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"Donna Lee" was the first of four tunes recorded during the session and was recorded over four takes, the fourth being the master take. [ 2 ] Later in 1947 it was recorded for Decca by Claude Thornhill and his orchestra, which included Gil Evans , Lee Konitz , Gerry Mulligan , Sandy Siegelstein, Bill Barber, and Joe Shulman .
Jordan Is a Hard Road to Travel is a song composed by American songwriter Dan Emmett for an 1853 blackface minstrel show. The song became extremely popular throughout the United States . [ 1 ] It was recorded in 1927 [ 1 ] by banjo player and singing entertainer Uncle Dave Macon , [ 2 ] an early Grand Ole Opry star.
The text of the poem reflects the thoughts of a lone wagon driver (the narrator), on the night of the winter solstice, "the darkest evening of the year", pausing at dusk in his travel to watch snow falling in the woods. It ends with him reminding himself that, despite the loveliness of the view, "I have promises to keep, / And miles to go ...
"Hook" is a song by American rock band Blues Traveler, from their fourth studio album, Four (1994). The title of the song is a reference to the term hook, a short musical riff that is used in popular music to make a song appealing and to "catch the ear of the listener". [2]
"Give Me Forty Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)" is a single by American country music group The Willis Brothers. Released in 1964, it was the first single from their album Give Me Forty Acres.
Songs of Travel is a song cycle of nine songs originally written for baritone voice composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, with poems drawn from the Robert Louis Stevenson collection Songs of Travel and Other Verses. A complete performance of the entire cycle lasts between 20 and 24 minutes. They were originally written for voice and piano.
"26 Miles (Santa Catalina)" is a popular song by the 1950s and 1960s pop band The Four Preps. The band's biggest hit, it reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100 , number six on the Billboard R&B chart , [ 2 ] and number 11 in Canada in 1958. [ 3 ]
"One Too Many Mornings" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his third studio album The Times They Are a-Changin' in 1964. [1] The chords and vocal melody are in some places very similar to the song "The Times They Are A-Changin'".