June 2025 - Softly As in a Morning Sunrise

[M-ster]

We covered Time After Time in Jan 2015. So, our standard for Jun 2025 will be Softly As in a Morning Sunrise (Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II, 1928).

Background:
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Softly As in a Morning Sunrise)

[ragman1]

Oh, goody, nice tune :-)

[grahambop]

Here’s a reissue from the vaults (unlike Taylor Swift, I’ve still got all my old recordings, so I don’t need to do them again).

[ragman1]

It's all right if you don't weaken :-)

[kris]

Here’s a reissue from the vaults (unlike Taylor Swift, I’ve still got all my old recordings, so I don’t need to do them again).

Very good jazz thinking and playing.
congrats
Kris

[kris]

My atmospheric version on the Stratocaster with 12 flatwound Rotosound jazz strings...a little different chord changes:


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[kris]

My new version on nylon strings guitar:

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