[Dixielandjazz] songs with verses

[Harry Callaghan]

It seems like every time I turn around, I'm finding some song that had a
verse I was never aware of

Only last week, when I was recording one of my programs, I came across a
Mildred Bailey recording of "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" that I hadn't
realized had one.

Frank Sinatra, as in the case of most vocalists, when recording "Stardust"
with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra, somewhere between 1939 & 1942, sang only
the chorus.

Yet, on his second album for Reprise in about 1961, he recorded it backed by
a beaufiul Don Costa arrangement.
But this time it was ONLY the verse and he left off the chorus.

Tides
HC
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Judy Eames <jude at judyeames.co.uk> wrote:

> On 14/12/2010 05:45, Scott Anthony wrote:
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>> Sorry, I have to partially disagree with a couple of the comments.
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>> I think verses add "variety" and generally much-needed interest to most
>> tunes,
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> Don't be sorry.  I reckon the reason  a lot of bands don't play "Down in
> Honky Tonk Town," verse is that it's difficult..... especially when you have
> to factor in the female singer and her keys:-)
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> Our  Big Bear Stompers band leader is great at digging out little known (in
> the UK at any rate) tunes with great verses.... for example "Birmingham
> Bertha", "Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn" songs that tell a story and would be
> wasted just played as instrumentals IMHO.
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> One of our trumpeters plays a lovely verse to "Trouble in Mind",  if anyone
> knows if there are words I'd like to learn them.
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