“In the Still of the Night” is a popular song written (words and music) by Cole Porter for the MGM film Rosalie sung by Nelson Eddy and published in 1937.
A little about Cole Porter: It’s no surprise that his talent manifested early in life. He grew up privileged and even brought an upright piano with him to school. He became class valedictorian and was rewarded by his grandfather with a tour of France, Switzerland and Germany. Entering Yale College in 1909, Porter majored in English, minored in music, and also studied French. In his senior year, he was elected president of the Yale Glee Club and was its principal soloist. Porter wrote 300 songs while at Yale!
I’ve always like this song and the way Porter evokes a feeling of mysteriousness with the alteration of major and minor chords.
Notable cover versions of this song: Tommy Dorsey, Django Reinhardt, Charlie Parker, Perry Como, Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, Bing Crosby, Billy Eckstine and Quincy Jones, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., Eartha Kitt, Eddie Fisher, Rosemary Clooney, Neville Brothers, Michael Nesmith, Neil Diamond, Aaron Neville, and Carly Simon.
His other numerous hit songs include “Night and Day”, “Begin the Beguine”, “I Get a Kick Out of You”, “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”
Enjoy,
Richard Weiss
Some information from Wikipedia.
Bosendorfer piano sound – For this recording I’m playing a Yamaha Clavinova – which has the same keyboard action as a traditional acoustic piano, but there are no strings. Pressing a key activates (in this case) a sound which was sampled from a Bösendorfer Imperial Concert Grand piano. Try listening to it with a good set of headphones! It sounds better than any piano I’ve ever owned!!
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