Satin Doll
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| "Satin Doll" | |
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| Published | 1953 |
| Genre | Jazz standard |
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| [[Composer|ComposerTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn |
| [[Lyricist|LyricistTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Johnny Mercer |
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"Satin Doll" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.[1] Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Billy Eckstine, Nancy Wilson, Bobby Short, and many other vocalists. As an instrumental, it has been recorded by hundreds of jazz artists.[2] Its chord progression is well known for its unusual use of chords and opening with a ii-V-I turnaround.[3]
Background
According to Strayhorn biographer David Hajdu, Ellington wrote the main melodic themes for "Satin Doll", then asked Strayhorn to harmonize and orchestrate the tune and write an original lyric.[4] Hajdu wrote that Strayhorn did pen a lyric for the song that was a tribute to Strayhorn's mother (whom Strayhorn called "Satin Doll"), but that Strayhorn's lyric was not performed and is now lost. The Duke Ellington Orchestra recorded the piece as an instrumental in 1953, and the song charted that same year and remained popular through the 1950s.
Around 1959, Johnny Mercer was asked to write a new lyric for the song. An instrumental version by guitarist Johnny Smith released in 1959 lists Mercer as a composer, though the copyright registration for the version of the song with Mercer's lyric was not filed until 1960.[5]
Commercial recordings
- Duke Ellington – Capitol Sessions 1953–1955 (1953, instrumental)[2]
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957, with scat vocal); Ella in Hollywood (1961, with Mercer lyric);[2] Ella and Basie! (1963, with Mercer lyric)
- Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown – The Poll Winners (1957)
- The Gaylords – 1958[6] (vocal, features uncredited lyric that differs from the Mercer lyric)
- Bill Doggett – Salute to Duke Ellington (King, 1959)
- George Shearing (instrumental) – Beauty And The Beat! (Capitol Records, 1959, with Peggy Lee on other songs)
- The Coasters – One by One (1960)[7]
- Harry James – Harry James...Today (MGM, 1960)
- McCoy Tyner – Nights of Ballads & Blues (1963)[2]
- Bud Powell – Bud Powell in Paris/Writin' for Duke (1963, produced and arranged by Ellington)[8]
- The Impressions – The Never Ending Impressions (1964)
- Blossom Dearie – Blossom Time at Ronnie's (1966)[2]
- Kimiko Kasai – Satin Doll (CBS/Sony, 1972) - with Gil Evans Orchestra[9]
- Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll (1974)
- Chicago – Chicago VIII (1974)
- Terry Callier – I Just Can't Help Myself (1974)
- Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry – Oscar Peterson & Clark Terry (1975)[2]
- Anita O'Day - My Ship (1975)[10]
- Joe Sample – The Three (1975)[2]
- The Stylistics – Once Upon a Jukebox (1976)
- Dewey Redman – African Venus (1992)[2]
- Dave Grusin – Homage to Duke (1993)
- Buddy Emmons & Ray Pennington with the Swing Shift Band - It's All In The Swing (1994)
- Dr. John – Duke Elegant (1999)
- James Darren – This One's from the Heart (1999)
- Hank Jones – Someday My Prince Will Come (2002)[2]
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Micucci, Matt (May 2, 2017). "A short history of … "Satin Doll"". Jazziz.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Satin Doll", Compositions, Jazz Standards.
- ^ (Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hajdu, David (1996). Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn. New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux. ISBN 0-374-19438-6.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Van de Leur, Walter (2002). Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-512448-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Best of the Gaylords: The Mercury Years". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Coasters : One by One". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2012..
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bud Powell Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kimiko Kasai With Gil Evans Orchestra – Satin Doll". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
External links
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- "Satin Doll" Chord melody arrangement for guitar
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