1940 song by Lorenzo Barcelata and Bob Russell
"I Hear A Rhapsody" |
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B-side | "The mem'ry of a rose" |
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Released | April 1941 (1941-04) |
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Recorded | December 9, 1940 (1940-12-09) |
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Length | 3:05 |
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Label | Decca 3570 |
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Songwriter(s) | George Fragos, Jack Baker, and Dick Gasparre |
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"I Hear a Rhapsody" is a 1941 pop song that became a jazz standard, composed by George Fragos, Jack Baker, and Dick Gasparre. Written in 1940, in 1941 it was a top 10 hit for three separate artists, Charlie Barnet, Jimmy Dorsey and Dinah Shore.[1]
“I Hear a Rhapsody” was at the top of "Your Hit Parade" in 1941. It was featured in the 1952 film noir Clash by Night, in which it was sung by Tony Martin. The soundtrack featured jazz notables such as pianist Gerald Wiggins, alto saxophonist Benny Carter, and tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins. The film, directed by Fritz Lang, involved a love triangle in a small fishing village and starred Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Ryan, and Paul Douglas.