Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye"
by Cole Porter
Genre	Jazz
Published	Chappell & Company, 1944
Premiere
Date	1944
Performers	Nan Wynn and Jere McMahon

"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" is a popular jazz song with lyrics and music by Cole Porter. Part of the Great American Songbook, it was published by Chappell & Company and introduced by Nan Wynn and Jere McMahon in 1944 in Billy Rose's musical revue Seven Lively Arts.^[1]

The lyrics celebrate how happy the singer is in the company of the beloved, but suffering equally whenever the two separate. Describing it by analogy as a musical "change from major to minor", Porter begins with an A♭ major chord and ends with an A♭ minor chord, matching the mood of the music to the words.^[2]

The Benny Goodman Quintet (vocal by Peggy Mann) enjoyed a hit record with the song in 1945.^[3]

Other notable recordings

Musician	Album	Year	Source
Teddy Wilson with Maxine Sullivan		1945	^[4]
Catarina Valente	If Hearts Could Talk	1953	^[4]
Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book	1956	^[4]
Ray Charles & Betty Carter	Ray Charles and Betty Carter	1961	^[4]
Sarah Vaughan	After Hours	1961	^{[citation needed]}
John Coltrane	My Favorite Things	1961	^[4]
The Hi-Lo's	Now	1981	^[5]
Annie Lennox	Red Hot + Blue	1990	^[4]
Carly Simon	Film Noir	1997	^[4]
Bob Florence with Annette Sanders	You Will Be My Music	2007	^[6]
Diana Krall	Quiet Nights	2009	^[4]
Lady Gaga	Cheek to Cheek (Deluxe Version)	2014	^[7]

References

^ "Internet Broadway Database". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
^ Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter. New York: Chappell & Co. 1972. p. 205. ISBN 0-394-70794-X.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 181. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 107–109. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
^ Lewis, Don. "Easy Listening: A Hi-Lo's High" Archived 2016-04-03 at the Wayback Machine. The Milwaukee Journal. July 19, 1981. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
^ "Annette Sanders / Bob Florence – You Will Be My Music". Discogs. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
^ Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Lady Gaga, 2014-09-23, retrieved 2021-10-02

[1] "Internet Broadway Database". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved May 3, 2020.

[2] Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter. New York: Chappell & Co. 1972. p. 205. ISBN 0-394-70794-X.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 181. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[standards-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 107–109. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.

[5] Lewis, Don. "Easy Listening: A Hi-Lo's High" Archived 2016-04-03 at the Wayback Machine. The Milwaukee Journal. July 19, 1981. Retrieved 2014-03-06.

[6] "Annette Sanders / Bob Florence – You Will Be My Music". Discogs. Retrieved January 15, 2022.

[7] Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Lady Gaga, 2014-09-23, retrieved 2021-10-02

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