Baubles, Bangles and Beads

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Baubles, Bangles and Beads is a song by Robert Wright and Chet Forrest (lyrics) from 1953, based on a composition by Alexander Borodin from 1881.

Baubles, Bangles and Beads based on the Scherzo from Alexander Borodin's String Quartet No. 2 in D major of 1881, which by the Broadway - songwriters Robert Wright (1914-2005) and George Forrest (1915-1999) in 1953 for its Revue Kismet was edited. All other titles on the show were originally written by Borodin; in this case it is the second theme from the second movement of the string quartet. The Kismet interpretation took over the 3/4 waltz rhythm of the original; later performers from the field of popular music switched to a four-four time rhythm. In jazz , where the title became a jazz standard , many musicians were drawn to the bewitching melody and its modern harmonic structures. The song's familiar AA'BA + Coda structure got its energy from a change of key in each section.

The version of the song, which was recorded by Peggy Lee in 1954, had a great success ; other versions followed that year and a. by Frank Sinatra , followed by sung interpretations a. a. by Marlene Dietrich , Julie Andrews , Johnny Mathis , Nina Simone , Mel Tormé , Sarah Vaughan , Dionne Warwick and Cassandra Wilson . The 1958 version of the vocal ensemble Kirby Stone Four was nominated for a Grammy .

Eumir Deodato recorded an instrumental version for his CTI album Prelude in 1972 . Further interpretations came among others. a. by Ray Brown , the Benny Carter / Oscar Peterson Quartet, by the Ron Carter / Jim Hall duo, by Eliane Elias , Bill Evans 1964, Benny Goodman , Stan Kenton , Bud Shank / Lou Levy , Dave McKenna / Hall Overton , Wes Montgomery , Gerry Mulligan , George Shearing , Zoot Sims , Marvin Stamm and Ernie Wilkins .

literature

  • Ken Bloom: The American Songbook - The Singers, the Songwriters, and the Songs - 100 Years of American Popular Music - The Stories of the Creators and Performers . New York City, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2005 ISBN 1-57912-448-8 )