"Night and Day" is a popular song by Cole Porter. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Cole Albert Porter (June 9 1891 &ndash October 15 1964 was an American Composer and songwriter from Peru, Indiana. It was written for the 1932 musical play Gay Divorce, and is perhaps Porter's most popular contribution to the Great American Songbook. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. Gay Divorce (1932 is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Kenneth Webb and Samuel Hoffenstein. Great American Songbook (sometimes abbreviated as "GAS" is a term referring to the interrelated music of Broadway musical theater
Fred Astaire introduced "Night and Day" on stage, and his recording of the song was a #1 hit. Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 &ndash June 22, 1987) was an American Academy Award He performed it again in the 1934 film version of the show, renamed The Gay Divorcee, and it became one of his signature pieces. The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 Film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The song itself became an American standard and has been recorded by dozens of artists. Great American Songbook (sometimes abbreviated as "GAS" is a term referring to the interrelated music of Broadway musical theater
Porter was known to claim that the Islamic call to worship he heard on a trip to Morocco inspired the song. Adhan (also - Athaan IPA /ʔæðæːn/ ( أَذَان) is the Islamic call to Prayer, recited by the Muezzin. Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa [1]
The song was so associated with Porter that when Hollywood first filmed his life story in 1946, the movie was entitled Night and Day.
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Notable recordings
"Night and Day" has been recorded many times, notably by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and U2. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25 1917 &ndash June 15 1996 also known as " Lady Ella " and the "First Lady of Song" is considered one of the most influential
Sinatra recorded the song five times; 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 (considered by many to be the best version), and even a disco version with Joe Beck in 1977. Axel Stordahl ( 8 August 1913 - August 30 1963) was an arranger who was active Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nelson Smock Riddle Jr ( June 1, 1921 &ndash October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader arranger and Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Swingin' Affair! is a 1957 Album by Frank Sinatra. It is claimed to be the sequel to Songs for Swingin' Lovers Don Costa ( July 10 1925 – January 19 1983) was an American Pop music arranger and Record producer Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sinatra and Strings is a 1962 Album by Frank Sinatra. This was Sinatra's first album with arranger Don Costa. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Joe Beck ( July 29, 1945 – July 22, 2008) was an American Guitarist who had been notable in Jazz for more Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays
Fitzgerald's most celebrated recording of the song occurred on her 1956 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook is a 1956 (see 1956 in music) album by the American Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald The song was recorded by Ringo Starr in 1970 for its first solo album "Sentimental Journey". It was then recorded in 1982 as a one-off collaboration between Tracey Thorn with student friend Ben Watt as Everything But The Girl; subsequently the duo became a well established pop act. Tracey Thorn (born Tracey Anne Thorn on September 26, 1962, in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire) is an English pop Singer Ben Watt (born 6 December 1962, Barnes, London) is a UK Musician, DJ, and Record producer, best known Everything but the Girl ( EBTG) are a two-person English band formed in Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer and sometime- Guitarist
The song was recorded by U2 in 1990 and appeared on the Red Hot + Blue compilation album. Red Hot + Blue is the first in the series of Compilation albums from the Red Hot Organization. Thomas Anders (of Modern Talking fame) recorded his version in 1997 on the album Live Concert. Thomas Anders (born Bernd Weidung, 1 March 1963, in Koblenz, West Germany) is a German Singer, Composer Modern Talking was a German Pop music duo consisting of composer/producer Dieter Bohlen and singer Thomas Anders. Live Concert is the title of the seventh album by Singer-songwriter & producer Thomas Anders. Rod Stewart recorded a version for his 2004 album Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Stardust the Great American Songbook 3, released in 2004 is Rod Stewart 's third album of Pop standards. A rendition was recorded by The Temptations and the version is features in and on the soundtrack for the 2000 movie What Women Want. The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful What Women Want is a 2000 American film directed by Nancy Meyers and starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt
"Night and Day" also reappeared on the American pop charts in 1967 done by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Sérgio Santos Mendes, pron. 'sɛxʒiu 'sɐ̃tus 'mẽ'dʒis (born February 11, 1941 in Niterói, Brazil) is a Grammy Award
In 2004, a version of "Night and Day" was included in the biographical film about Cole Porter, De-Lovely, sung by John Barrowman and Kevin Kline. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " De-Lovely is a 2004 American / British musical Biographical film directed by Irwin Winkler. John Scot Barrowman (b 11 March 1967 is a Scottish Actor, musical performer, Dancer, Singer and Television presenter Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24 1947 is an American Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and two time Tony Award -winning stage and film The song was also recorded in 2005 by Sondre Lerche on his album Duper Sessions. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sondre Lerche (sɒndrə lærkə born September 5, 1982) is a Norwegian Singer, Guitarist, and Songwriter. Duper Sessions is the third album by Norwegian Singer/songwriter and Guitarist Sondre Lerche, released in Norway on In 2007 it was recorded by Bebel Gilberto with a bossa nova approach on her album Memento. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is a Grammy Award -nominated Brazilian popular Bossa nova ( is a style of Brazilian music popularized by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and João Gilberto. Memento is an album by French artist Soel, the stage name of Pascal Ohsé.
The Colts Drum and Bugle Corps is using "Night and Day" for their 2008 show.
Song structure
The construction of "Night And Day" is unusual for a hit song of the 1930s. 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.
Porter's song, on the other hand, has a chorus of 48 bars, divided into three section of 16 bars, with the third section including the bridge.
Harmonic structure
This song is well known for having unusual chord changes (the underlying harmony. A chord progression (also chord sequence and harmonic progression or sequence) is a series of chords played in order In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. )
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. A major seventh ( is the larger of two commonly occurring Musical intervals that span seven Diatonic scale degrees A seventh chord is a chord consisting of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a Seventh above the chord's root. If performed in the key of Bb, the first chord is therefore Gb major seventh, with an F (the major seventh above the harmonic root) in the melody, before resolving to F7 and eventually Bb maj7.
This section repeats and is followed by a descending harmonic sequence starting with a -7b5 (half diminshed 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. In Bb, this sequence begins with an EØ, followed by an EbØ, D-7 and Db dim, before resolving onto C-7 (the supertonic minor seventh) and cadencing onto Bb.
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. This article is about a bridge section in a piece of popular or classical music In Bb, the bridge begins with a Db major seventh, then moves back to Bb with a Bb major seventh chord. This repeats, and is followed by a recapitulation of the second section outlined above.
The vocal verse is also unusual in that most of the melody consists entirely of a single note - the same dominant pedal that begins the body of the song - with rather inconclusive and unusual harmonies underneath.
Some have seen the use of repeated notes in the verse as an indication of the singer's obsession.
References
External links
- "Night and Day", in MP3 format, performed by The Black Coffee Jazz Quintet
- "Night and Day" performed on British TV by British singer Alma Cogan. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression British television broadcasting started in 1936 and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media through which there are up to 600 channels Alma Cogan ( 19 May 1932 &ndash 26 October 1966) was an English Singer of Traditional pop music in the
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