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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

March 18, 2019 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: East of the Sun

The song of the day for Tuesday, March 19, 2019, is “East of the Sun (West of the Moon).”

About This Song

Brooks Bowman wrote “East of the Sun” in 1934 while a student at Princeton University for a student musical production called Stags at Bay, produced by the Princeton Triangle Club. The song had great reception and was noted by Princeton alumnus F. Scott Fitzgerald. After his graduation from college in 1936, he worked briefly in Hollywood in films but soon decided to return to the East Coast. He was about to start a contract with a New York music publisher when he was killed in an automobile accident in 1937.

About This Version

Tony Bennett recorded “East of the Sun (West of the Moon)” in 1992 for his album Perfectly Frank, which features songs associated with Frank Sinatra. Ralph Sharon was the arranger.

East of the Sun (West of the Moon)

East of the Sun (West of the Moon), a song by Tony Bennett on Spotify

“East of the Sun (West of the Moon),” as well as Perfectly Frank, is available from iTunes

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Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Brooks Bowman, Perfectly Frank, Ralph Sharon, Tony Bennett

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