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Flamingo is a popular song and jazz standard first recorded by singer Herb Jeffries with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in December of 1940. It is most commonly performed as a lush, dreamy ballad. Saxophonist Earl Bostic’s version, however, was an R&B stomper!  Bostic was a pioneer of the post-war American rhythm and blues style. He had a number of popular hits, including “Flamingo”, which he first recorded in 1951. The song was a jukebox hit at the time and showcased Bostic’s characteristic growl sound on the horn. My arrangement is about 75% a transcription of what Bostic played adapted as necessary to better fit steel guitar, along with my own ideas and a chord progression largely borrowed from my friend, master steel guitarist John Ely.

C6th Tuning

                STRING # 6   5  4    3  2    1

                   NOTES: C E G A C E 

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