Perdido (song)
"Perdido" | |
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![]() Juan Tizol in 1943 | |
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Written | 1941 (music), 1944 (lyrics) |
Composer(s) | Juan Tizol |
Lyricist(s) | Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder |
"Perdido" is a jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol that was recorded on December 3, 1941 by Duke Ellington. However, it is the January 21, 1942, recording of the song on the Victor label by the Ellington orchestra, of which Tizol was a member, that is regarded as the original recording.[1] In 1944, Ervin Drake and Hans Lengsfelder were hired to write lyrics for the song.
Background[]
"Perdido" is Spanish and means lost, but also sloppy or indecent.[2] The song refers to Perdido Street in New Orleans.[3]
Ella Fitzgerald recording[]
"Perdido" was not usually sung with the Ellington band, the exception being Ella Fitzgerald on her 1957 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook.
Other recordings[]
Many others recorded the song, including:
- Sarah Vaughan
- Dinah Washington
- Art Tatum
- Quincy Jones
- The Charlie Parker Quintet
- Dave Brubeck
- Charles Mingus
- Randy Weston
- Erroll Garner
- Bill Doggett
- Harry James
- Enoch Light and Light Brigade[4]
References[]
External links[]
- "Perdido" at JazzStandards.com
- Standards Throwdown! (THE Greatest Standard of ALL-TIME!): Perdido "36 different artists recordings of Perdido, in a 'Standards Throwdown!'" at rdio.com
Categories:
- 1941 songs
- 1940s jazz standards
- Bebop jazz standards
- Songs written by Ervin Drake
- Songs with music by Juan Tizol
- 1940s jazz composition stubs