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.: Prelude To A Kiss :. Jerry Date Submitted:  2020-07-07 [Archive Date: 2020-10-05] Genre:  Standards Original Artist:  A standard (Ballad) since 1938 Additional Info:  Disc Mfg:    Disc #:   Description:  "Prelude to a Kiss" is a 1938 ballad composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills. When Swing was at the height of its popularity, Ellington became more ambitious and experimental, writing "Prelude to a Kiss", which abandoned the Tin Pan Alley style hooks and dance tempo for melodic lines and harmonies found more often in classical music. He recorded this piece as an instrumental in August 1938 before returning to the studio a few weeks later to record it as a vocal number with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills that were sung by a young and relatively unknown Mary McHugh. Popular records in 1938 were by Ellington and by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra. Overall Rank:  Rank Unavailable Total Comments:  0 Listen:    Sorry, this submission has been archived.

Jerry performs Prelude To A Kiss on Karaoke Showcase of Karaoke Scene Magazine Online: Jerry performs Prelude To A Kiss on Karaoke Showcase - "Prelude to a Kiss" is a 1938 ballad composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills. When Swing was at the height of its popularity, Ellington became more ambitious and experimental, writing "Prelude to a Kiss", which abandoned the Tin Pan Alley style hooks and dance tempo for melodic lines and harmonies found more often in classical music. He recorded this piece as an instrumental in August 1938 before returning to the studio a few weeks later to record it as a vocal number with lyrics by Irving Gordon and Irving Mills that were sung by a young and relatively unknown Mary McHugh. Popular records in 1938 were by Ellington and by Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra.
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