Come Sunday

"Come Sunday" is a piece by Duke Ellington which became a jazz standard. It was written in 1942 as a part of the first movement of a suite entitled Black, Brown and Beige. Ellington was engaged for a performance at Carnegie Hall on January 23, 1943, for which he wrote the entire composition (that whole concert was released in 1977 as The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943). In 1958 he revised the piece and recorded it in its entirety for the 1958 album of the same name.[1] "Come Sunday" was originally a centerpiece for alto saxophone player Johnny Hodges; the 1958 album, which contained a vocal version of the piece with new lyrics by Ellington featuring gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, greatly increased its popularity.[2]

"Come Sunday"
Song
Written1943
Songwriter(s)Duke Ellington

Notable recordings

See also

References

  1. "Come Sunday". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. Oxford University Press. pp. 66–68. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  3. Dryden, Ken. "Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album - Dee Dee Bridgewater | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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