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Track: The Song Is You
Artist: Irene Kral
Album: Kral Space

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Name: Irene Kral
Spotify Genres: vocal jazz, jazz
Followers: 13,816
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American jazz singer. Born January 18, 1932 in Illinois, USA. Died August 15, 1978 (age of 46, breast cancer) in Encino, California, USA. Sister of pianist/singer [a322324]. Irene started singing professionally as a teenager. She sang with bands on tours led by Woody Herman and Chubby Jackson, former Herman bass player. Irene joined Maynard Ferguson's band in the late 1950s and sang with groups led by Stan Kenton and Shelly Manne. Irene then started a solo career. After getting married and settling in Los Angeles, Kral did not work for a while. However, from 1974-1977, she recorded three exquisite albums for Choice and Catalyst, including two duet sets with pianist Alan Broadbent (Where Is Love and Gentle Rain), that are considered classics; her rendition of "Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most" is definitive. She was a ballad singer who stated that Carmen McRae was one of her inspirations. Irene was made famous posthumously when Clint Eastwood used her recordings in his 1995 movie, "The Bridges of Madison County".

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Release: Irene Kral - You Are There
Year: 1999
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Swing, Ballad, Vocal

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LYRICS

I hear music when I look at you,
A beautiful theme of every
Dream I ever knew.
Down deep in my heart I hear it play.
I feel it start, then melt away.

I hear music when I touch your hand,
A beautiful melody
From some enchanted land.
Down deep in my heart, I hear it say,
Is this the day?

I alone have heard this lovely strain,
I alone have heard this glad refrain:
Must it be forever inside of me,
Why can't I let it go,
Why can't I let you know,
Why can't I let you know the song
My heart would sing?

That beautiful rhapsody
Of love and youth and spring,
The music is sweet,
The words are true
The song is you.