Canadian Sunset
| "Canadian Sunset" | ||||
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| Single by Eddie Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter | ||||
| Released | July 1956 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | RCA Victor 6537 | |||
| Writer(s) | Eddie Heywood, Norman Gimbel | |||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
| Eddie Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter singles chronology | ||||
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"Canadian Sunset" is a popular song with music by jazz pianist Eddie Heywood and lyrics by Norman Gimbel. An instrumental version by Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #7 on the R&B chart in 1956.[1] A version sung by Andy Williams was also popular that year, reaching #7 on the Billboard chart.[2] The Sounds Orchestral, conducted by Johnny Pearson, hit the Easy Listening chart reaching #14 and the Billboard Top Hot 100 in 1965 reaching #76.[3]
Emergence as a jazz standard
The tune has been covered by a number of jazz performers beginning in the 1960s.
- Wes Montgomery (guitar) recorded the piece with small combo. The recording features his signature octave melodic technique.
- Danny Gatton (guitar) playing with Buddy Emmons (pedal steel) produced a funky version of the tune that fit appropriately with the "Redneck Jazz" sound they developed (jazz played on instruments normally relegated to country music)
- George Shearing (piano) recorded the piece with his quintet along with an orchestral arrangement of his writing.
- Kenny Barron (piano) Trio
- Floyd Cramer (piano)
- Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone) on the 1960 album Boss Tenor
- Earl Bostic (alto saxophone)
- Earl Grant (organ)
- Cedar Walton made it funky in the 1976 album Beyond Mobius
- Sam Cooke did a version on his You Send Me album
- Dean Martin recorded a version on his 1959 album A Winter Romance
- Carey T. Smith recorded a version on his 2009 album Birdy
References
- ↑ Eddie Heywood and Hugo Winterhalter, "Canadian Sunset" chart positions Retrieved June 3, 2013
- ↑ Andy Williams, "Canadian Street" chart positions Retrieved June 3, 2013
- ↑ Sounds Orchestral, "Canadian Street" chart positions Retrieved June 3, 2013
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