the story morning glory was recorded in scotland.
the story morning glory was recorded in scotland.
where was what's the story morning glory recorded?
scotland
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"black coffee"'s first two measures are nearly identical to mary lou williams 1938 piece "what's your story morning glory", and both songs share melodic motifs drawn from blues (including a strong melodic emphasis on the flat third and flat seventh intervals, known as "blue notes"). williams felt that burke and webster plagiarized her composition, and reportedly considered taking legal action over the matter. the two songs have significant melodic and rhythmic differences after the first two measures of their respective 'a' sections, and "black coffee" has a completely unique bridge section that has no parallel in "morning glory". however, during her piano solo, williams plays both the identical feel and harmonies that appear on "black coffee," with dominant chords moving up and down by half steps in lieu of staying on the tonic chord. while not a carbon copy, burke and webster arguably picked sections of "what's your story morning glory" to string together to create a new song. coincidentally, jazz trumpeter paul webster (no relation to lyricist paul francis webster) was given co-writer credit for "morning glory" by williams when she published her song in 1938.
black coffee (1948 song)