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"The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film #SwingTime that was performed by #FredAstaire and composed by #JeromeKern with lyrics written by #DorothyFields. It won the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong in 1936. Fields remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." In the movie.
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"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a #showTune written by American composer #JeromeKern and lyricist #OttoHarbach for the 1933 #musicalComedy #Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by #TamaraDrasin. It was first recorded by #GertrudeNiesen, with orchestral direction from #RaySinatra, Frank Sinatra's second cousin, on October 13, 1933. Niesen's recording of the song was released by #RCAVictor, with in the #Bside "Jealousy", a song featuring #IshamJones.
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"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a #showTune written by American composer #JeromeKern and lyricist #OttoHarbach for the 1933 #musicalComedy #Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by #TamaraDrasin. It was first recorded by #GertrudeNiesen, with orchestral direction from #RaySinatra, Frank Sinatra's second cousin, on October 13, 1933. Niesen's recording of the song was released by #RCAVictor, with in the #Bside "Jealousy", a song featuring #IshamJones.
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"The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film #SwingTime that was performed by #FredAstaire and composed by #JeromeKern with lyrics written by #DorothyFields. It won the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong in 1936. Fields remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." In the movie.
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"The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film #SwingTime that was performed by #FredAstaire and composed by #JeromeKern with lyrics written by #DorothyFields. It won the #AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong in 1936. Fields remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." In the movie.
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#TunesOnTuesday goes back to the standards with "All The Things You Are," he number two most popular standard in the book (and played here in two keys). You'll no doubt hear it at a jam session near you. http://ohljazz.com/2023/08/08/tunes-on-tuesday-all-the-things-you-are-2/ #songblog #jazzblog #musicblog #jazz #jazzmusic #jazzstandard #jeromekern #allthethingsyouare #piano #jazzpiano #music #musician #instamusic