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jazz standard by Duke Ellington

"C Jam Blues" is a jazz standard composed in by Duke Ellington. One of his most famous pieces, it has been performed by countless other musicians, such as Dave Grusin, Django Reinhardt, Oscar Peterson, and Charles Mingus.

Background

As the title suggests, the piece follows a twelve-bar blues form in the key of C major. The tune is well known^{[according to whom?]} for being extremely easy to play, with the entire melody featuring only two notes: G and C.

A performance typically features several improvised solos. The melody likely originated from the clarinetist Barney Bigard in , but its origin is not perfectly clear.^[2]

It was also known as "Duke's Place",^[3] with lyrics added by Bill Katts, Bob Thiele and Ruth Roberts.^{[citation needed]}

Notable performances

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