Mood Indigo Backing Track - This is a jam track for practicing improvisation on one of Duke Ellington's beautiful songs.

"Mood Indigo" is a 1930 composition by pianist Duke Ellington. The lyrics are by Irving Mills. This theme is divided into two parts and has 32-bar.

The lyrics of this song are as follows:

“You ain’t never been blue, no, no, no
You ain’t never been blue
Till you’ve had that mood indigo
That feeling goes stealing down to my shoes
While I just sit here and sigh
Go along blues

I always get that mood indigo
Since my baby said goodbye
And in the evening when lights are low
I’m so lonely I could cry
For there’s nobody who cares about me
I’m just a poor fool that’s bluer than blue can be
When I get that mood indigo
I could lay me down and die

You ain’t been blue, no, no, no
You ain’t never been blue
Till you’ve had that mood indigo
That feeling goes stealing down to my shoes
While I just sit here and sigh
Go along blues”

This song has been played by great instrumentalists and singers, artists like Louis Armstrong, Thelonious Monk, Jimmie Lunceford, Cab Calloway, Norman Petty Trio, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Tony Bennett, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Linda Lawson , Coleman Hawkins, Benny Golson, Ellis Marsalis, Charles Mingus, The Singers Unlimited, Marcus Roberts, Dave Grusin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Kenny Burrell, Mulgrew Miller, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and others.

This backing track consists of drums, double bass and piano. The tempo is at 80bpm.

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