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Singer Adelaide Hall recorded with Ellington in 1927, 1932, and 1933, [7] but only recorded two versions of "Sophisticated Lady", in 1944 (with Phil Green And His Rhythm) [8] and in 1976, on her album Hall of Ellington. [9] The song appeared on the soundtrack of the 1989/90 documentary celebrating her life entitled Sophisticated Lady. [10]
"Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" is a 1976 R&B/Soul song recorded by American singer Natalie Cole issued as lead single from her second album Natalie. The song won Cole a second consecutive Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance .
Natalie is a 1976 album by American singer Natalie Cole.Cole's second studio album, It was released on April 9, 1976, by Capitol Records.The album features the hit singles, "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady)" and "Mr. Melody".
The album produced the fan favorites “157 Riverside Avenue”, “Sophisticated Lady” and “Lay Me Down”, but sold very poorly, though “Sophisticated Lady” did reach number 122 on the singles charts.
Masterpieces by Ellington is the first LP album by American pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington, recorded for the Columbia label in 1950. [2] It was one of the earliest 12-inch LPs to take advantage of the extended time available and consisted of four tracks, three of them "concert arrangements" of Ellington standards and one, "The Tattooed Bride," a recent tone poem.
It was pure love, expressed over a sophisticated, artful groove, layered with imaginative overdubs of background vocal arrangements, gritty sax solos, vintage analog keyboards, percussion and strings.
His first steady employer was the music publisher Jack Mills, brother of Irving Mills, who signed him for $12 a week to write comedy lyrics for vaudeville acts and to be a song-plugger. His first hit, " Carolina Rolling Stone ", was recorded by the musical comedy team Van and Schenck for Columbia Records in 1922. [ 4 ]
"Moonglow" [4] [80] is a song composed by Will Hudson and Irving Mills, with lyrics written by Eddie DeLange. "Sophisticated Lady" [4] [10] [81] [82] is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington. Lyrics were later added by Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish. Ellington's recording rose to number three on the charts.