In A Mellow Tone (Ab) - Gypsy Medium || BACKING TRACK

Head In, Solo x3, Head Out Gypsy Medium 125 BPM Download a free chord chart for this tune here: https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.c... Check out my page for hundreds more of the best Play-Alongs and Loops in the world! Join me on Patreon for Backing Tracks and Lead Sheets each week, as well as much more: ►   / jazzguitarcomprehensive   Some notes about the composition as found on https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ Composer: Duke Ellington Lyricist: Milt Gabler Year: 1940 Origin: First recorded by the Ellington Orchestra on September 5, 1940. Style: Swing, usually played at a comfortable medium tempo. Form: A-B-A-C (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8] Key: Most commonly played in Ab Major. Harmony/Overview: The harmony of this composition is very functional. The changes are based on the Art Hickman/Harry Williams tune "Rose Room". The A sections are made up simply of a II7 - V7 of IMaj7 and a II - V of IVMaj7. The B section begins on IV6 before a bVII7 leads back to the tonic. A V7 of II then sets up a momentary stay on II7 before leading to V7, which is then followed by a V7 of II which sets up the following A Section. The final C section is also very conventional, being centered around the common progression of IV6 - # IVdim7 - I6. Recordings: This song has been recorded hundreds of times to date. The first recording was made by the Duke Ellington Orchestra on September 5, 1940. It took a few years before another band leader would record the tune, and Red Norvo recorded it on a session in 1943. It has since gone on to become a very popular Duke Ellington composition with recordings being made by the likes of Charles Mingus, Art Pepper, and McCoy Tyner to name a few. JGC Top Picks: Chico Hamilton, The Original Ellington Suite, 1958 Art Pepper and George Cables, Goin' Home, 1982 McCoy Tyner, Land of Giants, 2003 Please consider supporting this channel through a donation, https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jazzg... Be sure to subscribe to my main channel:    / @jazzguitarcomprehensive   As well as JGC History to trace the lineage of some of the most important compositions in jazz:    / @jgchistory   The World's Premier Site for Jazz Guitar Education and Beyond https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ #InAMellowTone #JazzBackingTracks #DukeEllington