Poor Butterfly.

Sarah Vaughan OWNS this song. Composed in 1916 for a Broadway review, long forgotten. Madam Butterfly was a very popular opera at the time. The melody borrows a lick from the opera. The song was rediscovered in the late 1940s and early 1950s, became a jazz standard, dozens of artists recorded it. Interesting chords, interesting melody, great lyrics.

Last edited by ArtieShaw; 08/08/14 02:36 PM.