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Invitation (song) " 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.
Glancing my way in the grey of the dawn. And always your smile holds that strange invitation. Then you are gone. Where oh where have you gone. How long must I live in a world of illusion. Be where you are so near yet so far, apart. Hoping you'll say with a sweet invitation.
INVITATION (Kaper / Webster) Barbara Montgomery - 1998 You and your smile hold a strange invitation Somehow it seems We've shed our dream but we're Time after time in a room full of strangers Out of the blue, suddenly you were there Wherever I go you're the glow of temptation, Glancing my way in the grey of the dawn And always your smile holds that strange invitation Then you are gone Where oh ...
Oct 17, 2023 · Invitation is a timeless jazz composition by renowned vibraphonist Cal Tjader. Written by Bronislaw Kaper and Paul Francis Webster, this beautiful piece has captivated audiences for decades with its emotive melody and soulful improvisation. The song was first recorded in 1963 for Tjader’s album “Solar Heat,” and has since become a jazz ...
George Shearing arranged “Invitation” for piano, and Frank Mantooth wrote a Latin arrangement of the song. Rosemary Clooney recorded it in 1963 with a lush background arranged by Nelson Riddle. Without ever having charted, “Invitation” seeped into the jazz standard repertoire. Just since 2000 it has been recorded by vocalists Freddy ...
- Paul Francis Webster
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- Bronislau Kaper
