Andy Bey In A Sentimental Mood Ballads, Blues Bey 1995

Andy Bey In A Sentimental Mood Ballads, Blues Bey 1995 In a Sentimental Mood is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington which is also performed as a song. Ellington composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra the same year. Lyrics were later written to the tune by Manny Kurtz. Ellington recorded his bestknown version together with John Coltrane, which is featured on Duke Ellington and John Coltrane and Coltrane for Lovers. The song has been performed by many other artists. Andy Bey was 56 when he recorded In a Sentimental Mood (Ballads, Blues Bey album, 1995) and despite the fact that his voice had more rough edges than it did in the 60s and 70s, he still had an impressive range and was among jazz s most expressive male singers. For this project, Andy didn t employ a band: his only accompaniment is his own acoustic piano, and this spare, intimate approach really makes Bey, 3