The song of the day for Sunday, April 16, 2017 is “I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart.”
About This Song
“I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart” was written by the great Duke Ellington in 1938, with lyrics by Irving Mills, Henry Nemo and John Redmond. It was a major hit for Ellington, reaching #1 on the charts. In addition to his own recording that year, other recordings by Benny Goodman and Mildred Bailey were made that year and were extremely popular as well. In 1952 Ellington named this song as one of his eleven favorites.
About This Version
Today’s version of “I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart” was recorded 1967 for the album Tony Makes It Happen! and features an arrangement by Marion Evans.
“I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart,” as well as Tony Makes It Happen!, is available from iTunes.
About Today
It’s great to be back and a little emotional as well. Since my last post, I’ve been hospitalized (all OK now), moved and started a new job. There have been a lot of changes but I feel better than ever!
I never got to finish Marion Evans month from last February, so I’ll be doing that for the rest of the month and then featuring a new collaboration artist in May.