I've Got You Under My Skin

Frank Sinatra · 1956 · Cole Porter, arranged by Nelson Riddle; 22 takes reportedly needed.

Context

Written by Cole Porter in 1936, "I've Got You Under My Skin" is the centerpiece of Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (Capitol, March 1956), recorded at Capitol's Studio A in Los Angeles. Nelson Riddle, inspired by Ravel's Boléro according to him, finished the arrangement in a taxi; the bass trombone crescendo by George Roberts and the solo by Milt Bernhart, obtained after about twenty takes, made the track's reputation.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

By the same artist

• Fly Me to the Moon (Sinatra-Basie) (1964)

Sources

• soundonsound.com
• EN: Songs for Swingin' Lovers!

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