EARLY
DUKE ELLINGTON
TRANSCRIPTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS
BY BENT PERSSON
Here is a list of about 20 transcribed arrangements from recordings with Duke's big and small bands. Items marked in the "print" column were computer made. You will note that several arrangements require clarinets.
Transcriptions of Ellington tunes for big band
| title | composers | recording/ revised |
tp (opt) |
tb | sax | cl | rhythm | vo | € | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK BEAUTY | DE | E 29 film version | 3 | 1 (2) | as ts bars | 1 | sb | pr | 50 | ||
| BLACK AND TAN FANTASY | DE | E 27 | 2 | 1 | as ts bars (as ts) | tu | 60 | ||||
| CARAVAN | DE | E 37 | 3 | 2 tb+vtb | as bars | 1 | sb p | pr | 100 | ||
| CREOLE LOVE CALL | DE Miley Jackson | E 27 | 2 | 1 | 2as ts | 3 | sb | vo | 60 | ||
| HARLEM RIVER QUIVER | DE | E 27 | 2 | 1 | as ts bars | sb | 80 | ||||
| HAUNTED NIGHTS | DE | E 29 | 3 | 2 | as bars | 1 | sb g | 60 | |||
| IT DON'T MEAN A THING (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | DE | E 32 | 3 | 2 | 2as (ts) bars | 1 | sb p dr | vo | pr | 90 | |
| JUNGLE NIGHTS IN HARLEM | DE | E 30 | 3 | 2 | as ts bars | 1 | sb p dr | pr | 80 | ||
| MAORI | DE Tyers | E 30 r | 3 | 2 | 2as ts | 3 | p sb dr bj | pr | 90 | ||
| THE MOOCHE | DE | E Oct 28 Brunswick 1235 | 3 | 1 | as | 3 | sb | 60 | |||
| MOOD INDIGO | DE Bigard | E 30 r | 3 | 2 | 2as ts | 3 | p sb dr | pr | 70 | ||
| RING THEM BELLS | DE | E 30 oct Ok�h | 3 | 2 | as ts bars | 1 | bells | vo | pr | 80 | |
| (I Gotta Be a) RUG CUTTER |
DE | E 37 | 2 | 2 | as ts bars | 1 | p | vo 4 | pr | 60 | |
| SERENADE TO SWEDEN | DE | E 39 | 3 | 3 | 2as ts bars | sb | 80 | ||||
| SHEIK OF ARABY | DE | E 32 | 3 | 3 | 2as ts bars | sb | pr | 100 | |||
| SHOUT'EM AUNT TILLIE | DE | E 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 as ts | 3 | sb | pr | 70 | ||
| TAKE THE A-TRAIN | Strayhorn | E 41 | 3 | 3 | 2as ts bars | pr | 70 | ||||
| YELLOW DOG BLUES | W.C Handy | E 28 | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | ss/as ts bars | 3 | sb | 70 |
Ellington transcriptions for small band
| title | composers | recording/ reduced |
tp (opt) |
tb | sax | cl | rhythm | vo | € | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUES OF THE VAGABOND | DE | E 29/ r | 1 | 1 | as | 1 | sb p | pr | 60 | ||
| CARAVAN | DE | E 37 / r | 1 | vtb | as ts | 1 | sb p | 60 | |||
| CREOLE RHAPSODY (excerpt) | DE | E 31 / r | 1 | 1 | as ts | sb | 30 | ||||
| DICTY GLIDE | DE | E 29 / r | 1 | 1 | as ts | 1 | sb | 50 | |||
| HARLEMANIA | DE | E 29 / r | 1 | 1 | as bars | 1 | sb | 40 | |||
| THE JEEP IS JUMPING | DE | E 38 | 1 | 1 | as bars | pr | 40 | ||||
| MOOD INDIGO | DE | E 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | sb p | pr | 40 | |||
| RING THEM BELLS | DE | Hampton 38 | 1 | 1 | as bars | vo | 40 | ||||
| ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLUES | DE | E 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 (3 opt) | p sb | 40 | ||||
| SARATOGA SWING | DE | E 29 | 1 | as | 1 | p sb | pr | 40 | |||
| SWINGING IN THE DELL | DE | E 38 | 1 | 1 | as bars | sb | 40 | ||||
| WHO SAID IT'S TIGHT LIKE THAT | DE | E 29 | 1 | as | 1 | bb | vo | pr | 50 |
Arrangements of Ellington tunes for small bands
| title | composers | recording/ revised stock |
tp (opt) |
tb | sax | cl | rhythm | vo | € | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DO NOTHING *TIL YOU HEAR FROM ME (1) | DE | trombone feature | 1 | 1 | as bars | (vo) | 40 | ||||
| DO NOTHING 'TIL YOU HEAR FROM ME (2) | DE | for vo (low alto) | 3 | 2 | 2as bars | 1 (opt) | sb | vo | 40 | ||
| DROP ME OFF IN HARLEM | DE | 1 | 1 | as ts | 30 | ||||||
| IN A SENTIMENTAL MOOD | DE | 1 | 1 | as ts (bars) | 50 | ||||||
| SLIPPERY HORN | DE | E 32 r | 1 | 1 (3) | as bars | 1 | 40 |
Bent Persson
Lindersro Askeby
SE-585 62 LINGHEM
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