"Sweet Lorraine" is a popular song with music by Cliff Burwell and words by Mitchell Parish that was published in 1928 and has become a jazz standard.[1] It is written in F major and has an AABA structure.[2]
A version by Teddy Wilson charted in October 1935, peaking at #17.[3] Nat King Cole recorded "Sweet Lorraine" in 1940 as the King Cole Trio and it became his first hit.[4] Frank Sinatra recorded the song on December 17, 1946 as part of the Metronome All Stars, with a number of other all stars, including Johnny Hodges, Charlie Shavers, and Coleman Hawkins. Nat King Cole was on piano.[5] His version was released as a single on Columbia Records (#37293) but did not chart.[6] The Nat "King" Cole Trio rerecorded the song in 1956 and released it on the Capitol album After Midnight.[7] Frank Sinatra recorded it again on March 14, 1977 for a proposed album of songs about women on Reprise. The album was not completed and the recording was not released until The Reprise Collection in 1990.[8] It was also recorded by Donnie Brooks.
See also[edit]
- List of 1920s jazz standards
- Maureen Stapleton § Filmography (film Sweet Lorraine)
References[edit]
- ^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Sweet Lorraine)". jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Sweet Lorraine): Music and Lyrics Analysis". jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 458. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Yanow, Scott (2000). Swing. San Francisco: Miller Freeman. p. 203. ISBN 978-0879306007.
- ^ https://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/columbia1.php
- ^ "Record: "Sweet Lorraine." Vocal by Frank Sinatra. With the Metronome All Stars. Columbia Records. 78 RPM. No.37293 [CO37177]. - Record, Phonograph | Hoboken Historical Museum".
- ^ "Radio Swiss Jazz - Music database - Title".
- ^ https://jazzdiscography.com/Artists/Sinatra/reprise.php
