Tuesday, February 28, 2017

I Only Have Eyes For You


The song "I Only Have Eyes For You" may have been written by Harry Warren and Al Dublin in 1934, but it still retains its beauty in the present day. 



The popular romantic jazz song or standard, has been covered by many artists since the day that it was introduced to the world in the film Dames, including recently at a celebration of music concert at Brooklyn's Medgar Evers College by the Medgar Evers College Jazz Ensemble which is directed by Professror Roman Mitchell and features a plethora of the colleges students and graduates. 

This rendition is directed by the scholar and also features Mitchell on trumpet, Stephanie Jeannot on vocals, Steven Lawrence on piano, and Nathaniel Manning on drums. 



20 comments:

  1. I was in my high school's jazz band back in the day, and I really loved it! It's fun to listen to a good jazz band every once and awhile and really enjoy listening to some smooth jazz every now and again. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. What a voice!! I do know and love the song, so it's nice to hear this rendition. What a wonderful jazz ensemble they are - I'd love to hear more from them.

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  3. AHH I love this song! The voice is outstanding. I could listen to this all day! I love me some Jazz!

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  4. Oh, I love this song. It really takes me back to some good memories. lWhat a good rendition. I have zero musical talent, so I really admir those that do.

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  5. I love how hearing a certain song can make memories flow back. THis is one of those songs for me. Memories and a great song That i love!

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  6. Such a beautiful song! I didn't realize there were so many cover versions.

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  7. I am a sucker for Jazz music. The sax is an instrument that makes me go weak in the knees. This is such a beautiful song.

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  8. This song is a classic for a reason. I like hearing it no matter what version is being played.

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  9. What a beautiful cover of this classic song! The vocals are amazing!

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  10. This is truly one of my favorite songs! I can't believe it is from the 1930s!

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  11. My son is a Jazz Studies Major, soon to start a Master's degree. I will have to share this with him.He is a trumpet player. We have listened to a lot of Jazz through the years. :)

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  12. This is such a beautiful song. I don't think I will ever get sick of hearing it. It's amazing to me that a song can be popular for over 80 years.

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  13. I like Jazz music, we did a lot of pieces in my choir days for performances. The cover sounds great

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  14. It's one of my favorite songs to slow dance too! I'm such an old soul.

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  15. what a beautiful song. I really loved this thank you.

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  16. "I Only Have Eyes For You" as always been one of my favs, also I'm not usually a Jazz fan - so I enjoyed this post - thank you

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  17. What a beautiful version of this song, it brings me back to High School, my parents loved it too. Thanks for the memories!

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  18. I admit that I am not familiar with this song but this version sounds stunning. I know that jazz is a genre I don't normally listen to but it is so relaxing.

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  19. I'm not very familiar with jazz music and don't listen to it regularly however, when I do stop and listen I definitely appreciate the beauty of it!

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  20. First time hearing it. Beautiful voice.

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