East of the Sun – Oren Levine, jazz pianist and songwriter

Tunes on Tuesday: East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)

Why this tune? East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) has a different history from many of the classic American songs we still play in the jazz world. Brooks Bowman, a Princeton undergrad, wrote it in 1935 for a student production. The song quickly became a hit after Tom Coakley recorded it withContinue reading “Tunes on Tuesday: East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)”