EARL BOSTIC - NIGHT & DAY

NIGHT & DAY
A '78' from the 1950s.


Bostic was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He turned professional at age 18 when he joined Terrence Holder's band. He made his first recording with Lionel Hampton in 1942 where he played along with Red Allen, J.C. Higginbotham, Sid Catlett, Teddy Wilson and Hampton. Before that he performed with Fate Marable on New Orleans riverboats.

Words & Music by Cole Porter

Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom
When the jungle shadows fall
Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock
As it stands against the wall
Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops
When the summer shower is through
So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you

Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me, or far
Its no matter darling where you are
I think of you

Day and night, night and day, why is it so
That this longing for you follows wherever I go
In the roaring traffics boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you

Day and night, night and day
Under the hide of me
Theres an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me
And this torment wont be through
Until you let me spend my life making love to you

Day and night, night and day

The randomly selected pictures are from a visit to the Middleton Railway, Leeds.

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[drfool]

Where is this recording from? I have a different Bostic recording of this song that has slight differences. Mine's from "Earl Bostic For You"

[DADRENO]

Taken from my '78' record.

[DADRENO]

See also:-

Embraceable You - the flip-side

[yoyotube567]

He's really great!!

[bdzmusicprod]

Thanks for this post. I have two different arrangements of the same song by Earl Bostic in my collection one in mono and one recorded in stereo. I like the you posted best.

[Drumminman4U]

I'm in Bostic heaven here! I luv it!!!

[eoj2495]

Like it - and the montage of the old locomotives, too!

[jimpianored]

Great stuff. It goes straight into my "Favourites".

Excellent sound quality, by the way, and and I like your visuals.

[73MarkIV]

What you have is the stereo reissue of the album "For You", which was done around 1960. The first version was done in 1956. The first album is much more in the Bostic tradition of be-bop. Both albums are outstanding. I would recommend you acquire the first album. It has a collage of pictures of him and the orchestra on the front, and is on the King black label. You can still find a copy on ebay for not too much. Take care!

[SHERRILOVE1]

Great to hear such great sax as Bostic..love him...

[norela18]

sexy stuff - great-love it

norela18

[bilmarjen1]

Bostic rocks!