"Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" by Ira Sullivan
Dublin Core
Title
"Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" by Ira Sullivan
Alternative Title
"Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" by Ira Sullivan
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
Description
An audio recording of "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise," composed by Sigmund Romberg (1887-1951), with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960), and performed by Ira Sullivan (b. 1931) live on-air on WUCF-FM on December 8, 2006. A multi-instrumentalist, Sullivan was a crucial part of the Chicago jazz scene of the 1950s, performing with numerous artists, including a stint with Art Blakey (1919-1990) and the Jazz Messengers in 1956. He left the spotlight and moved to Florida to raise his family in the early 1960s, eventually starting a quintet with Red Rodney (1927-1994). Sullivan taught summers at the University of Miami's Young Musician's Camp, in which professional musicians and faculty from the UM School of Music instructed students between 7 and 18 years old in classical music, jazz, rock, songwriting, composition, and musical theater. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" is a jazz standard written by Romberg and Hammerstein for the 1928 operetta, The New Moon. Originally composed as a tango, the first noteworthy jazz version is the 1938 recording by Artie Shaw (1910-2004).
Creator
Romberg, Sigmund
Hammerstein, Oscar
Source
Original 8-minute and 1-second audio recording: Romberg, Sigmund, and Oscar Hammerstein II. "Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise," by Ira Sullivan: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, December 8, 2006.
Publisher
Date Created
2006-12-08
Date Copyrighted
2006-12-08
Date Issued
2006-12-08
Contributor
Sullivan, Ira
Is Part Of
Jazz Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida
Requires
Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.
Format
audio/mp3
Extent
7.35 MB
Medium
8-minute and 1-second audio recording
Type
Sound
Coverage
WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Young Musicians Camp, University of Miami, Miami, Florida
Chicago, Illinois
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Music Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II, performed by Ira Sullivan, and published by WUCF-FM.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Meredith, Bill. "Ira Sullivan: Family First." Jazz Times, December 2007. http://jazztimes.com/articles/19200-ira-sullivan-family-first (Accessed March 23, 2015).
Collection
Citation
Romberg, Sigmund and Hammerstein, Oscar, “"Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise" by Ira Sullivan,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4856.