Uke Ellington (EP), by Uke Ellington (John Strub)

Uke Ellington (EP)

by Uke Ellington (John Strub)

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1.	Uke Ellington - In a Mellow Tone 04:00	lyrics	buy track
In a mellow tone Feeling fancy-free And I'm not alone I've got company Everything's okay The live-long day With this mellow song I can't go wrong In a mellow tone That's the way to live If you mope and groan Something's gotta give Just go your way And laugh and play Find joy unknown In a mellow tone
2.	While My Guitar Gently Weeps 06:37		buy track
3.	All of Me 01:04	info	buy track
4.	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 02:17	lyrics	buy track
I don't want you But I guess I need you You've got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea I forgive you 'Cause I can't forget you You've got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea I wanna check you off my list But when you come knocking at my door Fate seems to give my heart a twist And I keep running back for more I should hate you But I guess I love you You've got me in between The devil and the deep blue sea

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During late august of 2011, Hurricane Irene wreaked havoc on our town, resulting in about 6 days of absolute blackout. Besides the rotting meat and the cold showers, it was actually a fairly fun time, mostly because I had lots of spare time and the temptation of technology had been eliminated, allowing me to arrange jazz standards for the ukulele. All of the tunes on this EP were arranged during that week, and all but one were recorded during the blackout on a small digital recorder. I included the MIDI parts later. Although they are not all Duke Ellington songs (one of them isn’t even jazz), I still decided to take on the moniker. One of my good friends once snidely remarked that “the ukulelle is an instrument that is made for people without talent”.

This record is an attempt to prove him incorrect.

1. In a Mellow tone (Ellington)
2. While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Harrison)
3. All of Me (Marks/Simons)
4. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (Arlen/Koehler)

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released February 11, 2012

All covers recorded, arranged, produced and performed by John Strub

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