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All of Me by Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks - Studio Jazz Band 5-22-23

Here's an excerpt from a concert I filmed and edited that features the Studio Jazz Band of El Camino, playing big band music from the swing era. This evening's show was a 21 piece jazz band. This is the sixth song of the concert, All of Me by Seymour Simons and Gerald Marks This series will feature just the music, and will be in a playlist as each individual piece is up. Original Full Concert:    • Studio Jazz Band 5-22-23   Playlist:    • Just The Music: Studio Jazz Band 5-22-23   The event was directed by David Sills of "The David Sills Quartet" and "The Acoustic Jazz Quartet". He has toured throughout the US, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, and France. You can hear him on David Benoit's "Conversations." Enjoy! _____________________________________________ History/Background: Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons wrote the words and music of "All of Me" in 1931. It has an ABAC structure, and is written in the key of B-flat major. "All of Me" first came to public awareness when a performance by Belle Baker was broadcast over the radio in 1931. Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra recorded the song on December 1 that year, with vocalist Mildred Bailey; this went to the top of the US pop charts. Within weeks, another two versions were in the charts, with a Louis Armstrong rendition also reaching No. 1, and Ben Selvin and His Orchestra peaking at No. 19. The song was used in the 1932 film Careless Lady. In the view of critic Ted Gioia, the definitive version was sung by Billie Holiday in 1941: "she staked a claim of ownership that no one has managed to dislodge in subsequent years". Two years later, Lynne Sherman's recording with Count Basie and His Orchestra reached No. 14 in the charts. Frank Sinatra recorded several versions of "All of Me". His 1948 release peaked at No. 21. He also sang it in the film Meet Danny Wilson, which may have helped Johnnie Ray's rendition up to No. 12 in the charts that year. Sinatra's use of "All of Me" brought a non-jazz audience to the song, and so too did Willie Nelson, whose version was included in his Stardust album and reached No. 3 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1978. In 2000, "All of Me" was given the Towering Song Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. _____________________________________________