According to Mercer Ellington, his father wrote “Satin Doll” for his longtime mistress Bea “Evie” Ellis. Best of the Boston Pops [Simplified Metadata], Baby Cello: Soothing Music from 24 Cellos, Marching with the Salvation Army: Hendon Citadel Band, Micheal Nyman: The Piano (Excerpt); Duke Ellington: Satin Doll, Unforgettable; GERSHWIN, PORTER, RODGERS, KERN. Ellington was recognized in his lifetime as one of the greatest jazz composers and performers. According to Mercer Ellington, his father wrote “Satin Doll” for his longtime mistress Bea “Evie” Ellis. Length: 12.0". Join thousands of other jazz enthusiasts and get new music, artists, albums, events and more delivered to your inbox. Score & Parts , Despite its eventual popularity and virtual canonization, "Satin Doll" was not initially a staple of Ellington's orchestra. But Satin Doll is perhaps his most famous. Duke Ellington Composer: Prices and availability subject to change without notice. With the widespread fame that Ellington and his group enjoyed during the subsequent years, "Satin Doll" became a favorite jazz standard. Strayhorn died of cancer; Duke Ellington's response to his death was to compose what the critics cite as one of his greatest works, a collection titled "And His Mother Called Him Bill". Our privacy policy has recently been updated. Satin Doll is an album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Red Garland which was recorded in 1959 but not released on the Prestige label until 1971. Johnny Mercer, regarded as one of America's greatest songwriters (in the early 1940s, he was one of the co-founders of Capitol Records—he has a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1628 Vine Street, right outside the Capitol Records building), was often asked to write lyrics to already popular songs; the lyrics to "Midnight Sun" and "Satin Doll" (music by Duke Ellington) were all written after the songs were already hits. Ellington would be among the first to focus on musical form and composition in jazz using ternary forms and "call-and-response" techniques in works like "Concerto for Cootie" (known in its familiar vocal version as "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me") and "Cotton Tail" and classic symphonic devices in his orchestral suites. He also wrote "Jeepers Creepers" (1938), together with Harry Warren (born Salvatore Guaragna, 1893-1981, see: "Chattanooga Choo Choo"). Pay tribute to the music of Duke Ellington in this hot 7-minute medley. Inventory #HL 07010740 MAIN | DISCOGRAPHY | SONGLIST | COVERS | NOTES & COMMENTS | CHRONOLOGY | VIDEOGRAPHY, Music: Duke Ellington/Billy Strayhorn; Lyrics: Johnny Mercer, Performances | Comments | Conceptual Continuity. So sit back or dance.