page_title: Satin Doll
section_title: Background
hierarchical_section_title: Satin Doll / Background
caption_attribution_description: English: Billy Strayhorn, New York, N.Y., between 1946 and 1948. This image has been cropped and adjusted, roughly per the second of the Library of Congress' copies, as this improves the composition and presumably better reflects the correct skintone (it was common to slightly overexpose images of darker-skinned people to bring out more detail). Español: Retrato de Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967), un compositor de jazz, pianista, letrista y arreglista estadounidense, más conocido por su larga y exitosa colaboración con Duke Ellington. Polski: Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967), amerykański kompozytor jazzowy, pianista, autor tekstów oraz aranżer, najbardziej znany ze swojej długiej i owocnej współpracy z bandliderem i kompozytorem Dukem Ellingtonem. Magyar: Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967) amerikai jazz-zeneszerző, zongoraművész, szövegíró, Duke Ellington zenekarvezető és zeneszerző együttműködője Italiano: Il compositore e pianista di musica jazz Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967), noto sopratutto per la sua collaborazione trentennale con Duke Ellington. Македонски: Били Стрејхорн (1915–1967) — американски џез-композитор, пијанист, текстописец и аранжер, познат по долгогодишната и плодна соработка со Дјук Елингтон. Nederlands: Billy Strayhorn (1915–1967) was een Amerikaans jazzcomponist, pianist, tekstdichter en arrangeur, die onder meer bekend werd vanwege zijn jarenlange samenwerking met Duke Ellington Português: Billy Strayhorn, compositor de jazz, pianista, letrista e arranjador norte-americano. Foto por William P. Gottlieb entre 1946 e 1948. Русский: Билли Стрэйхорн (1915–1967) - американский джазовый композитор, пианист, автор текстов и аранжировщик, наиболее известных по его длительному и успешному сотрудничеству с Дюком Эллингтоном.
context_page_description: "Satin Doll" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, 101 Strings, Terry Callier, and Nancy Wilson. Its chord progression is well known for its unusual use of chords and opening with a ii-V-I turnaround.
context_section_description: Johnny Mercer was often asked to write lyrics to already popular songs. Lyrics to "Satin Doll" were written after the song was a hit in its instrumental version. Ellington used "Satin Doll" as the closing number in most of his concerts.
caption: Billy Strayhorn
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