SOLITUDE

Duke Ellington composed the haunting ballad “Solitude” in 1934 and it immediately became a standard. Ellington reworked the song’s arrangement many times through the years. On this version from 1952, filmed as a Snader Transcription for television, “Solitude” begins with two trombonists and baritonist Harry Carney sharing the melody for the first half-chorus.Solitude <USA, Duke Goldstone, 1952>Goldstone, Duke