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 Love Me or Leave Me  |
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| Written by Walter Donaldson (music) and Gus Kahn (lyrics) in the the 1920’s, the song Love Me or Leave Me was first heard in the Broadway play, Whoopee ! which opened in December 1928. Many artists have enjoyed success with the song, originally Ruth Etting and then others such as Guy Lombardo and then Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Sammy Davis Junior and Lena Horne. It’s very much part of the Jazz repetoire and I’ve listed some of my favourite recordings below. | |
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Nina Simone Listen out for Nina Simone’s fantastic piano solo as she drifts between jazz phrasing and classical phrasing is sometjing I cover in the guitar course
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Lester Young and Teddy Wilson Quartet Album – Pres and Teddy Great groove at the start of this recording
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Miles Davis All Stars Album – Walkin’ How many ways can you play the soame tune….this version really shifts along
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AlisonBurns Album – Kissing Bug Back to the homeland with this version by Alison Burns who hails from Dundee. Accompanied by Martin Taylor on guitar and Guy Barker on Trumpet. A totally different feel from the Miles Davis version, great groove, lovely muted trumpet solo |
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The Complete Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker Album – The Original Sessions 1952-53 If you want cool then you’ve got ot here
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Which artist’s version of Love Me or Leave Me would you recommend? Tell me about it and I can feature it here |
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