From the album 'Duo Live In Concert', featuring Kenny Drew - piano, and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - bass. Recorded on June 8, 1974 live at Het Hoogt, Utrecht in the Netherlands. The JGC History series features specifically curated playlists to help trace the lineage of some of the most influential jazz compositions of all time. Join me on Patreon for Lead Sheets, Play-Alongs, Transcriptions, Lessons and much more: https://www.patreon.com/jazzguitarcomprehensive Some notes about the composition as found on https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ Composer: Harold Arlen Lyricist: Johnny Mercer Year: 1943 Origin: Composed for the 1943 film The Sky's the Limit. Style: Swing, usually played at an up tempo. Form: A-B-C-D (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8] Verse: 12 Bars Seldom included in performances, Ella Fitzgerald included it in her recording from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook, and Peggy Lee also delivers a concise vocal rendition with only guitar accompaniment on her album Love Held Lightly. Key: Most commonly played in Eb Major and also C Major. Harmony/Overview: The harmony of this composition is very functional. The A sections revolve around a I - VI - II - V and finish with a minor II - V of VI which leads into the following section. The B section begins on VImi before finishing with the common progression of a II - V of V followed by a II - V back to the tonic. Instead of resolving back to the tonic however at the top of the C section, it continues with a II - V of IVMaj7 which then leads to a II - V of bIII. The climax of the piece is reached in the final D section when the harmony ascends diatonically through IMaj7 - IImi7 - IIImi7, and finishes with a final II - V back to the tonic. The melody has a rather narrow range, and being made up predominantly of quarter notes and half notes it is common for the tune to be taken at blistering tempos. Recordings: This song has been recorded over 260 times to date. It was first recorded by Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra with vocal by Eugenie Baird in 1943. Freddie Slack and His Orchestra would record the theatrical release with Joan Leslie for the film The Sky's the Limit the same year also. It slowly began to enter the repertoire of some of the most prominent jazz artists of the day, and countless recordings have been made by both vocalists and instrumentalists alike. JGC Top Picks: John Coltrane, Coltrane Jazz, 1959 Roy Hargrove, Approaching Standards, 1994 Roy Haynes, Love Letters, 2002 Please consider supporting this channel through a donation, https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jazzguitarc You can also support me on Patreon for much more musical content, https://www.patreon.com/jazzguitarcomprehensive Be sure to subscribe to my main channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsHefbnzId7of6XcFJWh8UQ As well as my second channel for Play-Alongs and Loops: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPZJrGlk1zNvczjpbNbyOiA The World's Premier Site for Jazz Guitar Education and Beyond https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ DISCLAIMER: This video has been uploaded for educational purposes and is protected under fair-use. This channel will never be monetized and any ads are run solely on behalf of the rightful copyright owner. #KennyDrew #NHOP #MyShiningHour

• published: 03 Oct 2021
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