Flamingo (song)

This article is about a song written by Ted Grouya. For other songs, see Flamingo (disambiguation) § Songs.
"Flamingo"
Song by Herb Jeffries and the Duke Ellington Orchestra
Written1940
RecordedDecember 28, 1940
GenreJazz standard
SongwriterTed Grouya
LyricistEdmund Anderson

"Flamingo" (1940) is a popular song and jazz standard written by Ted Grouya, with lyrics by Edmund Anderson, which was first recorded by singer Herb Jeffries and the Duke Ellington Orchestra on December 28, 1940, for Victor Records (catalog No. 27326B). This recording briefly reached the Billboard charts in 1941.

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