Maybe not as well-known as some other famous Ellington standards yet What Am I Here For? is an engaging and tuneful composition that certainly deserves more notice. Arranged in a medium swing style this smooth chartrelies on a rich full ensemble texture and a relaxed feel. The saxes get a chance to shine and there are also solos for trombone and piano.

Here is one of those standards that continues to sound fresh every time it's played. This nice and easy swing version by Mark Taylor is written in a Basie style and features wonderful ensemble scoring solos for alto and trumpet and a short sax soli.

Featuring an easy solo for alto sax here's one of the great slow jazz ballads of all time. A best-seller.