"In a Sentimental Mood" | |
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Composition by Duke Ellington | |
Published | 1935 |
Genre | Jazz |
Composer(s) | Duke Ellington |
Lyricist(s) | Manny Kurtz |
"In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington. He composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra during the same year. Lyrics were written by Manny Kurtz; Ellington's manager Irving Mills gave himself a percentage of the publishing,[ citation needed ] so the song was credited to all three. Other popular versions in 1935/36 were by Benny Goodman and by Mills Blue Rhythm Band. [1] The opening notes of the song's melody resemble Gershwin's "Someone To Watch Over Me".
According to Ellington, the song was born in Durham, North Carolina. "We had played a big dance in a tobacco warehouse, and afterwards a friend of mine, an executive in the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company, threw a party for Amy. I was playing piano when another one of our friends had some trouble with two chicks. To pacify them, I composed this there and then, with one chick standing on each side of the piano." [2] The recording featured solos by Otto Hardwicke, Harry Carney, Lawrence Brown, and Rex Stewart.
Ellington recorded a version with John Coltrane which appears on Duke Ellington and John Coltrane (1963) and Coltrane for Lovers (2001). The original was recorded in F major, starting on D minor and with the bridge in D-flat major. [3] But the Ellington and Coltrane version was performed in B-flat minor or D-flat major, with an interlude in A major.
Dm Dm(M7) | Dm7 Dm6 | Gm Gm(M7) | Gm7 Gm6 |
Dm | Dm D7 | Gm7 C7 | F |
Db Bbm7 | Ebm7 Ab7 | Db Bb7 | Ebm7 Ab7 |
Db Bbm7 | Ebm7 Ab7 | Gm7 | C7 |
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