Dreamy Blues

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Dreamy Blues is the original title of Duke Ellington’s classic jazz composition later known as “Mood Indigo.”

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instanceOf jazz composition
musical composition
alsoKnownAs Mood Indigo
associatedAct Duke Ellington Orchestra
associatedPlace Harlem, New York City
linked to: Harlem
composer Duke Ellington
countryOfOrigin United States
firstRecordingArtist Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
genre jazz
hasArranger Duke Ellington
hasCoComposer Barney Bigard
hasEra early swing era
hasForm popular song form
hasInstrumentation clarinet
double bass
drums
piano
saxophone section
trombone
trumpet
hasKey B-flat major
hasLaterTitle Mood Indigo
hasLyricist Irving Mills
hasMood dreamy
melancholic
hasStyle swing era ballad
hasTempo slow
hasTheme moody atmosphere
hasTitleType original title
influenced later jazz ballad writing
influencedGenre orchestral jazz
laterBecame one of Duke Ellington’s signature pieces
laterStatus jazz standard
notableFeature low-register clarinet line
muted brass voicings
unusual instrumental voicing for the time
originalLanguage instrumental (no lyrics)
partOfRepertoireOf Duke Ellington
jazz bands worldwide
subgenre big band jazz

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Mood Indigo originalTitle Dreamy Blues