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"Invitation" is a song by Bronisław Kaper with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster, originally used in the film A Life of Her Own (1950). Though it was nominated for a Golden Globe award for Best Score in the original film, it only became a jazz standard after being used as the theme in the 1952 film Invitation .
Jan 17, 2023 · Davy Mooney explores the jazz standard “Invitation,” by Bronislaw Kaper, focusing on renditions by Joe Henderson, Steve Masakowski, John Coltrane, and Rosemary Clooney. Welcome to Advanced Improvisational Concepts by Davy Mooney professor of jazz guitar at the University of North Texas.
Kaper is perhaps best remembered as the composer of the jazz standards "On Green Dolphin Street" (lyrics by Ned Washington) and "Invitation" (lyrics by Paul Francis Webster) which were the respective title songs for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films Green Dolphin Street (1947) and Invitation (1952).
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