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Over the course of his career, Ellington wrote a number of pieces that became standards in the jazz repertory. Although some of the instrumental pieces he composed were subsequently set to lyrics and became hits as songs, including “Sophisticated Lady” (1933) and “Don't Get Around Much Any More” (1942), Ellington's greatest legacy was his work as an instrumental composer.
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Ellington's recording alliances shifted during the fifties. He began the decade with Columbia, moved to Capitol in 1953 (the first session produced Satin Doll) then went back to Columbia in 1956. He ... recorded two albums for Bethlehem and a handful of small-group sessions for the Mercer label, run by his son and Leonard Feather.
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The group gradually increased in size and came under Ellington's leadership. They played in what was called "jungle" style, their sly arrangements often highlighted by the muted growling sound of trumpeter James "Bubber" Miley. A good example of this is Ellington's first signature song, "East St. Louis Toodle-oo," which the band first recorded for Vocalion Records in November 1926, and which became their first chart single in a re-recorded version for Columbia in July 1927.
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