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Duke Ellington The Best of Piano Songbook
Duke Ellington The Best of Piano Songbook
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C Jam Blues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Caravan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Creole Love Cal1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me . . . . . . . . . . .15
Don 't Get Around Much Anymore . . . . . . . . . . .18
1 Got lt Bad (And ? h a in? ~ o o d. . . . . . . . . . . . .24
1 Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart . . . . . . . . . . .21
l n A Mellow h n e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
l n A Sentimental Mood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
lt Don It Mean A n i n q (IF /t Ain t Got ?bat Swing) . .32
Mood Indigo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Prelude To A Kss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rockin' l n Rhythm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Solitude ............................. 46
Sophisticated Laày . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The Mooch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
C JAM BLUES
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DO NOTH IN' TILL YOU HEAR FROM ME
W o r d i bg Bab Rurrell - MUSICby Ouke Ellmgton
Moderately slow
Sorne-one told sorne-one and sorne-one t But they would-n't hurt- you, not rnuch,
1 Since ev - 'ry one spreads the sto - ry With his own lit - tle per-son - al touch.-
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DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE
Words by Bob RUSIPII -Music by Ouke Ellington
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And u+at with pro-grams on the air- 1 keep pret - ty much to my - self.
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I LET A SONG GO OUT OF MY HEART
Wards and Mu-ic by Ouke Ellington. Irving Millr, Henry Nemo, John Redmand
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I GOT IT BAD (And That Ain't Good)
Wards and Music by Oukp Ellington. Paul Wcbrtpr
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l ei -ther sink or swim- When a wo-man loves a man like 1 love bim.
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when /he week-end's o - ver and Mon- day rolls a - roun9 1 end up like 1
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make him love me the wav he shoold 1 Got It
IN A MELLOW TONE
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SOLITUDE
W o r L and Music by Duke Ellington. Irving Mills, Eddie DeLange
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