Nuages

For other uses, see Nuages (disambiguation).
1940 release on the French Swing label
Sample of "Nuages"

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"Nuages" (French pronunciation: [nɥaʒ]) is one of the best-known compositions by Django Reinhardt. He recorded at least thirteen[1] versions of the tune, which is a jazz standard and a mainstay of the gypsy swing repertoire. English[2] and French lyrics have been added to the piece which was originally an instrumental work. The title translated into English is "Clouds", but the adaptation with English lyrics is entitled "It's the Bluest Kind of Blues". Reinhardt's 1946 recording (as can be heard in the sample above) is in the key of G major.

Background

"Nuages" was released by Django Reinhardt and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France on the French Swing label as a 78-RPM single (SW88, OSW.146) in 1940. The flip side is "Les Yeux Noirs".

Selected recorded versions, 1940–1953

Other recordings

Tony Bennett used the music with new lyrics that he wrote for a song entitled "All for You", released in 2004 on the album The Art of Romance.

Joe Pass recorded the song in 1964.[3]

The guitarist Charlie Byrd, Michel Legrand, Tal Farlow, Willie Nelson, and the Gipsy Kings have recorded the song.

References

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