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* [[Oscar Peterson]] - ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6Zd-Y5MM0 Oscar Peterson for Lovers]'' (1959) |
* [[Oscar Peterson]] - ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6Zd-Y5MM0 Oscar Peterson for Lovers]'' (1959)[[User:Izmirlig|Izmirlig]] ([[User talk:Izmirlig|talk]]) 17:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC) |
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* [[Claudia Acuña]] – ''Wind from the South'' (1999)<ref name="standards">{{cite book |last1=Gioia |first1=Ted |title=The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-19-993739-4 |pages=341–342}}</ref> |
* [[Claudia Acuña]] – ''Wind from the South'' (1999)<ref name="standards">{{cite book |last1=Gioia |first1=Ted |title=The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire |date=2012 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York City |isbn=978-0-19-993739-4 |pages=341–342}}</ref> |
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* [[Tony Bennett]] – ''[[Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool]]'' (1999) |
* [[Tony Bennett]] – ''[[Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool]]'' (1999) |
Revision as of 17:50, 5 October 2022
"Prelude to a Kiss" is a 1938 ballad composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills.[1]
Background and composition
This composition is in the key of D-flat major but makes extensive use of the secondary dominant chords, secondary ii–V–I progressions, diatonic circle of fifths, and evaded cadences.[2] The song is extremely chromatic and complex, employing sophisticated mathematics that were rare at this time in jazz:[3] Ellington's rising semitones (G-G#-A-A#-B) at the end of the bridge mirror the opening of both A sections (B-A#-A-G#-G).
By the late 1930s, swing was at the height of its popularity. Using his fame and artistic freedom, Ellington became more ambitious and experimental, writing "Prelude to a Kiss", which abandoned the Tin Pan Alley style hooks and dance tempo for melodic lines and harmonies found more often in classical music.[4] He recorded this piece as an instrumental in August 1938 before returning to the studio a few weeks later to record it as a vocal number with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills that were sung by a young and relatively unknown Mary McHugh.[5] Popular records in 1938 were by Ellington and by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra.[6]
Reception
Gunther Schuller described "Prelude to a Kiss" as "One of Ellington's finest ballads, although too sophisticated in its weaving melody and chromatic harmonies to gain wide public acceptance."[7]
Notable recordings
- Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson for Lovers (1959)Izmirlig (talk) 17:50, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
- Claudia Acuña – Wind from the South (1999)[8]
- Tony Bennett – Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
- June Christy and Stan Kenton – Duet (1955)[8]
- Dee Dee Bridgewater – Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album (1996)
- Duke Ellington – Piano Reflections (1953)[8]
- Billie Holiday with Benny Carter – Velvet Mood (1956)[8]
- Phil Woods – Live from New York (1982)[8]
- Debbie Harry – Prelude to a Kiss soundtrack (1992)
See also
Notes
- ^ "Prelude to a Kiss". Jazz Standards. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ Hellmer, Jeffrey (1996). Jazz Theory and Practice. Alfred Music. p. 107. ISBN 9780882847221.
- ^ Green, Edward (2015). The Cambridge Companion to Duke Ellington. Cambridge Companions to Music. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521881197.
- ^ Gioia, Ted (July 2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199937394.
- ^ Green, Edward (2015). The Cambridge Companion to Duke Ellington. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521881197.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 569. ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
- ^ Schuller, Gunther (December 1991). The Swing Era: The Development of Jazz, 1930-1945. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195071405.
- ^ a b c d e Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 341–342. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.