ELLA FITZGERALD
16. Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael–Mitchell Parrish)
Ella Fitzgerald (voc), Lou Levy (p), Max Bennett (b), Gus Johnson (d)
Live, Mister Kelly’s, Chicago, IL, 10. August 1958
von: Live at Mister Kelly’s (Verve/Universal, 2007)
ausgewählt von gypsy tail wind
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Stardust (Mitchell Parrish)
And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we’re apart
You wandered down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by
Sometimes I wonder how I spend
The lonely night
Dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
And now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song
Besides the garden wall
When stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairytale
Of paradise where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
A memory of love’s refrain
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