Duke Ellington Standards: Piano Play-Along Volume 38

by Duke Ellington (Composer), Willie Randolph (Photographer)

(Piano Play-Along). Your favorite sheet music will come to life with the innovative Piano Play-Along series! With these book/CD collections, piano and keyboard players can practice and perform with professional-sounding accompaniments. Containing eight cream-of-the-crop songs each, the books feature new engravings, with a separate vocal staff, plus guitar frames, so players and their friends can sing or strum along. The CDs feature two tracks for each full performances for listening, and separate backing tracks that let players take the lead on keyboard. The high-quality, sound-alike accompaniments exactly match the printed music. Caravan * Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me * I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good * In a Sentimental Mood * It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) * Love You Madly * Mood Indigo * Sophisticated Lady.

32 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2006

About the author

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life.


1960, Hollywood Walk of Fame, contribution to recording industry
1964, Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from Milton College
1966, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
1969, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US
1971, an Honorary PhD from the Berklee College of Music
1973, the Legion of Honour by France, its highest civilian honor.
1999, posthumous Special Pulitzer Prize for his lifetime contributions to music and culture