Wednesday, September 20, 2017

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?

What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?
(1969)

Music written by Michel Legrand
Song written for the film The Happy Ending.
Nominated for Academy Award 1969 for Best Original Song.
Melancholic and mystical.
Unusual harmonic minor scale in opening melody.
Changes from minor to major key.
A good candidate for reharmonization and improvisation.
Wiki entry here.





ORIGINAL
Michael Dees (1969)
From the movie The Happy Ending.




Scott Walker
With lush orchestral strings and sweeping harp obbligato.







Barbara Streisand






Chris Botti






Bill Evans - Piano Jazz Trio
Versatile jazz improvisation by the master of jazz.






Highlight
Janusz Szrom (Vocals) and Michel Legrand (Piano)
Very creative piano jazz backing by the composer.


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