“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. It was first recorded by Gertrude Niesen, with orchestral direction from Ray Sinatra, Frank Sinatra’s second cousin, on October […]
Masterpiece
“Masterpiece” is song recorded by English singer Jessie J released as the third single from her third studio album, Sweet Talker (2014). The song was written and produced by Josh Alexander and was co-written by Britt Burton and Emily Warren the latter of whom also co-wrote the album’s opening track “Ain’t Been Done”. “Masterpiece” is […]
I, Daedalus
“I, Daedalus” composed by Andrea Price is inspired by the Greek myth of Daedalus, the brilliant craftsman whose inventions were as remarkable as they were tragic. The piece is through-composed, moving seamlessly between five distinct sections. Opening with a short, reflective introduction, it explores themes of ingenuity and ambition, building into moments of energy and […]
The Pink Panther Theme
The Pink Panther Theme” is a jazz composition by Henry Mancini written as the theme for the 1963 film The Pink Panther and subsequently nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 37th Academy Awards but lost to the Sherman Brothers for Mary Poppins. The eponymous cartoon character created for the film’s […]
Robb Wilton
Robert Wilton Smith, better known as Robb Wilton, was an English comedian and actor. He was best known for his filmed monologues during the 1930s and 1940s, in which he played incompetent authority figures. His trademark was to put his hand over part of his face at the punchline. Wilton had a dry Lancashire accent, […]
Blues In The Night
“Blues in the Night” is a popular blues song which has become a pop standard and is generally considered to be part of the Great American Songbook. The music was written by Harold Arlen, the lyrics by Johnny Mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title Hot Nocturne, but finally released as Blues […]
I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire
“I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire” is a song written by Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Durham, Sol Marcus and Eddie Seiler. Originally written in 1938, the song was first recorded three years later by Harlan Leonard and His Rockets. It was covered by several musicians and groups, most successfully by Horace Heidt on […]
Meglio Stasera
“Meglio stasera” (known in English as “It Had Better Be Tonight“) is a 1963 song in samba rhythm with music by Henry Mancini, Italian lyrics by Franco Migliacci and English lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was composed for the 1963 film The Pink Panther, in which it was performed by Fran Jeffries. In addition to […]
Tine Thing Helseth
Since the beginning of her career, Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth has championed the trumpet repertoire amongst audiences on all six continents, meriting the highest critical praise for her soulful, lyrical sound and collaborative approach to music-making. An artist who challenges the boundaries of genre with an intensely creative, open-minded philosophy, Tine’s ever-expanding repertoire ranges […]
Isn’t She Lovely
“Isn’t She Lovely” is a song by Stevie Wonder from his 1976 album, Songs in the Key of Life. The lyrics celebrate the birth of his daughter, Aisha Morris. Wonder collaborated on the song with Harlem songwriter and studio owner Burnetta “Bunny” Jones. The song opens side 3 of Songs in the Key of Life, […]