Friday, February 2, 2024

When Sunny Gets Blue - Nat King Cole

When Sunny Gets Blue - Nat King Cole
2:46
Love Is the Thing, 1957
Written by Marvin Fisher and Jack Segal

Cole's masterful, unmistakable voice elevates this stately jazz standard about a once happy-go-lucky girl who has had her heart broken.  The narrator has a feeling it won't be forever: "Hurry new love, hurry here / To kiss away each lonely tear / And hold her near when Sunny gets blue."  The band plays the beautiful melody with restraint (albeit sticking in a few string flourishes), letting Cole have the spotlight.

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