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Perdido (ver. 3) by Juan Tizol - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
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"Perdido" is a jazz-song composed by Juan Tizol and was first recorded on December 3, 1941 by Duke Ellington and later by many others including Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Art Tatum, Quincy Jones, the Charlie Parker Quintet, and Erroll Garner. The melody can be heard in Woody Allen's Another Woman from 1988. "Perdido" is Spanish and simply means "lost". The song refers to the resort town of Perdido in the Florida keys. Juan Tizol (31 December 1900 – 23 April 1984) was a Puerto Rican trombonist and composer. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and moved to the mainland United States in 1920. He trained as a valve trombonist and played the Valide trombone. He worked with Duke Ellington from 1929 to 1944, and it was during this period that he composed "Caravan" and "Perdido". Ellington's arrangements made use of the valve trombone's greater facility in moving between.    Download this sheet!
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Juan Tizol (31 December 1900 – 23 April 1984) was a Puerto Rican trombonist and composer. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and moved to the mainland United States in 1920. He trained as a valve trombonist and played the Valide trombone. He worked with Duke Ellington from 1929 to 1944, and it was during this period that he composed "Caravan" and "Perdido". Ellington's arrangements made use of the valve trombone's greater facility in moving between certain notes. Caravan was often second on the Ellington set list. After leaving Ellington, Tizol worked with the Harry James Orchestra in California, allowing him to see his wife more often. In 1951, he returned to Ellington, along with James's drummer and alto saxophonist, in what became known as 'the James raid'. He left Ellington and retired from regular touring in 1953. In 1957 he was a guest on The Nat King Cole Show. He died in Inglewood, California on April 23, 1984. "Perdido" is a jazz-song composed by Juan Tizol and was first recorded on December 3, 1941 by Duke Ellington and later by many others including Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Art Tatum, Quincy Jones, the.
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