It is thought that Monk originally composed the song sometime in 1940 or 1941. However, Harry Colomby claims that Monk may have written an early version around 1936 (at the age of 19) with the title "Grand Finale". "'Round Midnight" is the most-recorded jazz standard composed by a jazz musician.[1] In allmusic.com it appears in over 1000 albums. The song is also called "'Round About Midnight", as Miles Davis used this title for his Columbia Records album 'Round About Midnight (1957) that included a cover of the song based on Dizzy Gillespie's interpretation. The song became a signature song for Miles Davis, as his performance of the song with Monk at the 1955 Newport Jazz Festival is said to have gotten him a record deal at Columbia Records.[2] He recorded the song in the studio two other times, once for Prestige in 1953 and again in 1956 as released on Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants.
Monk recorded the song several times throughout his career; it appears on the albums Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 (first recording of the song by Monk), Thelonious Himself, Mulligan Meets Monk, Misterioso, Thelonious Monk at the Blackhawk, and Monk's Blues (bonus track).
"Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 operaPorgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.[1]
The song soon became a popular and much recorded jazz standard, described as "without doubt... one of the finest songs the composer ever wrote....Gershwin's highly evocative writing brilliantly mixes elements of jazz and the song styles of African-Americans in the southeast United States from the early twentieth century."[2] Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has characterised Heyward's lyrics for "Summertime" and "My Man's Gone Now" as "the best lyrics in the musical theater".[3] The song is recognized as one of the most covered songs in the history of recorded music, with more than 33,000 covers by groups and solo performers.[4]
"Nature Boy" is a song by eden ahbez,
published in 1947. The song tells a fantasy of a "strange enchanted
boy... who wandered very far" only to learn that "the greatest thing...
was just to love and be loved in return". Nat King Cole's 1948 recording of the song was a major hit and "Nature Boy" has since become a pop and jazz standard, with dozens of major artists interpreting the song.
Blue Moods is 1955 album by Miles Davis. It brings
Miles Davis together with Charles Mingus, accompanied by Elvin Jones on
drums. The arrangement of "Alone Together" was by Charles Mingus, while
the other tracks were arranged by Teddy Charles.
It was released on Mingus's own Debut Records label. According to the
original sleeve notes, the relatively short playing time of the album
was because "the recording was cut at 160 lines per inch (instead of the
usual 210 to 260 lines per square inch) making the grooves wider and
deeper and allowing for more area between the grooves for bass
frequencies […] and was deemed necessary to reproduce the extended bass
range and give the listener more quality to that of high fidelity tape
recording."
"Nature Boy" Harvest Of Hits is an original jazz compilation by Nat King Cole released by Capitol Records in 1952. Both a 10 inch (33-1/3rpm) LP version containing 8 tracks, and a 6 track boxed set of three 7 inch (45rpm) discs was released.
Album "Chet " (1987)
"Alone Together" is a song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz. It was introduced in the BroadwaymusicalFlying Colors in 1932 by Jean Sargent.
The song soon became a hit, with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra's 1932 recording being the first to reach the charts. It is the most popular of Schwartz and Dietz's collaborations and has become a jazz standard. The first jazz artist to record the song was Artie Shaw in 1939.[1]
....is a song by eden ahbez, published in 1947. The song tells a fantasy of a "strange enchanted boy... who wandered very far" only to learn that "the greatest thing... was just to love and be loved in return". Nat King Cole's 1948 recording of the song was a major hit, and "Nature Boy" has since become a pop and jazz standard, with dozens of major artists interpreting the song.
Η Εύη Σιαμαντά είναι μια λαμπρή τραγουδίστρια που έχει συνεργαστεί με μεγάλους και αξιόλογους Έλληνες και ξένους καλλιτέχνες όπως ο συνθέτης Μίμης Πλέσσας, ο Μάριος Φραγκούλης, Goran Bregovic, ο Στέφανος Κορκολής, ο Αντωνης Ρέμος, οι Manhattan Vibes και πολλοί άλλοι. Έχει επίσης συνεργαστεί με τον βραβευμένο με Grammy, Donny Mc Caslin αλλά και των πολλαπλά βραβρυμένο με Grammy Mark Ledford.
Συμμετείχε στο ντοκυμαντέρ του Greg MacGillivray’s «Secrets of the Past soundtrack» σε μουσική του Steve Woods. Γεννήθηκε στη Θεσσαλονίκη και σπούδασε κλασσικό πιάνο και κλασσικό και σύγχρονο τραγούδι στο Εθνικό Ωδείο της Αθήνας.
Έχει σπουδάσει επίσης, θέατρο και τραγούδι για μιούζικαλ με τον Chris Pages στο College de Variete, στο Παρίσι, και τζαζ τραγούδι και αυτοσχεδιασμό με την Sheila Jordan. Πρόσφατα συνεργάστηκε με τον Μίμη Πλέσσα και τον Χρήστο Ραφαηλίδη για το άλμπουμ «Ηχώ» σε μουσική Μίμη Πλέσσα.
