A song I heard a few years ago has become comfortable to me> I liked it after a few listening's. I was told it remains popular in some Classie evening clubs in New York city. It's been used in movies, perhaps you've seen one. The song is different but lovely. I hope you enjoy it too!

                                                              Some History If You Care To Read

Recorded on August 9, 1938. Initially performed by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra. The melody features wide interval leaps and a subtle chromaticism. This complexity was rare in jazz at the time and reflects Ellington’s move toward a more classical-influenced, melodic style during the peak of swing.

''Prelude to a Kiss” became a jazz standard of: Billie Holiday (Velvet Mood, 1956); Sarah Vaughan (Swingin’ Easy, 1957)
Mel Torme (1958); Tony Bennett (Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool, 1999) to name few.

It became a staple in jazz piano: “Prelude to a Kiss” became a hallmark of Ellington’s late 1930s work—complex, lyrical, and deeply expressive—bridging the swing era with the harmonic innovations that would influence bebop and beyond.