Nat King Cole - Stardust (A Tribute to the Pioneers of Jazz) 1965

"Stardust" is an American popular song composed in 1927 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics added in 1929 by Mitchell Parish. Originally titled "Star Dust", Carmichael first recorded the song at the Gennett Records studio in Richmond, Indiana. The song, "a song about a song about love", played in an idiosyncratic melody in medium tempo, became an American standard, and is considered one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, with over 1,500 total recordings. In 2004, Carmichael's original 1927 recording of the song was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry.

This Arrangement is by Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra. With lyrics included, please enjoy this celestial tribute to the Pioneers of Jazz Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Judy Garland, Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, Erroll Garner, Julie London, Dean Martin, Jo Stafford, Ray Charles, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Frank Sinatra, Lionel Hampton, Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Mercer, Sarah Vaughan, Benny Goodman, Sammy Davis Jr., John Coltrane, Dinah Washington and Eartha Kitt.

And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart

You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by

Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely night dreaming of a song
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration
But that was long ago
Now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song

Beside a garden wall
When stars are bright
You are in my arms
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
of paradise where roses grew
Though I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain

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[MrNeilwarwick]

There will only ever be one NAT KING COLE, perfection in the art of singing, every word sung with clear diction, shame the art has not been inherited by the modern day self acclaimed so called vocalists !!

[BuckieBear]

WOW! FABULOUS~goes perfectly with the 'celestial' arrangement for the orchestra by Nelson Riddle, and Mr. Cole's silky rendition! THANK YOU for putting this great example of Music History together!

[Liebling05]

Beautifully made! Nice job!!

[northshore7x]

Nice scenes from Contact

[Dan3043]

Goosebumps all over my body.  Absolutely awe-inspiring.

[macvatu]

@RoundMidnightTV....thank you Sir for your kind tribute to the great stars of yesteryears.  We, certainly, are poorer for their absence today, but we live to enjoy the precious gifts they've left behind for us. I wish you good health Sir, and may your stars shine brighter for always !!

[luzbelFl]

WOW!!

[TheLilmissgnomer]

this is absolutely beautiful