Jazz saxophonist Joe Henderson recorded a version of "Night and Day" on his 1966 album Inner Urge, along with McCoy Tyner (on piano), Bob Cranshaw (on bass) and Elvin Jones (on drums).Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald recorded her jazz-inflected version of the song, with big band and strings, as part of her 1956 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book.Seven years later, Faye recorded yet another version of "Night and Day" for her 1959 album Caught in the Act, where she notably altered some of the lyrics. The single was later released as part of the 1953 compilation album No Reservations. Jewish American cabaret singer Frances Faye recorded a cover of the song in 1952 for Capitol Records.Bing Crosby recorded the song on Febru and it appeared on the Billboard chart briefly in 1946 with a peak position of No.When Harry James heard Sinatra sing this song, he signed him. Frank Sinatra recorded the song at least five times, including with Axel Stordahl in his first solo session in 1942 and again with him in 1947, with Nelson Riddle in 1956 for A Swingin' Affair!, with Don Costa in 1961 for Sinatra and Strings, and a disco version with Joe Beck in 1977.The vocal verse is also unusual in that most of the melody consists entirely of a single note repeated 35 times -the same dominant pedal, that begins the body of the song-with rather inconclusive and unusual harmonies underneath. This repeats, and is followed by a recapitulation of the second section outlined above. In B ♭, the bridge begins with a D ♭ major seventh, then moves back to B ♭ with a B ♭ major seventh chord. The bridge is also unusual, with an immediate, fleeting and often (depending on the version) unprepared key change up a minor third, before an equally transient and unexpected return to the key centre. In B ♭, this sequence begins with an EØ, followed by an E ♭-7, D-7 and D ♭ dim, before resolving onto C-7 (the supertonic minor seventh) and cadencing onto B ♭. This section repeats and is followed by a descending harmonic sequence starting with a -7 ♭5 ( half diminished seventh chord or Ø) built on the augmented fourth of the key, and descending by semitones-with changes in the chord quality-to the supertonic minor seventh, which forms the beginning of a more standard II-V-I progression. If performed in the key of B ♭, the first chord is therefore G ♭ major seventh, with an F (the major seventh above the harmonic root) in the melody, before resolving to F7 and eventually B ♭ maj7. The tune begins with a pedal (repeated) dominant with a major seventh chord built on the flattened sixth of the key, which then resolves to the dominant seventh in the next bar. "Night and Day" has unusual chord changes (the underlying harmony). Porter's song, on the other hand, has a chorus of 48 bars, divided into six sections of eight bars-ABABCB-with section C representing the bridge. Most popular tunes then featured 32-bar choruses, divided into four 8-bar sections, usually with an AABA musical structure, the B section representing the bridge. The construction of "Night and Day" is unusual for a hit song of the 1930s.
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The song was so associated with Porter that when Hollywood filmed his life story in 1946, the movie was entitled Night and Day. Others mention that he was inspired by a Mosaic of the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, he had been visiting during a trip of his honeymoon in Italy. Another account says he was inspired by the Moorish architecture of the Alcazar Hotel in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. One mentions that Porter was inspired by an Islamic prayer when he visited Morocco. There are several accounts about the song's origin. He performed it again in the 1934 film version of the show, renamed The Gay Divorcee, and it became one of his signature songs. 1 hit, topping the charts of the day for ten weeks. His recording of the song with the Leo Reisman orchestra was a No. It is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook and has been recorded by dozens of musicians.įred Astaire introduced "Night and Day" on stage. " Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter that was written for the 1932 musical Gay Divorce. Song by Fred Astaire with the Leo Reisman orchestra Song by Fred Astaire with the Leo Reisman orchestra "Night and Day"