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  1. Sir Duke
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Written by Stevie Wonder
Anne Burnell vocals
Mark Burnell piano and vocals
Joshua Ramos bass
Jim Widlowski drums and percussion
Pat Malinger, sax
Recorded at Soundmine studios, Chicago IL
Recording engineer Dennis Tousana
Mixing & ATMOS Mastering by Erik J Martin @soundanswer
Mastering by Bob Katz, Digital Domain

Stevie Wonder wrote this hit as an homage to the great jazz icon Duke Ellington. This new arrangement features Sir Duke flavored with a slower jazz swing, saxophone, and vocalese lyrics of Ellington song titles arranged by Mark Burnell.

Lyrics

Music is a world within itself
With a language we all understand
With an equal opportunity
For all to sing, dance and clap their hands
But just because a record has a groove
Don't make it in the groove
But you can tell right away at letter A
When the people start to move

They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people

Mood Indigo, Caravan, Do Nothin’ Till You Hear it From Me,
It Don’t Mean a Thing.
Cottontail, Satin Doll, Sophisticated Lady.
Just Squeeze Me, In a Sentimental Mood,
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, I Got It Bad.
I Let a Song Go out of My Heart, Prelude to a Kiss, Solitude, Sir Duke

Music knows it is and always will
Be one of the things that life just won't quit
But here are some of music's pioneers
That time will not allow us to forget
For there's Basie, Miller, Satchmo
And the king of all, Sir Duke
And with a voice like Ella's ringing out
There's no way the band could lose

You can feel it all over
You can feel it all over people
You can feel it all over
You can feel it all over people
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people
They can feel it all over
Everybody all over people, go

Mood Indigo, Caravan, Do Nothin’ Till You Hear it From Me,
It Don’t Mean a Thing.
Cottontail, Satin Doll, Sophisticated Lady.
Just Squeeze Me, In a Sentimental Mood,
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore, I Got It Bad.
I Let a Song Go out of My Heart, Prelude to a Kiss, Solitude, Sir Duke