Reflections
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington
| PROFILE | |
| Composer | Duke Ellington |
| Lyricists | Milton Raskin, Marjorie Houseman |
| Year Written | 1953 |
| About Reflections | |
| This melody was originally written as an instrumental and known as “Reflections in D.” | |
Lyrics
Long, long ago
I gave my heart away
Wanting love so
And in naïveté
I dreamed, and dreamed, oh
How sweet life seemed
So long ago
With summer every day
How could I know
Some loves need games to play
My world fell flat
When love said, “That’s that”
Love may burn
We live and learn
We find every answer
Out of the blue
Life was serene again
You wanted me
The world turned green again
You held me fast
Love was mine
At last
Session / Album Information
1975
“Reflections” was recorded in 1975 and was released on Tony Bennett Sings Life Is Beautiful. It was arranged by Torrie Zito.
This recording released on:
- 1975: Improv LP 12″: IMP 7112 — Life Is Beautiful
- Disky CD: BX 883552 — As Time Goes By
- 2002: Recall CD: RECA 353 — Have You Met Miss Jones? [UK]
- 2004: Concord CD: CCD4-2255 — The Complete Improv Recordings
- 2011: Concord CRE-32955-02 – The Best of the Improv Recordings
- 2011: Disc #49 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK48) Tony Bennett’s Sings Life Is Beautiful