From This Moment On (Cole Porter song)

"From This Moment On" is a 1950 popular song written by Cole Porter, which has since become a jazz standard. It was originally written for the 1950 musical Out of This World , but director George Abbott dropped it from the musical before its Broadway premiere, possibly due to lackluster singing by cast member William Eythe. ^[1] It was then included in MGM's 1953 film Kiss Me Kate , an adaptation of Porter's stage musical Kiss Me, Kate ^[2] when it was sung by Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bob Fosse and Bobby Van. In theatrical versions of Kiss Me, Kate it goes now as a duet of Harrison Howell and Lilli Vanessi (since the 1999 revival).

Many versions of the song have been recorded, including those by:

• Doris Day – a single release in 1950. ^[3]
• Guy Lombardo - a single on 45 and 78 Dec. 1950. ^[4]
• Les Brown – Live At The Hollywood Palladium (1953)
• Ella Fitzgerald – for Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book (1956)
• Frank Sinatra – A Swingin' Affair! (1957)
• Lena Horne – Stormy Weather (1957)
• The Carpenters on their 1976 live album Live at the Palladium
• Jimmy Somerville – from the album Red Hot + Blue (1990)
• Jazz Orchestra of the Delta with Sandra Dudley – from the album Big Band Reflections of Cole Porter (2003)
• Diana Krall – included in the album From This Moment On (2006)
• Brad Mehldau, Live in Tokyo (2004)

References

1. Mordden, Ethan."Chapter One, 'Coming Up Roses:The Broadway Musical in the 1950s', excerpt" The New York Times on the Web, accessed August 25, 2009.
2. Furia, Philip; Lasser, Michael (2006). America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. Routledge. p. 224. ISBN   9781135471996.
3. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
4. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

External links

• "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved May 3, 2020.