tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post3853448162199546829..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Jerome Kern: That Moment DivineJaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-75585433012182559422010-01-28T00:26:43.389-05:002010-01-28T00:26:43.389-05:00In the November 1951 "portrait" that The...In the November 1951 "portrait" that The New Yorker did of Robert Russell Bennett, he speaks of "All The Things You Are," and of having wondered if the public would take to the song, with the sly common-tone key change at the opening-theme's return (the 24th-into-the-25th-bar). Bennett recalls being in Los Angeles (where he was living 1936-40, doing his Hollywood) sometime after "All The Things You Are" had hit the airwaves, coming upon a couple of young women walking down the street (Wilshire Blvd, IIRC), with one whistling ATTYA. RRB reports that he cocked his hear, wondering if she'd cross the bar 24/25 junction OK, and that it turned out just fine (i.e., wasn't too challenging for the average ear)....which gave him some satisfaction, yet also made him wonder if (for Very Warm for May) he'd needlessly over-orchestrated the song for Kern on Broadway (seeking to "lead" the listener's ear along) in the first place.<br /><br />It's a dandy story...perhaps you can dig it out and post it verbatim.<br /><br />George FerenczAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-64540205185081494272010-01-22T14:55:15.346-05:002010-01-22T14:55:15.346-05:00My wife and I had the church singer sing "All...My wife and I had the church singer sing "All the Things You Are" at our wedding. Pleasant memories.<br /><br />Willie Nelson did a wonderfully delicate version on some PBS Hammersteing tribute years ago - that's where I first heard the song.Tosy And Coshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11466315384515717261noreply@blogger.com