A swinging and easy-going, sultry jazz blues, male vocal version of the classic blues song, Am I Blue? Traditional jazz combo of piano, upright bass, drums, guitar and horns. Composed by Harry Akst (music) and Grant Clarke (lyrics), and first published in 1929, this song came into public domain in USA on January 1st, 2025. Performance is by the Lynne Jazz Ensemble featuring Tom Savage on vocals. [Please note: This historical composition may, or may not, be in the public domain in the country of your residence, as every country has its own laws on when a historical music composition enters public domain. In the USA it is public domain as of January 1, 2025. You must investigate your own country's copyright laws before using this music.]
Track details
| Track ID number: | 26074 |
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| Genres: | Vocal Jazz music - royalty free jazz with vocals -- Jazz: General & faster jazz -- Jazz: Old-time jazz / Retro jazz |
| Moods/Emotions: | Sad / Sorrowful / Mournful -- Melancholic / Nostalgic / Wistful -- Laid back / Easy-going / Chilled |
| Suggested Production Types: | Comedy / Sitcom / Dramedy -- Historical / Retro: 1950's -- Historical / Retro: 1920-1940's -- Lounge / Cafe / Lobby / Bar -- Love Story / Romance -- TV Commercial - Quirky / Fun |
| Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Upright/Acoustic) -- Drums (Drum Kit) -- Guitar (Electric) -- Piano (Acoustic) -- Trombone -- Trumpet -- Vocals (Male) / Singing with Lyrics |
| Keywords / Hints: | Jazz, Old Jazz, Vintage Jazz, crooner, jazz crooner, jazz song, vocal jazz, jazz vocals, blues, 1920, 1920s, 1920's, 1930, 1930's, 1930s, 1940, 1940s, 1940's, 1950, 1950s, 1950's, historical, historical jazz, blues bar, blues joint, light jazz, American, easy jazz, Jazz lounge, lounge |
| Tempo feel: | Slow -- Medium |
| Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 120 |
| Artist: | Lynne Jazz Ensemble |
| Composer: | Harry Akst (music), Grant Clarke (lyrics) |
| Publisher: | Public domain in USA |
| SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | Lynne Publishing AS |
| PRO / Non-PRO Track? | Non PRO (What's this?) |
| WAV file bit depth: | HD / 24-Bit (What's this?) |
| Stem files available for this track: | Yes |
| Lyrics: | Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears in these eyes telling you? Am I blue? You'd be too If your schemes, like your dreams, done fell through Was a time I was her only one But now I'm the sad and lonely one Lordy Was I gay? 'Til today Now she's gone and we're through Am I blue? |
| Album containing this track: | (None) |
Lynne Jazz Ensemble
Lynne Jazz Ensemble is a more or less fluid collective of talented musicians working to produce music for the Lynne Publishing catalogue, including original new arrangements and recordings of public domain works, classical music, old jazz compositions, famous classic songs and our own original content, too. Headed up by project manager Bjorn Lynne, the talents of many different skilled individuals from USA, UK, Poland, Germany and other countries have contributed to the Lynne Jazz Ensemble, including (but not limited to) Bjorn Lynne, Pawel Orlow, Stefan Wolfgang Bode, Tom Savage, Chris Weeks, Valentina Jazz, Emma Brunette, Dirk J J van der Merwe, Dean Anger, and various other freelancers.