“The Jazz Police” is featured on Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band‘s 2003 album XXL. There are key changes at 4:17 and 4:24.
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Barbra Streisand | What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
Happy New Year’s Eve! Thank you all for making 2019 a memorable one at MotD, introducing new music to our libraries, with key changes brightening every day. We close out the year with “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve,” performed by Barbra Streisand from her 2001 album Christmas Memories. Key change at 2:47. See you in 2020!
The Artie Shaw Orchestra | All the Things You Are
“All the Things You Are,” a now-classic jazz standard composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, was originally written for the musical Very Warm for May (1939). It later appeared in the film Broadway Rhythm (1944).
The tune is known for its wide-ranging harmonies, which transiently meander quite far from the original key during most of the tune (other than the beginning and ending bars of the form). But this particular version by The Artie Shaw Orchestra (Helen Forrest, vocalist) also features several outright key changes. Starting in A minor, the key shifts to D minor as the vocal melody leads us through the form (1:28), the final instrumental section starts in Bb minor (2:45) and ends in Db major.
Frank Sinatra | You Make Me Feel So Young
Here’s Frank Sinatra‘s live 1965 performance of his 1956 hit, “You Make Me Feel So Young,” complete with some fun, snarky commentary from various members of The Rat Pack. Modulation from G to Ab at 1:40. Many thanks for mod fan Rob Penttinen for IDing this tune!
Frank Sinatra | That’s Life
Featuring Frank Sinatra with “That’s Life” (1966) today, from an album of the same name. The track was a top-5 hit during an era otherwise dominated by rock acts. Key change at 2:25.
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