Cotton Tail
1,474
Jazz
Cotton Tail was released on September 30, 1997 by Mack Avenue Records as a part of the album Dear Ella
Melodicness
How much the song possesses a clear and memorable tune that follows well-defined musical patterns. A song high in melodicness generally features clear and memorable instrumental or vocal lines.
Acousticness
A measure of how much a song relies on acoustic instruments (eg. piano, guitar, violin, drums, saxophone) instead of electronic or digitally synthesized
Valence
The musical positivity or emotional tone conveyed through the song's harmonic and rhythmic components. High valence corresponds to feelings of happiness, excitement, and euphoria while low valence is associated with sadness, anger, or melancholy.
Danceability
A combination of factors including tempo stability, rhythmic patterns, and beat emphasis to determine how suitable a song is for dancing. A "danceable" song may feature a consistent tempo, repetitive musical structure, and strong downbeats.
Energy
The perceived intensity of a track which may be influenced by tempo, dynamics, and musical compactness. A high energy song may have a driving rhythm and dense instrumentation while a low energy song can be musically sparse and feature slower tempos.
BPM
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Vocals
Slide Hampton Octet
Trombone, Music Director
Grady Tate
Drums, Musician
Cecil Bridgewater
Trumpet
Lou Levy
Piano, Musician
Ray Brown
Double Bass, Musician
Byron Stripling
Trumpet, Musician
Ron Tooley
Trumpet
Virgil Jones
Trumpet
Diego Urcola
Trumpet
Bob Trowers
Trombone
Clarence Banks
Trombone
Benny Powell
Trombone
Doug Purviance
Bass Trombone
Jeff Clayton
Alto Saxophone
Bill Easley
Tenor Saxophone
Teodross Avery
Tenor Saxophone
Patience Higgins
Baritone Saxophone
Antonio Hart
Alto Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Duke Ellington
Songwriter
Slide Hampton Octet
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Producer
Brian Garten
Assistant Engineer, Assistant Recording Engineer
Al Schmitt
Mixing Engineer
Doug Sax
Mastering Engineer
Koji Egawa
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Rod Eaton
Recording Engineer

