Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
	by Cole Porter
Genre	jazz
Published	Chappell & Company, 1944
Premiere
Date	7 December 1944: New York City
Location	Ziegfeld Theatre
Performers	Nan Wynn and Jere McMahon

"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a popular jazz song with lyrics and music by Cole Porter. Part of the Great American Songbook, it was published by Chappell & Company and introduced by Nan Wynn and Jere McMahon in 1944 in Billy Rose's musical revue Seven Lively Arts.[1] The song has since become a jazz standard after gaining popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many artists have replaced the apostrophe in "ev'ry" with an "e".

The lyrics celebrate how happy the singer is in the company of the beloved, but suffering equally whenever the two separate. Describing it by analogy as a musical "change from major to minor", Porter begins with an A♭ major chord and ends with an A♭ minor one, matching the mood of the music to the words.[2]

The Benny Goodman Quintet (vocal by Peggy Mann) enjoyed a hit record with the song in 1945.[3]

Other notable recordings

Musician	Album	Year	Source
Ray Charles & Betty Carter	Ray Charles and Betty Carter	1961	[4]
John Coltrane	My Favorite Things	1961	[4]
Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book	1956	[4]
The Hi-Lo's	Now	1981	[5]
Simply Red	Men and Women	1987	[4]
Annie Lennox	Red Hot + Blue	1990	[4]
Diana Krall	Quiet Nights	2009	[4]
Teddy Wilson with Maxine Sullivan		1945	[4]
Lady Gaga	Cheek to Cheek	2014

References

"Internet Broadway Database". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter. New York: Chappell & Co. 1972. p. 205. ISBN 0-394-70794-X.
Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 181. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 107–109. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
Lewis, Don. "Easy Listening: A Hi-Lo's High". The Milwaukee Journal. July 19, 1981. Retrieved 2014-03-06.

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[1] "Internet Broadway Database". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[2] Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter. New York: Chappell & Co. 1972. p. 205. ISBN 0-394-70794-X.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 181. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[standards-4] Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 107–109. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.

[5] Lewis, Don. "Easy Listening: A Hi-Lo's High". The Milwaukee Journal. July 19, 1981. Retrieved 2014-03-06.