Sweet Lorraine Explained

"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] 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, released on ERA Records in 1961.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Sweet Lorraine) . jazzstandards.com. 30 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Sweet Lorraine): Music and Lyrics Analysis . jazzstandards.com. 30 December 2018.
  3. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 458. registration.
  4. Book: Yanow. Scott. Swing. 2000. Miller Freeman. San Francisco. 978-0879306007. 203.
  5. Web site: Frank Sinatra Discography: The Columbia Years — 1942 - 1946. Steve. Albin. jazzdiscography.com. 14 November 2021. July 2, 2024.
  6. Web site: Record: 'Sweet Lorraine.' Vocal by Frank Sinatra. With the Metronome All Stars. Columbia Records. 78 RPM. No.37293 [CO37177]. - Record, Phonograph . Hoboken Historical Museum . hoboken.pastperfectonline.com.
  7. Web site: Sweet Lorraine: Nat King Cole Trio . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075109/https://www.radioswissjazz.ch/en/music-database/title/106844fe3b203985683420acd6a417ea519f1 . October 6, 2018 . radioswissjazz.ch. July 2, 2024.
  8. Web site: Frank Sinatra Discography: The Reprise Years. Steve. Albin. jazzdiscography.com. 14 November 2021. July 2, 2024.
  9. Web site: Donnie Brooks – Sweet Lorraine / Up To My Ears (In Tears). discogs.com. July 2, 2024.

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