"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" goes back to 1940, when Duke Ellington first wrote it as an instrumental called "Never No Lament". A few years later, Bob Russell added lyrics and it turned into one of Ellington’s most loved standards. Since then it has been recorded by so many greats, from Ella Fitzgerald to Nat King Cole to Tony Bennett. The lyrics capture that bittersweet feeling of staying away from familiar places because they remind you of someone you lost. #theguitarbaba #guitarbaba #jazzg

Friends wish a happy 98th birthday to the wonderful trumpeter and Bandleader Doc Severinsen! 🎺 Count Basie & Duke Ellington - One O'clock Jump (Louis Armstrong Tribute, 1972) With stellar appearances by Benny Goodman, Joe Williams, Doc Severisen, and above all Ella Fitzgerald enjoying Basie's swing, and Dizzy Gillespie could not miss taking the first lady of the song to dance. | Duke Ellington: The Latin American Fanpage