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A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship.
Jazz Ballads and Torch Songs 1927-57. George Miller. 227 videos 92,691 views Last updated on Jul 13, 2023. There once was a time when desire could be romantic. This is for dancing slow with...
- Lush Life
- Infant Eyes
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Stardust
- Body and Soul
- Naima
- Blue in Green
- Embraceable You
- My Funny Valentine
- ‘Round Midnight
Lush Life was written by Billy Strayhornbetween 1933 and 1936: Strayhorn was, remarkably, still a teenager when he began its composition. Its sophisticated lyrics, also by Strayhorn, are a weary lament on failed romance and tiresome nightlife, while its harmony moves through various key centres and contains multiple chromatic shifts. Best known for...
Wayne Shorter’s touching dedication to his young daughter is a good example of advancing compositional techniques in 1960s jazz. A relatively static melody floats on top of harmony that is ‘non-functional’ or ‘modal’; i.e., moving between chords that imply various tonalities or chord scales, and with less of a focus on traditional tonic-dominant re...
This piece was written as an elegy for Lester Young, who, as well as being one of the most influential tenor playersof all time, was a cultural and stylistic icon, one of his trademarks being his wide-brimmed pork pie hats. This sad, elegant melody has had lyrics put to it a number of times, perhaps most famously by Joni Mitchell on her collaborati...
Whilst many Great American Songbook jazz ballads have a verse, they are usually omitted by jazz musicians. However, in the case of ‘Stardust’ it’s usually considered essential. In fact, Frank Sinatra’s 1962 recording dispenses with the chorus entirely! Hoagy Carmichaelwas a professional songwriter, but with a much deeper connection to jazz than mor...
Written in 1930, this tale of heartbreak, yearning and devotion is considered an essential jazz standard by musicians, and is a favourite songof singers and instrumentalists alike. It’s relatively harmonically complex, one of its distinguishing features being the fact that its ‘bridge’ (the ‘B’ in its AABA structure) begins in the key of D major, h...
Another dedication from a great saxophonist to a loved one, this was written by John Coltrane for his first wife, Juanita ‘Naima’ Grubbs, who was a heavy influence upon the increasingly spiritual directionthat he would take in the 1960s. It utilises various ‘pedal points’: changing chords over a static bass note. The relationship between the bass n...
‘Blue in Green’ is generally credited to Miles Davis, although there has long been speculation that this jazz ballad was actually composed by Bill Evans: according to the pianist, when he asked Miles for a share of the royalties the trumpeter wrote him a cheque for $25! The short, 10-bar form lends the piece a circular feeling, with each chorus blu...
George Gershwinwrote dozens of songs that have been interpreted by jazz musicians. In fact, although he largely wrote theatre songs and classical music, much of his output is highly influenced by jazz. ‘Embraceable You’ was originally written for East Is West, an unpublished 1928 operetta, before it was eventually published in 1930 and included in ...
Composed by the classic song writing team Rodgers and Hart, ‘My Funny Valentine’ first appeared in the 1937 musical Babes In Arms, which produced a number of other hits including ‘Where or When’ and ‘The Lady Is A Tramp’. Arguably the most famous jazz ballad of all time, Lorenz Hart’s lyrics are directed at a lover (actually a character named Val, ...
One of this beautiful jazz ballad’s claims to fame is that it is the most recorded standard composed by a jazz musician (as opposed to standards that were originally written as pop songs or show tunes). Penned by the pianist Thelonious Monk, it was first recorded in 1944 by Cootie Williams, who sometimes receives credit as co-writer. Its harmony is...
Torch songs can either celebrate romance or lament heartbreak, but they always create a mood related to affairs of the heart. Very few artists work exclusively in this style, but many pop-oriented jazz singers -- especially female ones -- devote some space in their repertoire to torch songs.
Torch Songs are particularly sultry ballads, so named for their slow-burning quality, and usually coming from the American pop-standard canon. In order to make them more sensuous than straight-ahead pop readings, most torch songs are performed with at least a little bit of jazz sensibility and swing. But although torch singers may use the songs ...
4 de jun. de 2023 · Torch-singing refers to a passionate jazz-influenced style of vocal delivery that relies on a distinct melodic structure. Primarily used in ballads, this form of singing expresses the devotion of loving a person unconditionally, even if the person does not love you back.
19 de abr. de 2024 · The best jazz songs come in all shapes and sizes, whether it's free, fusion, modal, or something else entirely. This list covers them all.
