[Dixielandjazz] "Dream a Little Dream of Me"

[Jeanne Brei]

Hey Tony,
    As a singer who used to regularly ask for "Dream a Little Dream of Me"
when sitting in at piano bars, I have to smile at your story. Everyone
always knew the song until the bridge and I learned very early to yell out
"D flat" just before the piano player would look up at me with a look of
sheer panic on his face.
    The "band"/written key for the song is usually G and the bridge begins
on E flat -- but as a vocalist, it always lay better for me if I called the
song in F and the bridge started on D flat.
Jeanne
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Orr" <jsbarque at netscape.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] "Dream a Little Dream of Me"


> It is somehow refreshing to play songs in another key sometimes and,
> "Dream a Little Dream Of Me" goes really well in G. So does "Out Of
> Nowhere". Then again, a common tune like "All Of Me" gets a real lift
> when played in Db instead of Bb.
>
> Ella and Louis' recording early on of "Dream A Little Dream Of Me" is a
> vocal masterpiece.
>
> cheers (IMHO)
>
> Tony Orr, banjo
> Riviera Dixieland Jazz Band
> Sale, Vic
>
> l.swain at comcast.net wrote:
>
> >On 7 Apr 2005 at 19:00, "Ken Gates" <keng at iswest.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a lovely song from 193x.
> >>Last night at a small jam session sixteen bars went nicely
> >>until the bridge was met with a Db chord from one source
> >>and with a D chord from another (starting with the key of F).
> >>No time for debate---the next tune was called quickly.
> >>
> >>Wondering what the preference is from listmates.
> >>And it is just a matter of preference, or is there a "correct"
> >>key change?
> >>
> >
> >I learnt it in G, and play the release in Eb, so Db looks like the
> >correct choice for you in F.
> >
> >Larry Swain
> >
> >
> >Laurence Swain
> >l.swain at comcast.net
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