Sarah Vaughan ft The Bob James Trio - The Shadow Of Your Smile (Live from Sweden) 1967

“The Shadow of Your Smile“, also known as “Love Theme from The Sandpiper“, is a popular song. The music was written by Johnny Mandel with the lyrics written by Paul Francis Webster. The song was introduced in the 1965 film The Sandpiper, with a trumpet solo by Jack Sheldon and later became a minor hit for Tony Bennett (Johnny Mandel arranged and conducted his version as well). It won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year and the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Sarah Lois Vaughan (/vɔːn/, pronunciation respelling VAWN; March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer. Nicknamed “Sassy“ and “The Divine One“, she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Awards. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989. Critic Scott Yanow wrote that she had “one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century“. Sarah’s accompanied by Bob James (piano), Herbie Mickman (bass), Omar Clay (drums) Recorded live in Sweden, 1967. The shadow of your smile When you are gone Will color all my dreams And light the dawn Look into my eyes, my eyes, look and see All the lovely things, you are, to me Our wistful little star Was far, too high A teardrop kissed your lips And so did I love When I remember spring All the joy that love can bring I’ll will be remembering The shadow of your smile Our wistful little star Was far, too high A teardrop kissed your lips And so did I Now when I remember spring All the joy that love can bring I’ll will be remembering The shadow of your smile Now when I remember spring All the joy that love can bring I’ll be remembering The shadow of your smile The shadow of your smile The shadow of your smile
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