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Pages in category "Waltzes" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. After the Ball (song)
In a jazz context, "waltz" signifies any piece of music in 3/4 time, whether intended for dancing or not. [5] Although there are early examples such as the "Missouri Waltz" by Dan and Harvey’s Jazz Band (1918) and the "Jug Band Waltz" or the "Mississippi Waltz" by the Memphis Jug Band (1928), they are exceptional, as almost all jazz before 1955 was in duple meter. [6]
An album containing waltzes popular in the US had already been planned in 1961 but had been abandoned in favor of other album projects. [1]A second attempt was made in 1963 and was recorded on June 18 and 19 that year at Owen Bradley's studio Bradley Film & Recording in Nashville.
The song won a Grammy in 1958 for best R&B performance, and in 2001, the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Michael Ochs Archives - Getty Images “Diana” by Paul Anka (1957)
The Mephisto Waltzes (German: Mephisto-Walzer) are four waltzes composed by Franz Liszt from 1859 to 1862, from 1880 to 1881, and in 1883 and 1885. Nos. 1 and 2 were composed for orchestra, and later arranged for piano, piano duet and two pianos, whereas nos. 3 and 4 were written for piano only.
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
The Last Waltz is a studio album by British singer Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1967 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada). The album spent 33 weeks on the UK official albums chart, peaking at number 3.
"The Last Waltz" is a ballad, written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart , from September 1967 to October 1967, and has since sold over 1.17 million copies in the United Kingdom .