My One and Only Love Art Tatum Ben Webster Chords

My I and Merely Love (1953)

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Origin and Chart Information

"...tenor saxophonist Bennie Wallace seems able to reference a panoply of jazz legends in his playing ... This is a fantastic, underrecognized album."
- Andrew Bartlett

Inorthward the liner notes for Ella Swings Gently with Nelson, jazz critic Benny Greenish comments, "'My 1 and But Love' is one of the most finely wrought ballads to be written in the postwar menstruation." While many would agree with Green at present, the song was far from an instant hitting. The song originated in 1947 as "Music from Beyond the Moon," with music by Guy B. Wood and lyrics by Jack Lawrence. In 1948 Vic Damone recorded the song equally did Tony Martin the following twelvemonth, merely neither could generate a hit. So Robert Mellin appeared on the scene. Mellin fit the ballad with a new set of lyrics, and the public took observe. The vocal was included on the flip side of Frank Sinatra's 1953 recording of "I've Got the World on a String" and rose to number 28 on the charts.

This section suggests definitive or otherwise meaning recordings that will help jazz students get acquainted with "My Ane and Only Love." These recordings accept been selected from the Jazz History and CD Recommendations sections.

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The discussion of definitive versions of "My One and Only Beloved" (John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman) begins and ends with John Coltrane's version featuring the vocals of Johnny Hartman. We become to hear both vocal and instrumental renditions of the melody in this performance, and both the singing and playing are masterful and widely influential.

Noah Baerman - Jazz Pianist and Educator

Music and Lyrics Analysis

Post-obit the song'southward A1-A2-B-A3 format, Lawrence's lyrics for the first A section starting time and terminate with, "Y'all came along and filled my empty arms … Music from beyond the moon." Robert Mellin matches that with "The very idea of y'all makes my heart sing … My ane and simply honey." Lawrence'southward lyrics have 7 syllables every bit opposed to the six in Mellin's "My 1 and Only Love." Lawrence fits in his actress syllable by shoehorning "from" into the aforementioned space as the "exist" part of "beyond." For those who would like to hear the original "Music from Across the Moon," it tin exist found on Vic Damone's CD's Once more, Young Vic and Cocktail Hour.

-JW

Musical assay of "My One and But Dearest"
Original Primal	C Major; simulated key alter to E modest during the span
Form	A1 - A2 – B – A3
Tonality	"A" is primarily major; "B" is small-scale
Movement	Generally upward by steps, occasional skips, and an occasional leap; descent is by stride, skip and spring. Information technology's a fairly decorated melody with few sustained or long pitches.
Comments     (assumed background)
Descending bass makes for a nice dissimilarity with the ascending melodic line and creates interesting chord inversions. Initial chord progression is common, I – II7 – V7, but the descending bass and embellishing chords give it a sophisticated sound. Generally, the "A" is extremely active both melodically (mainly eighth notes jumping everywhere) and harmonically (a chord change every two beats and sometimes on every crush due to the bass movement.) After this, the relative simplicity of "B" with its repetition and repeated motivic figures is a relief giving the performer a take chances to catch his/her jiff before returning to "A".
K. J. McElrath - Musicologist for JazzStandards.com

Tenor saxophonist Charlie Ventura came to prominence with Gene Krupa's Orchestra. His 1953 recording of "My I and But Love" is a marvelous treatment of the melody and the get-go instrumental jazz treatment.

A twelvemonth later, Benny Carter, the multi-talented Swing-era icon, recorded a beautiful, lyrical version on alto saxophone. Carter was an amazing musician who weathered the stylistic changes in jazz, and his career continued unabated until his death in 2003 at age 94.

In 1955, ex-Lionel Hampton trombonist Jimmy Cleveland'due south get-go anthology every bit leader contained a first-charge per unit rendition of the number, plus wonderful tenor saxophone by Lucky Thompson.

Chris Tyle - Jazz Musician and Historian

"My One and Only Love" was included in these films:

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• They All Laughed (1981, Art Tatum and Ben Webster)
• Let's Become Lost (1988, Chet Baker) documentary of Baker
• Leaving Las Vegas (1995, Sting)

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Recommendations for This Tune

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Horace Silver Stylings of Silver 2002, Bluish Note Original recording, 1957

Pianist Silver gives the carol some color without straying too far. Saxophonist Hank Mobley and trumpeter Fine art Farmer pigment the background, assuasive Argent to stay in the forefront.

Carmen McRae Here to Stay Verve Original recording 1955

McRae sings "My Ane and Only Beloved" with characteristic reverence and subtlety. Her backing ring here is led by Dutch accordionist Mat Matthews and features the keen drummer Kenny Clarke and a young Herbie Mann on flute.

Cassandra Wilson Bluish Skies 2002 Winter & Winter 919018 Original recording 1988

Singer Wilson's brightly swinging performance of "My One and Only Love" showcases her control over phrasing and expression. She begins in a duet with bassist Lonnie Plaxico before pianist Mulgrew Miller and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington join in and bring the energy upwardly several notches.

McCoy Tyner Things Ain't What They Used To Be 1990 Blueish Note 93598

Pianist Tyner performs a duet here with the great, underrated tenor saxophonist George Adams, making ane of his last recorded appearances. Both players find a remarkable balance between intimate lyricism and muscular passion.

Ranee Lee Seasons of Beloved 1997, Justin Fourth dimension 103

Vocalist Ranee Lee delivers a smoldering rendition of the song that is high on emotion and elegantly arranged.

Jimmy Rowles/Red Mitchell/Donald Bailey Trio 1994, Capri 74009 Original recording, 1998

3 masters investigate this standard, handling it very gently.

Bennie Wallace Old Songs 1993, Audioquest 1017

There's a certain sense of irreverence about the tenor saxophonist whose octave leaps can milk shake you lot out of the doldrums, merely "My One and But Beloved" gets the full romantic treatment here.

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