Mona Lisa
from Centennial Cole by Orice Jenkins
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"I suppose my version of Mona Lisa is a classic example of a "Jenkins Re-imagination". This is the first arrangement I wrote for the album, yet it is one of the last songs I learned from the King Cole songbook. I was more inclined to sing it once I created a brand new musical bed for its difficult melody. I chose to changes the bass notes, add a steady backbeat, and use a string quartet as the only "comping instrument", as a node to Nat's revolutionary use of strings in his recordings. My two main goals with this project were to return to the string embellished sound heard on my debut release (Around The piano), and to highlight the unappreciated contributions made to the world as a Black man."
-Orice Jenkins
-Orice Jenkins
lyrics
Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, men have named you
You're so like the lady with the mystic smile
Is it only 'cause you're lonely they have blamed you?
For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile?
Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa?
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there, and they die there
Are you warm? Are you real, Mona Lisa?
Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?
Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa?
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there, and they die there
Are you warm? Are you real, Mona Lisa?
Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
You're so like the lady with the mystic smile
Is it only 'cause you're lonely they have blamed you?
For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile?
Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa?
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there, and they die there
Are you warm? Are you real, Mona Lisa?
Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?
Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa?
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there, and they die there
Are you warm? Are you real, Mona Lisa?
Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa
credits
from Centennial Cole,
released September 20, 2019
Composed by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston, arr. Orice Jenkins
Orice Jenkins - vocals
Aaron Packard - violin
Annie Trepanier - violin
Kevin Bishop - viola
Allan Ballinger - cello
Matt Dwonszyk - acoustic upright bass
Chuck Peterson - drums
Composed by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston, arr. Orice Jenkins
Orice Jenkins - vocals
Aaron Packard - violin
Annie Trepanier - violin
Kevin Bishop - viola
Allan Ballinger - cello
Matt Dwonszyk - acoustic upright bass
Chuck Peterson - drums
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