Duke Ellington - Satin Doll download song

There's no way you can have a legitimate American music collection if you exclude Duke Ellington.

In terms of sheer familiarity, this piece has the same place in Jazz that the opening notes to Beethoven's 5th Symphony (dut dut dut duhhhh) has in Classical Music. One of the advantages the Jazz Idiom enjoys often, and the Classical Idiom rarely does, is its ability to reinvent the familiar, over and over again:  Usually, when a Classical composition is finished, that's it; as evidenced here, a Jazz Composition can be rearranged and re-conceived in as many ways as the composer is inspired to do it. This particular arrangement of "Satin Doll" has been turned into a showpiece for the rhythm section, especially the bass player... ...and as many times as I've heard (to say nothing of actually played) this tune, this was brand new to me. (Was there ever a more elegant stage presence than Duke Ellington?) Addendum, nine months later: I just noticed this... Such a tight ensemble, such flawless precision in phrasing, and what do you not see? MUSIC. These guys are playing this superlative arrangement FROM MEMORY.

The Duke played at my 21st birthday party on the 30th of Sept. 1969. The next day I was on duty At Cherry point Marine Corps air base Where he was playing. I stood back stage until he saw me stopped the music to play happy birthday to me. He sent cards to my father 2 to3 time a year . The last was 3 days before he died .. He was a great man.

I really love how he showcases the bass player in this piece. Just masterful

for some reasons...this reminds me of some Tom and Jerry episodes

i came here after he continuously get featured in Big Mouth lmao

The sky is Duke Ellington's Satin Doll

I came here because there's a tumblr post that mentions this song. Post from ed-nygma-variations "i have a friend who is colorblind. i have another friend with synesthesia where she sees colors when she listens to music my colorbind friend has always wanted to see color and because my friend with synesthesia and my colorblind friend have the same taste in music, she describes color to my colorblind friend by relating it back to music like 'the sky is duke ellington’s satin doll' and it is the purest thing this is what pure friendship is"

YOO EVERYONE CAME HERE BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE SKY POST IM ABSOLUTELY AMAZED

WOW. Those Cat's could really SWING. BACK IN THE DAY.

The duke is enjoying himself, look at the smile on his face

This is my homework

“the sky is duke ellington’s satin doll”

the sky is duke ellington's satin doll

The bassist is incredible.

Now he’s just a ghost in big mouth

I love this song, it reminds me of an old boyfriend. We use to dance to this when we could find it on the jukebox.

One night I heard this song play during a TV show I was watching while the radio in the other room played the same song at the same time.

I love the fact that Aaron Bell's bass looks like it's been around.