"The Thrill Is Gone" is a popular song composed by Ray Henderson with lyrics by Lew Brown which was first sung by Everett Marshall in the Broadway revue George White's Scandals in 1931.[1]
| "The Thrill Is Gone" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Released | 1931 |
| Genre | Traditional pop, Jazz |
| Composer(s) | Ray Henderson |
| Lyricist(s) | Lew Brown |
The song was first recorded in 1931 by Rudy Vallée And His Connecticut Yankees on the Victor label.[2] It became a hit at #10 on the charts and was recorded later by many other popular jazz artists throughout the following decades, eventually becoming a jazz standard.[3]
After listening to Chet Baker's cover, Elvis Costello became inspired and wrote Almost Blue off the album Imperial Bedroom, trying to capture its "erie" quality.[4]
Notable versions edit
- Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings (Pacific Jazz Records, 1954)
- Chet Baker - Pretty/Groovy (World Pacific, 1958)
- Chris Connor - This is Chris (Bethlehem, 1955)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Hello Dolly! (Verve, 1964)
- Stan Getz - Cool Velvet (Verve, 1960)
- Stan Kenton - Standards in Silhouette (Capitol, 1959)
- Julie London - Julie... At Home (Liberty, 1960)
- Nina Simone - Gifted & Black (1970)
- Sarah Vaughan - Vaughan And Violins (1959)
- Victor Young - (feat. Tommy Dorsey, Bing Crosby, & the Boswell Sisters) - Gems from "Geo. White's Scandals" (1931)
- Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra - (feat. Miley Cyrus) - "I Shouldn't Be Telling You This" (2019)
References edit
- ^ Songfacts. "The Thrill Is Gone by Rudy Vallée - Songfacts". www.songfacts.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees – My Song / The Thrill Is Gone (1931, Shellac), retrieved 2021-03-18
- ^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (The Thrill Is Gone)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
- ^ Costello, Elvis (2015). Unfaithful music & disappearing ink. New York. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-399-16725-6. OCLC 919068291.
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