Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – "Solitude"
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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – "Solitude" is a celebrated jazz duet recording that pairs Fitzgerald’s smooth, expressive vocals with Armstrong’s distinctive trumpet playing and gravelly voice on the classic Duke Ellington ballad.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard performance
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song recording ⓘ vocal jazz duet ⓘ |
| arrangementFeature | intimate small-ensemble backing ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American jazz tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Solitude (Duke Ellington song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | 20th-century jazz ⓘ |
| features |
call-and-response vocals
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duet arrangement ⓘ trumpet improvisation ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
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jazz ⓘ vocal jazz ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | jazz ballad ⓘ |
| hasStyle | swing-era ballad style ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | classic jazz ballad ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Duke Ellington’s compositional style ⓘ |
| instrumentalist | Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Eddie DeLange
NERFINISHED
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Irving Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
emotional isolation
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heartache ⓘ loneliness ⓘ |
| mood |
introspective
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melancholic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast between smooth and gravelly vocal timbres
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interpretation of a Duke Ellington standard ⓘ |
| originalWork | Solitude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceCharacteristic |
dynamic vocal interplay
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emphasis on emotional expression ⓘ lyrical trumpet solos ⓘ |
| performanceType | studio recording ⓘ |
| performer |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
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Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| title | Solitude NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalCharacteristic |
gravelly tone (Louis Armstrong)
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smooth tone (Ella Fitzgerald) ⓘ |
| vocalist |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
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Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle |
expressive crooning
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scat-influenced phrasing ⓘ |
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