3 - The Piano Player (songs)

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The Piano Player - Chapter 3 Part One. Individual Songs

Many YouTube links. Pages load slowly. Use full screen to view videos along with music.

Black Beauty Oct. 1, 1928

Swampy River Oct. 1, 1928

The Mooche Oct. 1, 1928

Lots O' Fingers Feb. 9, 1932

Soda Fountain Rag - Live at the Whitney April 10, 1972 (said to be written prior to 1924) - Album cover by Romare Beardon

Blues Nov. 22, 1939 Jimmy Blanton and Ellington

Plucked Again Nov. 22, 1939 Jimmy Blanton and Ellington

Mr. J.B. Blues Take 1 3:02 Oct. 1, 1940

Mr. J.B. Blues Take 2 3:12 Oct. 1, 1940

Pitter Patter Panther Take 1 3:05 Oct. 1, 1940

Pitter Patter Panther Take 2 3:01 Oct. 1, 1940

Body and Soul Take 1 3:04 Oct. 1, 1940

Body and Soul Take 2 3:07 Oct. 1, 1940

Body and Soul Take 2 3:12 Oct. 1, 1940

Sophisticated Lady 2:53 Oct. 1, 1940

Sophisticated Lady 2:46 Take 2 Oct. 1, 1940

Pitter Patter Panther 3:00 Dec. 5, 1972

New World A Comin' 14:11 Dec. 11, 1943 Live at Carnegie Hall

New World A Comin' 11:20 and 12:37 April 21, 1946 WWDC Radio Station

Retrospection 3:53 April 13 and 14, 1953 from Piano Reflections

Melancholia 3:17 April 13 and 14, 1953 from Piano Reflections

Reflections in D 3:32 April 13 and 14, 1953 from Piano Reflections

Melancholia/Reflections in D 4:08 May 20, 1964

December Blue 3:32 December 3, 1953 from Piano Reflections

Single Petal of a Rose 4:03 from The Queen's Suite

Fluerette Africaine 3:33 Sept. 16, 1962

Very Special 4:23 3:33 Sept. 16, 1962

Wig Wise 3:17 Sept. 16, 1962

Warm Valley 3:31 Sept. 16, 1962

Charles Mingus Hors Decubitus 4:40 aka E's Flat, A's Flat Too Charles Mingus Sept. 20, 1963

Charles Mingus Boogie Stop Shuffle Charles Mingus May 12, 1959 Cover by Neil Fujita

Bird of Paradise May 20, 1964 Ellington Columbia University

La Fleurette Africaine 3:33 Sept. 17, 1962

Lotus Blossom Ellington Solo as they were packing up 3:54 Aug. 30, 1967

Lotus Blosssom Sept. 1, 1967 Harry Carney Bass Saxophone Aaron Bell Bass

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