonian shows his gentle side on a series of. Mood indigo free sheet music by duke ellington pianoshelf. Mood indigo by taft jordan on amazon music unlimited. Find album release information for mood indigo taft jordan on allmusic allmusic. By derek taylor february 1, 2000 sign in to view read count.
Johnson, fats waller and his main influence willie the lion smith. The best recordings of his mostbeloved compositions. Catch a glimpse of mood indigo playing at the limassol marina opening, where the president of cyprus gave a speech. Taft jordan plays duke ellington mood indigo prestige moodsville 21great copy may 30, 2019 30. Cover versions of mood indigo written by duke ellington. Taft gordon, taft jardan, taft jordan and his mob, taft jordon, taft, jordan a309977 artist. Taft jordan mood indigo taft jordan plays duke ellington 1961. It is an adaptation of boris vians 1947 novel froth on the daydream. Mood indigo, also known as moodi or mi, is the cultural and signature festival of indian institute of technology bombay. Mood indigo, or mood i, as it is fondly called, is asias largest college cultural festival and the annual cultural festival of the indian institute of technology bombay. Mainstream jazz taft jordan mood indigo 1961, flac.
Apr 16, 2019 taft jordan plays duke ellington taft jordan. Please browse our wide selection and constantly changing selection of classical, opera, jazz, latin, rock and more. In this collection, we created products based on the elements of glass, stone, and wood to showcase the beautiful aspects of nature as part of your space. The setting is paris, and romain duris plays colin. Although irving millsjack millss brother and publishing partnertook credit for the. It was covered by milt jackson, ray brown, mickey roker, joe pass, brenda and pete, floyd cramer, charles lloyd, jason moran and other artists. Kenneth earl burrell born july 31, 1931 is an american jazz guitarist known for his work on the blue note label.
Mood indigo by duke ellington, irving mills, barney bigard. The song mood indigo was written by duke ellington, irving mills and barney bigard and was first recorded by the jungle band in 1930. If you like classic jazz trumpet, taft jordan is your man. Piano sheet music for mood indigo, composed by duke ellington for piano. Usually held towards the end of december every year, it is considered asias largest college cultural festival, and often one of the biggest of its kind in the world. If ever a movie were lost in translation, its this new. Rob du bois 5,843 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article 36162. Mood indigo is featured in the films all night long 1962, bait 1954, the continental twist 1961, the cotton club 1984, curtain call 1999, divine secrets of the yaya sisterhood 2002, frances 1982, harlem nights 1989, harts war 2002, julia 1977, keep on keepin on 2014.
Sophisticated lady by mitchell parish, irving mills, duke ellington. Just so you guys know im getting a little tired of reading fights over whos better than who or stupid. The indigo bookisnt the same asthe bluebook, but it does implement the same uniform system of citation thatthe bluebookdoes. Taft jordan was an american jazz trumpeter, heavily influenced by louis armstrong. Mood indigo, one of ellingtons most famous compositions, was recorded many times. Taft jordan plays duke ellington issued on prestige moodsville label great band includes kenny burrell guitar, charlie persip drums, joe benjamin. Page 63 come rain or come shine mercer harold arlen jazz standard sheet music. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
In fact, our recent specialty has been hardtofind, oop music cds. Mood indigo lyrics by taft jordan you aint never been blue. Taft jordan february 15, 1915, florence, south carolina december 1, 1981, new orleans was an american jazz trumpeter, heavily influenced by louis armstrong jordan played early in his career with the washboard rhythm kings before joining chick webbs orchestra from 1933 to 1942, remaining there after ella fitzgerald became its frontwoman. Please know that if you are looking to buy more than one item from us, our store is set up to provide deeply. Rex stewart cat anderson shelton hemphill claude jones. Check out mood indigo by taft jordan on amazon music. He has cited jazz guitarists charlie christian and django reinhardt as influences, along with blues guitarists tbone walker and muddy waters.
Taft jordan is someone who should have done a lot more recording as a leader, but regrettably, the swing trumpeter recorded only a handful of albums. Mood indigo, starring audrey tautou and romain duris the. Taft jordan plays duke ellington issued on prestige moodsville label great band includes kenny. On the sunny side of the street, if the moon turns green taft jordan, rugged romeo, mood indigo lyrics. Jordan played early in his career with the washboard rhythm kings before joining chick webbs orchestra from 1933 to 1942, remaining there after ella fitzgerald became its frontwoman. Cause theres nobody who cares about me, im just a soul whos bluer than blue can be. The tune was composed for a radio broadcast in october 1930 and was originally titled dreamy blues. Stream mood indigo by taft jordan and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Duke ellington playlist with amazon music unlimited. Dont get around much anymore by bob russell, duke ellington. With sidemen including guitarist kenny burrell, pianist richard wyands. Jul 31, 2014 the title of the uk release is mood indigo, after the composition by duke ellington, whose music is a persistent theme.
Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald sings the rodgers and hart song book 19572018 flac. One of them was 1961s mood indigo, a tribute to duke ellington jordans employer from 1943 to1947. George theodore wein, 3 october 1925, boston, massachusetts, usa. Taft moved from virginia to philadelphia early in his career and played with george doc hyder. Cd ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book, verve 537 2572 2 cds. Mood indigo collection wonderfully textured with patterns that are exquisitely detailed, our new mood indigo collection is refined rustic defined. Taft jordan tp ward silloway tb johnny mince cl elmer williams st. This is a listing of the new additions to the dusty groove website from april 7 to april 14.
Stream mood indigo by taft jordan and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices. The scope ofthe indigo book s coverage is roughly equivalent tothe bluebooks bluepagesthat is,the indigo bookcovers legal citation for u. If what i like to call the romantic side of me was to write a book, it wouldnt be that exactly, but something very close to it. First published in 1947, mood indigo perfectly captures the feverishly creative.