Duke Ellington

Using only a few notes, Duke Ellington managed to create a jazz standard that is instantly recognizable. With the blues form and easy melody, this is a great chance to introduce your young players to...

Here's a carefully crafted version of this jazz standard that treats syncopation and melody in a practical, teachable way for younger players. A very accessible edition for your pops programming.

This sprightly Ellington tune will work great for a string orchestra with optional rhythm section. For variety, this arrangement includes the chord changes to George Gershwin's 'I Got Rhythm' on the b...

The Duke Ellington classic jazz standard is scored for young strings. A superb opportunity to address the jazz component of the standards of learning. The piano part enhances the style. They know the...

The Duke Ellington classic jazz standard is scored for young strings. A superb opportunity to address the jazz component of the standards of learning. The piano part enhances the style. They know the...

For use with all Bb, Eb and C instruments, the Jazz Play-Along Series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. With musician-friendly lead sheets, melody cues and other split-track choice...

An upbeat number from the Big Band Era with a storming tenor solo.

As the title implies, this arrangement of the great Duke Ellington tune does indeed have 'that swing.' There is a great deal of vertical writing using interesting chords, some duets, solos for tenor a...

The trombones get first crack at the melody in this great Ellington shuffle tune before the entire band joins in. Written in a medium tempo and featuring nicely scored ensemble writing, solos are incl...

Easy Jazz Ensemble - Grade 2 No one created more tuneful melodies than Duke Ellington, and this medium slow swinger is a classic! In this easy version, alternately featured is an alto sax solo, trumpe...

This upbeat swing standard remains one of the most popular tunes recorded by the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Here is a carefully arranged chart that sounds sophisticated, yet is easily attainable by you...