Satin Doll (arr Osterling)
Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn (arr. Eric Osterling)
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General Info
Year: 1953 / 1988
Duration: c. 2:05
Difficulty: I 1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Big Band
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $26.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute
Oboe
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F
Trombone/Euphonium/Bassoon
Tuba
Percussion I-II
(percussion detail desired)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Satin Doll is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. According to Richard Pryor, the piece was written for a famous black stripper by the same name.
Written in 1953, the song has been recorded countless times, by such artists as Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progression is well known for its unusual use of chords and opening with a ii-V-I turnaround.
Johnny Mercer was often asked to write lyrics to already popular songs. The lyrics to Satin Doll were written after the song was already a hit in its instrumental version. Ellington used Satin Doll as the closing number at most of his concerts.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
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State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Charlie Buck III, conductor) – 7 May 2017
- SIA Jass Orchestra – 2012
Works for Winds by This Composer
Duke Ellington
- Caravan (arr. Ployhar) (1937/1975)
- Caravan (arr. Saucedo) (1937/2000)
- Classic Duke
- Come Sunday (arr. Murtha) (1943/2007)
- Duke Ellington! (arr. Custer) (1994)
- Duke Ellington in Concert (arr. Murtha) (2002)
- Ellington (arr. Kerchner)
- Ellington! (arr. Bulla) (2019)
- Ellington Portrait, An (arr. Werle) (1965)
- Highlights from "Sophisticated Ladies" (arr. Cacavas) (1981)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (arr. Mashima) (1932/2012)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (arr. Moss) (1932/1989)
- Rhythmoods (arr. Yoder) (1938)
- Salute the Duke (arr. Yoder) (1960)
- Salute to the Duke (arr. Sweeney) (1999)
- Satin Doll (arr. Osterling) (1953/1988)
- The Symphonic Duke (arr. Newsom) (1999)
Billy Strayhorn
- Passion Flower
- Satin Doll (arr. Osterling) (1953/1988)
- Satin Doll (arr. Sauer) (2007)
- Take the A Train (arr. Lowden) (1939/1988)
Resources
- Ellington, D.; Osterling, E. (1988). Satin Doll [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.
- Satin Doll, Wikipedia Accessed 10 May 2017