Sweet Lorraine

This melody, Sweet Lorraine, has a history that dates back to 1928, when Cliff Burwell composed the music and Mitchell Parish wrote the lyrics. Since then, it has become a fundamental piece in the jazz repertoire. The song's structure, with its AABA form, and its key in F major, make it highly recognizable.

The first time we heard Sweet Lorraine gain some popularity was in 1935, with a version by Teddy Wilson that reached position 17. However, for Nat King Cole, this song marked a turning point. In 1940, recording it with the King Cole Trio, he achieved his first major success. Later, in 1956, the Nat "King" Cole Trio revisited it for the album After Midnight, released by Capitol Records. The song was also performed by Frank Sinatra on various occasions; one of them, on December 17, 1946, as part of the Metronome All Stars, alongside figures like Johnny Hodges, Charlie Shavers, and Coleman Hawkins, with Nat King Cole on piano. Although that recording was released on Columbia Records, it did not chart. Sinatra recorded it again on March 14, 1977, for an album project that was ultimately not completed, seeing the light many years later, in 1990, within The Reprise Collection. There was also a version by Donnie Brooks in 1961.