Black and Tan Fantasy

"Black and Tan Fantasy"
Single by Duke Ellington and his Washingtonians
RecordedApril – November 1927
GenreJazz • Big band
Songwriter(s)Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley.

"Black and Tan Fantasy" is a 1927 jazz composition by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley. The song was recorded several times by Ellington and his Cotton Club band in 1927 for the Brunswick, Victor, and Okeh record labels. The Victor recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The song was featured and performed by Ellington and his orchestra in the 1929 RKO short film Black and Tan.

The copyright was registered on July 16, 1927, and the song entered the public domain on January 1, 2023. The three 1927 recordings will not enter the public domain until 2049.

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