'The Way You Look Tonight'
'The Way You Look Tonight' is a song written in 1936 with music composed by
Jerome Kern (1885-1945) and lyrics by Dorothy Fields (1904-1974). It was originally performed by Fred Astaire in a film and won an Academy Award for best song in 1936.
Recorded by Billie Holiday in 1936 and by dance bands in subsequent years. The song has maintained popularity and has been recorded by a large number of artists both instrumentalists and singers, ranging from jazz pianists Dave Brubeck, Thelonius Monk and Brad Mehldau to singers Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerld, Rod Stewart and Phil Collins.
This song is a jazz standard and is part of the Great American Songbook.
Please find below an original piano backing track of the song 'The Way You Look Tonight' for high voice. The recording is in the key of E Flat Major and does not include all of the melody.
The Way You Look Tonight - Piano Backing Track
For jazz singers, it is worth listening to a variety of recordings of this song in order to develop style and interpretation. It is possible to alter the rhythm of the melody and when working with a jazz pianist to reharmonise the chord sequence, for example by using tritone substitutions.
'The Way You Look Tonight' is a song written in 1936 with music composed by
Jerome Kern (1885-1945) and lyrics by Dorothy Fields (1904-1974). It was originally performed by Fred Astaire in a film and won an Academy Award for best song in 1936.
Recorded by Billie Holiday in 1936 and by dance bands in subsequent years. The song has maintained popularity and has been recorded by a large number of artists both instrumentalists and singers, ranging from jazz pianists Dave Brubeck, Thelonius Monk and Brad Mehldau to singers Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerld, Rod Stewart and Phil Collins.
This song is a jazz standard and is part of the Great American Songbook.
Please find below an original piano backing track of the song 'The Way You Look Tonight' for high voice. The recording is in the key of E Flat Major and does not include all of the melody.
The Way You Look Tonight - Piano Backing Track
For jazz singers, it is worth listening to a variety of recordings of this song in order to develop style and interpretation. It is possible to alter the rhythm of the melody and when working with a jazz pianist to reharmonise the chord sequence, for example by using tritone substitutions.