A song composed by this man uses the rising semitones G, G sharp, A, A sharp, B at the end of the bridge, followed by an exact mirror going back into the A section.
A song composed by this man uses the rising semitones G, G sharp, A, A sharp, B at the end of the bridge, followed by an exact mirror going back into the A section. One of this man's albums depicts cities like Agra, Delhi, and Isfahan that he visited on a world tour. Late in his life, this musician frequently collaborated with the Swedish singer Alice Babs. This composer of "Prelude to a Kiss" had tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves play a twenty-seven chorus solo in the middle of his 1956 (*) Newport Jazz Festival rendition of "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue." The film Black and Tan Fantasy features this man's orchestra, which was the house band of Harlem's Cotton Club, and played a signature tune composed by Billy Strayhorn about a New York subway line. For 10 points, name this jazz bandleader whose orchestra played "Take the 'A' Train," nicknamed the "Duke."
A song composed by this man uses the rising semitones G, G sharp, A, A sharp, B at the end of the bridge, followed by an exact mirror going back into the A section.
Duke Ellington [or Edward Kennedy Ellington] 