Ballad For Very Tired And Very Sad Lotus Eaters

About

The tune

Ballad for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus Eaters is an instrumental jazz ballad with no lyrics. Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967), the American composer, wrote it for the circle around Duke Ellington's orchestra. The original recording was made by Johnny Hodges in 1956 and first released in 1957 on the album Duke's in Bed, where the track appears under the spelling Ballede For Very Tired And Very Sad Lotus Eaters. The style is swing. Later recordings have been made by Herb Geller, Ken Peplowski, Phil Woods, Warren Vaché, Scott Hamilton and Tardo Hammer.

Facts

Music: Billy Strayhorn
Original key: A♭