Registered: 10/15/05
Posts: 1433
Loc: Niceville, FL USA
Tony - wow. Thanks! I invested some very well spent time learning this song a long time ago. Clint Eastwood wrote it for the movie "True Crime". It is such a beautiful and haunting melody. Shortly after we saw the movie and heard this amazing melody, I put an arrangement together for it and have played it a lot on the sax. Haven't played it lately due to losing the backing track in a computer crash (but I have it backed up somewhere).
Now that you reminded me of this wonderful song, I will have to sit w/the wife and watch the movie again. This was the last scene in the movie as I recall... Can't remember the movie much but I do remember the song left both of us mesmerized - and of course the sax solo is so "spot on" for this ballad. Clint is so underrated - fortunately, Diana Krall has become a huge star now and I imagine this song definitely helped.
Thanks for the post Tony - I will see if I can find the track I built for this amazing song.
Here's a clip of some of the scenes from the movie set to the music...
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Registered: 01/16/02
Posts: 14376
Loc: East Greenwich RI USA
Wow ... Diana Krall looks like a kid, but she was 35 years of age then ... can't believe she's 56 now ... I'm pretty sure I saw the movie, but I'm going to have to look it up again, also ...
But back to the OP ... based on your reply, I obviously was right thinking of you when I heard the sax solo ... Now I can't wait to hear your version ...