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But Beautiful (André Previn Album)
But Beautiful may refer to: * "But Beautiful" (song), 1947 popular song by Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen * ''But Beautiful'' (Bing Crosby album) (1962), Bing Crosby compilation album *'' But Beautiful: A Book About Jazz'', 1991 book by Geoff Dyer * ''But Beautiful'' (Nancy Wilson album), 1969 album by Nancy Wilson * ''But Beautiful'' (Kenny Barron and Joe Locke album), 1991 album by Kenny Barron and Joe Locke *''But Beautiful'', 1992 album by the Jimmy Raney James Elbert Raney (August 20, 1927 – May 10, 1995) was an American jazz guitarist, born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, known for his work from 1951 to 1952 and then from 1953 to 1954 with the Red Norvo trio (replacing Tal Farlow) a ... Trio with George Mraz and Lewis Nash * ''But Beautiful'' (Stan Getz & Bill Evans album), 1996 album, recorded in 1974 by Stan Getz & Bill Evans * ''But Beautiful'' (Boz Scaggs album), 2003 album of jazz standards by Boz Scaggs {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
But Beautiful (song)
"But Beautiful" is a popular song with music written by Jimmy Van Heusen, the lyrics by Johnny Burke. The song was published in 1947. One of five songs written by Burke and Van Heusen featured in the Paramount Pictures movie '' Road to Rio'' (1947), it was introduced by Bing Crosby and is also associated with his leading lady Dorothy Lamour. The song was a hit in 1948 for Frank Sinatra (reaching the No.14 spot), Bing Crosby (#20), Margaret Whiting (#21) and Art Lund (#25). The original key is G major and has the form A-B1-A-B2. Chick Corea recorded a piano solo version of it in the original key of G major, but it has been recorded in many different keys, including F major (later Sinatra), C major (Bill Evans and Stan Getz), D major (Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga), Billie Holiday (B-flat major) and Nat King Cole (E major). It is usually performed as a ballad. Other versions * Tex Beneke released a version in 1947 with Garry Stevens on vocal. *Tony Bennett on his first album with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
But Beautiful (Bing Crosby Album)
The ''Bing's Hollywood'' series was a Decca Records 15-album set by American singer Bing Crosby of commercial recordings of songs used in his films from 1934 to 1956. Numbered in order from Decca DL4250 to DL4264, the LPs included "Easy to Remember", "Pennies from Heaven", "Pocket Full of Dreams", "East Side of Heaven", "The Road Begins", "Only Forever", "Holiday Inn", "Swinging on a Star", "Accentuate the Positive", "Blue Skies", "But Beautiful", "Sunshine Cake", "Cool of the Evening", "Zing a Little Zong" and "Anything Goes." In the UK, Brunswick Records issued the set with the numbers BING1 to BING 15. In 1988 MCA Universal began reissuing "Bing's Hollywood" on compact disc, but poor sales abruptly halted the series following the release of "Holiday Inn", "Swinging on a Star" and "Blue Skies." Details of all recordings have been taken from “A Bing Crosby Discography”. Background Variety gave the background in its issue of March 14, 1962. “The timing was just right for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Book About Jazz
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, and others worldwide. Its name in English is '' a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version is often written in one of two forms: the double-storey and single-storey . The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English, '' a'' is the indefinite article, with the alternative form ''an''. Name In English, the name of the letter is the ''long A'' sound, pronounced . Its name in most other languages matches the letter's pronunciation in open syllables. History The earliest known ancestor of A is ''aleph''—the first letter of the Phoenician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
