If You Ever Change Your Mind
Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky in New York City) grew up in New Ha… Read Full Bio ↴Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky in New York City) grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, where his natural introversion was deepened by local antisemitism according to Shaw's autobiography. Shaw began learning the saxophone when he was 13 years old, and by the age of 16, he switched to the clarinet and left home to tour with a band. Returning to New York, he became a session musician through the early 1930s. From 1925 until 1936, Shaw performed with a variety of bands and orchestras, including those of Johnny Caverello and Austin Wylie. In 1929 and 1930 he played with Irving Aaronson's Commanders, where he was exposed to symphonic music which he would later incorporate into his arrangements.
Shaw first gained critical acclaim with his "Interlude in B-flat" at a swing concert at the Imperial Theater in New York in 1935. During the Swing Era, Shaw's big band was popular with hits like "Begin the Beguine" (1938), "Stardust" (with a legendary trumpet solo by Billy Butterfield), "Back Bay Shuffle", "Moonglow", "Rosalie" and "Frenesi." He was an innovator in the big band idiom, using unusual instrumentation; "Interlude in B-flat", where he was backed with only a rhythm section and a string quartet, was one of the earliest examples of what would be later dubbed third stream.
In addition to hiring Buddy Rich, he signed Billie Holiday as his band's vocalist in 1938, becoming the first white bandleader to hire a full-time black female singer. However, after recording "Any Old Time" she left the band due to hostility from audiences in the South, as well as from music company executives who wanted a more mainstream singer. His band became enormously successful, and his playing was eventually recognized as equal to that of Benny Goodman: Longtime Duke Ellington clarinetist Barney Bigard cited Shaw as his favorite clarinet player. In response to Goodman's nickname, the "King of Swing", Shaw's fans dubbed him the "King of the Clarinet." Shaw, however, felt the titles were reversed. "Benny Goodman played clarinet. I played music," he said.
Artie Shaw and his band playing "Everything's Jumping" from Second Chorus (1940)Shaw did in fact prize innovation and exploration in music more highly than popular success and formulaic dance music, despite a string of hits which sold more than 100 million records. He fused jazz with classical music by adding strings to his arrangements, experimented with bebop, and formed "chamber jazz" groups that utilized such novel sounds as harpsichords or Afro-Cuban music.
The long series of musical groups Shaw formed included such talents as vocalists Billie Holiday, Helen Forrest and, Mel Tormé; drummers Buddy Rich and Dave Tough, guitarists Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney, and Tal Farlow and trombonist-arranger Ray Conniff, among countless others. He composed the morose "Nightmare", with its Hassidic nuances, for his personal theme, rather than more approachable songs. In a televised interview of the 1970s, Shaw derided the often "asinine" songs that bands were compelled to play night after night even though he did write the anthem for Rav Meir Kahane's' JDL . In 1994, he told Frank Prial (The New York Times), "I thought that because I was Artie Shaw I could do what I wanted, but all they wanted was 'Begin the Beguine.'
Shaw first gained critical acclaim with his "Interlude in B-flat" at a swing concert at the Imperial Theater in New York in 1935. During the Swing Era, Shaw's big band was popular with hits like "Begin the Beguine" (1938), "Stardust" (with a legendary trumpet solo by Billy Butterfield), "Back Bay Shuffle", "Moonglow", "Rosalie" and "Frenesi." He was an innovator in the big band idiom, using unusual instrumentation; "Interlude in B-flat", where he was backed with only a rhythm section and a string quartet, was one of the earliest examples of what would be later dubbed third stream.
In addition to hiring Buddy Rich, he signed Billie Holiday as his band's vocalist in 1938, becoming the first white bandleader to hire a full-time black female singer. However, after recording "Any Old Time" she left the band due to hostility from audiences in the South, as well as from music company executives who wanted a more mainstream singer. His band became enormously successful, and his playing was eventually recognized as equal to that of Benny Goodman: Longtime Duke Ellington clarinetist Barney Bigard cited Shaw as his favorite clarinet player. In response to Goodman's nickname, the "King of Swing", Shaw's fans dubbed him the "King of the Clarinet." Shaw, however, felt the titles were reversed. "Benny Goodman played clarinet. I played music," he said.
Artie Shaw and his band playing "Everything's Jumping" from Second Chorus (1940)Shaw did in fact prize innovation and exploration in music more highly than popular success and formulaic dance music, despite a string of hits which sold more than 100 million records. He fused jazz with classical music by adding strings to his arrangements, experimented with bebop, and formed "chamber jazz" groups that utilized such novel sounds as harpsichords or Afro-Cuban music.
The long series of musical groups Shaw formed included such talents as vocalists Billie Holiday, Helen Forrest and, Mel Tormé; drummers Buddy Rich and Dave Tough, guitarists Barney Kessel, Jimmy Raney, and Tal Farlow and trombonist-arranger Ray Conniff, among countless others. He composed the morose "Nightmare", with its Hassidic nuances, for his personal theme, rather than more approachable songs. In a televised interview of the 1970s, Shaw derided the often "asinine" songs that bands were compelled to play night after night even though he did write the anthem for Rav Meir Kahane's' JDL . In 1994, he told Frank Prial (The New York Times), "I thought that because I was Artie Shaw I could do what I wanted, but all they wanted was 'Begin the Beguine.'
If You Ever Change Your Mind
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra Lyrics
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Marion There was once a time When I thought of no one…
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We have lyrics for these tracks by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra:
's Wonderful Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash That you thrill…
A Can't Get Started I've been around the world in a plane Settled revolutions in…
A Foggy Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
A Man and His Dream You always stir my imagination Sometimes it borders on fanta…
A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody A I have an ear for music, and I have…
A Room With a View A room with a view I've got a room with a…
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive Gather 'round me, everybody Gather 'round me, while I preach…
Adios Mariquita Linda Te quiero, dijiste tomando mis manos entre tus manitas de bl…
Afraid To Dream Here we are, two silhouettes in the blue Here we are,…
Alice Blue I once had a gown; it was almost new Oh, the…
Alice Blue Gown Everybody's laughing Yes everybody's laughing They know that…
All God's Chillun Got Rhythm All God's chillun got rhythm All God's chillun got swing May…
All I Remember Is YOu All I do is dream of you the whole night…
All Is Fun Love, love, love Love, love, love Love, love, love There's …
All the Things You Are You are the promised kiss of springtime That makes the lonel…
Along The Santa Fe Trail Angels come to paint the desert nightly When the moon…
Along With Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
And So To Bed Ding dong, ding dong, Slumber time, The moon descends And so…
Any Old Time Any old time you want me I am yours for the…
April In My Heart There's snowflakes in the sky And geese are flying high But …
April in Paris I never knew the charm of spring I never met it…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
azure Driftin' Dreamin' In an Azure mood, Stardust gleamin' Thru …
Because I Love You Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Begin the Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound…
Bill Won't you come home, bill bailey, won't you come home I…
Blues I hate to see that evening sun go down I hate…
Blues in the Night My mama done tol' me When I was in knee pants My…
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
CAN'T HELP LOVIN' DAT MAN Oh listen, sister I love my mister man and I can't…
Carioca Ela é carioca, ela é carioca Basta o jeitinho dela andar Nem…
Changing My Tune Castles were crumbling and daydreams were tumbling December …
Comes Love Come a rain storm put your rubbers on your feet, Comes…
Concerto for Clarinet Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't…
Confessin' I'm confessin' that I love you, Tell me, do you love…
Count Every Star Count every star in the midnight sky Count every rose,…
Cross Your Heart Your heart and mine They belong together Just like April wea…
Dancin' in the Dark Dancing in the dark, Till the tune end We're dancing in the…
Dancing On the Ceiling He dances overhead On the ceiling, near my bed In my…
Day After Day I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
Day in Day Out Day in, day out The same old hoodoo follows me about The…
Deep in a Dream I dim all the lights and I sink in my…
Deep Purple When the deep purple falls over sleepy garden walls And the…
diga diga do Zulu man is feelin' blue Gear his heart beat a little…
Do I Love You Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
Don't Blame Me Ever since the lucky night I found you I've hung around…
Don't Fall Asleep As long as you're not in love with anyone else, Why…
Don't Take Your Love from Me Tear a star from out the sky and the sky…
Don't Worry 'Bout Me Don't worry 'bout me I'll get along Forget about me Just be …
Dont fall asleep As long as you're not in love with anyone else, Why…
Don’t Take Your Love From Me Tear a star from out the sky and the sky…
Easy to Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
Everything Is Jumpin' Everything I have is yours, you're a part of me Everything…
FOGGY FOGGY DEW I was a stranger in the city Out of town were…
For You for Me for Evermore Paradise can not refuse us Never such a happy pair Everybod…
Free for All A few stolen moments is all that we share You've got…
Frenesi Some time ago I wandered down into old Mexico While I was…
Georgia On My Mind Georgia Georgia, the whole day through Just an old sweet son…
Get Out of Town Get out of town Before it's too late, my love Get out…
Ghost Of A Chance I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
Gloomy Sunday Sunday is gloomy; my hours are slumber-less Dearest, the sh…
Guilty Though you've decided that our love is wrong And think that…
Heart and Soul With all my heart an' soul, I love you With…
Hold Your Hats Hold me in your arms, hold me in your arms Tonight…
Hop Skip and Jump Hop, skip and jump In my direction; I need affection, Hon…
How Deep Is The Ocean How much do I love you? I'll tell you no lie How…
How Dry I Am Oh, how am I to know if it's really love…
How High The Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's…
I Du, du, du, du, du, du, du Du, lu, lu, du,…
I ain't coming Though folks with good intentions Tell me to save my tears W…
I Ask The Stars All I ask Is don't hold back your love All I ask Is…
I Believe Wishes and hopes are the tiny silk ropes to which…
I Can't Afford To Dream (Dream on, dream on) I can see No matter how near you'll…
I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me Yesterday you came my way, And when you smiled at me, In…
I Can't Escape From You Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
I Can't Help Lovin' That Man Oh listen, sister I love my mister man and I can't…
I CONCENTRATE ON YOU Whenever skies look gray to me And trouble begins to brew, W…
I Could Write a Book If they ask me, I could write a book About the…
I Cover the Waterfront I cover the waterfront, I'm watching the sea,, Will the one …
I Didnt Know What Time It Was Once I was young Yesterday, perhaps Danced with Jim and Paul…
I Don All our friends keep knocking at the door They've asked me…
I Don't Want to Walk Without You All our friends keep knocking at the door They've asked me…
I Get a Kick Out of You I get no kick from champagne Mere alcohol Doesn't thrill me …
I Got the Sun in the Morning i'm not a millionaire, but i don't have time to…
I Have Eyes My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
I LOVE THE GUY I often wonder why he came to me Brought such a…
I Poured My Heart into a Song I let a song go out of my heart It was…
I Surrender Dear Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
I Was Doing All Right I was doing all right Nothing but rainbows in my sky I…
I've Heard That Song Before It seems to me I've heard that song before It's from…
I'll Be Seeing You I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places That…
I'll Be with You in Appel-Blossom Time I'm writing you, my dear, Just to tell you, In September, yo…
I'll Get By I'll get by As long as I Have you Though there be rain And…
I'll Never Be The Same I'll never be the same Stars have lost their meaning for…
I'll Remember This lovely day will lengthen into evening We'll sigh goodby…
I'm Confessin' I'm confessin' that I love you, Tell me, do you love…
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles I'm dreaming dreams, I'm scheming schemes I'm building cast…
I'm In Love With The Honorable Mr. So-And-So Every night in dream I hold you close in my…
I'M Yours I'm gonna paper all my walls with your love letters And…
I've Got a Crush On You I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in…
If Dreams Come True If dreams come true I'll be with you I love that smile…
If I Had You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
If I Love Again I often wonder why he came to me Brought such a…
If It's You It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
If What You Say Is True Is it true what they say about Dixie? Does the…
If You Should Ever Leave If ever I would leave you, it wouldn't be in…
If You Were Only Mine If you were only mine, if you were only mine I know…
Im Confessin I'm confessin' that I love you, Tell me, do you love…
In The Mood I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
In the Stil of the Night My mama done tol' me When I was in knee pants My…
In The Still Of The Night In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Indian Love Call Keep, keep Keep, keep Keep, keep Keep, keep When I'm calli…
Is It Taboo This is it, my great romance, I want to hang on…
It Ain't Right It don't mean a thing If it ain't got that swing (doo…
It Could Happen To You Hide your heart from sight, Lock your dreams at night, It co…
It Had to Be You It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
It's All Yours Overture, curtains, lights, This is it, the night of nights…
It's The Same Old Dream I can see a steeple - surrounded by people Oh how…
It's Wonderful It's a wonderful world I'm just walking on air Talk…
Its The Same Old Dream I can see a steeple - surrounded by people Oh how…
Jeepers Creepers I don't care what the weatherman says When the weatherman sa…
Jingle Bells Dashing through the snow On a one-horse open sleigh, Over …
Jumpin' On The Merry-Go-Round (1) You know he's gotta get away To the merry-go-round and…
Just Kiddin' Around Beautiful miracle, pardon my lyrical rhapsody, But can't yo…
Just Kiddin’ Around Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash That you thrill…
Just Say I Love Her I love you, I love you, there's no other way…
Just You Just Me Just you, just me Let's find a cozy spot To cuddle and…
King For A Day Put your dreams away for another day And I will take…
Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
Lambeth Walk Any time you're Lambeth way Any evening, any day, You'll fin…
Lament Missed the Saturday dance Heard they crowded the floor Cou…
Let 'Er Go I let a song go out of my heart It was…
Let's Call a Heart a Heart When we're in a friendly situation, My conversation May no…
Let's Walk [Chorus] Let's walk a-that-a-way not a-this-a-way That-a-way…
Looking For Yesterday Looking for yesterday, most any day I spent with you, One…
Lost in the Shuffle I am lost in meditation And my reverie Brings you back to…
Love Is Here It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Love Is the Sweetest Thing Love is the sweetest thing What else on earth could ever…
Love Me A Little Little Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper…
Love of My Life What now my love? Now that you've left me How can I…
Love Walked in Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Lover Come Back to Me You went away I let you We broke the ties that bind I…
Make Love To Me Tear a star from out the sky And the sky…
Man from Mars The man in the moon looked into my window And found…
Maria My Own See it in your smile I hear it in your…
Melancholy Mood Melancholy mood forever haunts me Steals upon me in the nig…
Mister Meadowlark Mr. Meadowlark, we've got an awful lot of serenadin' to…
Mood In Question I'm in the mood for love Simply because you're near me. Funn…
Moonglow It must have been moonglow, way up in the blue It…
More than Ever Whether you are here or yonder, Whether you are false…
My Blue Heaven Whippoorwills call, evenin' is nigh Hurry to my Blue Heaven…
My Fantasy You're gone, but still in my fantasy Your memory lives on…
My Funny Valentine My funny valentine Sweet comic valentine You make me smile w…
My Heart Belongs To Daddy While tearing off a game of golf I may make a…
My Heart Stood Still I took one look at you That's all I meant to…
My Reverie Our love is a dream, but in my reverie I can…
My Romance My romance doesn't have to have a moon in the…
Night and Day It's been a hard day's night, and I been working…
No One But You Gee, but it's tough to be broke, kid. It's not a…
No Regrets No regrets altho' our love affair has gone astray No regret…
Not Mine It's somebody else's moon above, not mine It's somebody else…
Nothin' From Nothin' Someone told someone and someone told you But they wouldn't…
Now We Know For all we know We may never meet again Before we go Make…
Oh Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
One Night Stand I need your love so badly, I love you, oh,…
One Song It seems to me I've heard that song before It's from…
One Two Button Your Shoe One two button your shoe Put on your coat and hat I'll…
Our Love Is Here to Stay It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Out of Nowhere You came to me from out of nowhere You took my…
Rockin Chair Old rockin' chair's got me, my cane by my side Fetch…
Rosalie In the still of the night As I gaze out of…
Rose Room I want to take you to a little room A little…
Say It With a Kiss Let me hear you say it Say it with a kiss It…
Sentimental Journey Gonna take a sentimental journey Gonna set my heart at ease …
September Song Oh, it's a long, long while from May to December But…
Serenade in Blue When I hear that Serenade in blue I'm somewhere in another…
Shadows In the shadows, let me come and sing to you Let…
Smooth 'n' Easy Let's take it nice and easy It's gonna be so easy For…
Somebody Nobody Loves I'm somebody nobody loves Oh me, oh my, my, my I'm somebody…
Someday Sweetheart Someday, sweetheart, You may be sorry For what you've done T…
Someone to Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
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suzieQ195
Love Helen Forrest... such a great singer... teamed with many of the wonderful big bands.. Thanks for sharing.
Garry Burrows
Just beautiful music ☺
Gary Young
Written by Grady Watts, Maurice Siglar & Bud Green in 1939
Cam Baldeon
i cant find any information on this song anywhere, its not in any real book iv found id really like to no more information about this piece. if you have any id really appreciate
Cu Suhao
anyone know the writer's name ??? :(
redshark618
Good for you. You can count.
victorgren
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