Listen to Duke Ellington Orchestra, “In a Mellowtone” (DukeEllington)

Duke Ellington Orchestra, “In a Mellowtone” (Duke Ellington), Chicago, September 5, 1940. Wallace Jones and
Cootie Williams, trumpets (t); Rex Stewart, cornet (c); Joe Nanton and Lawrence Brown, trombones (tb); Juan
Tizol, valve trombone (val tb); Barney Bigard, clarinet/tenor saxophone (cl/ts); Johnny Hodges and Otto
Hardwick, alto saxophones (as); Ben Webster, tenor saxophone (ts); Harry Carney, baritone saxophone (bs);
Duke Ellington, piano (p); Fred Guy, guitar (g) Jimmy Blanton, bass (b); Sonny Greer, drums (d)
After listening to music, answer all the following questions. Identify the form of this piece. The first chorus,
which contains the melody, begins after an introduction at 00:13 and ends at 01:12. Use letters to designate
the sections of this chorus. Which section of the band plays the melody? Does this change? Does a different
section of the band play any part of the melody during this first chorus? The melody of this piece is a good
demonstration of ‘call and response.’ Which section is calling and which section to responding during this first
chorus? Listen to how the reeds and the brass play off each other. Then listen to entire piece. There are
several soloists, and then the full band returns to finish the piece. Is the melody played at the end of the piece?
How is the piece ended?