Jazz Ensemble Jazz Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.798306
By The Platters. By Al Nevins and Morty Nevins. Arranged by Paul Hemmer. Hip-Hop,R & B. Score and parts. 40 pages. PJMS MUSIC #5732795. Published by PJMS MUSIC (A0.798306).
Twilight Time is a popular song with lyrics by Buck Ram and music by the Three Suns (Morty Nevins, Al Nevins, and Artie Dunn). This arrangement is an accurate transcription of the Ray Anthony Orchestra recording. The 2 clarinet-2 tenor sax style is that used by The Glenn Miller Orchestra on Sunrise Serenade and other hit recordings.
Original instrumental recordings of Twilight Time included those made respectively by the Three Suns[ (1944) and Les Brown & His Band of Renown (1945). Les Brown's version of Twilight Time was recorded in November 1944 and released in early 1945 as the B-side of Sentimental Journey, the first recording of that song. While the A-side featured Doris Day's vocals, Twilight Time was an instrumental. The Platters had a top 10 recording of it in 1960.