“Beautiful Love” is a popular song composed by Wayne King, Victor Young and Egbert Van Alstyne with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. It was introduced by the Wayne King Orchestra in 1931.
It appears as a love theme both in the 1932 film The Mummy, and in the film Hotel Continental, also 1932. The song is included in the film Sing a Jingle (1944) and it was also included in the 1989 film Crimes and Misdemeanors by Woody Allen.
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10 comments on “Beautiful Love”
The baritone sax sounds superb on the bass line, especially on the bottom note ( last four bars). But the exercise is very challenging even at a slow tempo.
Hey gang! here I am practicing the bass line, then the line in eighth notes on every other bar, and then I improvise between. It’s in the PDF in concert, B-flat and E-flat, super fun!
An alto flute interpretation : Herbie Mann 1957
Hi Alex and the community ! Great choice this month ! I love this standard. I didn’t participate last month, but i’ll try to follow this one!
Hi Sylvain! This is definitely a great tune—lots of fun to explore. Looking forward to hearing your take on it. Let us know how it’s going and if you have any questions along the way. For info, you can always go to any standards from the library and ask any questions as well, not just the standard of the month. Keep swinging! 🎶
Ye Alex, i know, but we definitively will never had the time on one life to play correctly all standards and pieces we want… I think Beutiful love will inspire me more than Stella by Starlight. I promise to take time to watch the lesson and maybe try a first version and share it.
Maybe this week end?
Grey at version by Bennyy Golson and pianist Mulgrew Miller. I like Anita O’Dayes version too, with a great chorus by Barney Kessel. Jim Hall and Petrucciani deserve a great interpretation too.
Great version by Benny Golson and pianist Mulgrew Miller. I like Anit
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