The introduction of this song begins with a trumpet, bass, and piano playing. The trumpet has a modification making it sound much more whiney. If I had to guess I would say it was either a harmon or cup mute. I'm not sure what the musical term is but through out the song the trumpet is copying the tone of lee's voice and playing what she sings right after she sings it. Almost like the trumpet is being a copy cat to her tone but playing it an octave higher or lower. This is an AABA tune, 32-bartype, and the 32-bars divided into eight-bar phrases. The bass keeps the pulse of the song at around 70 BPM. Towards the end of the song a saxophone and trumpet trade off playing the same solo. Overall this piece was very enjoyable and Lee's voice is truly amazing. Also worth mentioning is the amazing performance of Eddie Condon's Orchestra in this piece along with the original music being written by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira in the early 1920's. This version of the tune was produced around 1944 about 20 years later.
Nice choice. I didn't hear a mute in the opening.
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