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This somber and smokey tune of love and loss was written by Edward C. Redding. Jimmy Dorsey’s orchestra introduced it, but it was quickly snatched up by a number of different artists during the 1950s.

A 1951 recording by Margaret Whiting might have been the first recording of the song. followed by Dinah Shore, Mabel Mercer, Johnny Hartman, Chris Conner, and Nat King Cole. The most well-known recording of the tune is by Frank Sinatra.

The definitive instrumental version was recorded by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers for Columbia in 1956.

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THE END OF A LOVE AFFAIR
By Edward C. Redding

So I walked a little too fast, and I drive a little too fast,
And I'm reckless it's true, but what else can you do
At the end of a love affair?

So I talk a little too much, and I laugh a little too much,
And my voice is too loud when I'm out in a crowd,
So that people are apt to stare.

Do they know, do they care,
That it's only that I'm lonely, and low as can be,
And the smile on my face isn't really a smile at all.

So I smoke a little too much, and I drink a little too much,
And the tunes I request are not always the best,
But the ones where the trumpets blare,

So I go at a maddening pace,
And I pretend that it's taking her place,
But what else can you do at the end of a love affair?

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from Mood! (2024) Saxophone Standards Vol​.​3, released January 1, 2024

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Dale Fielder Quartet Los Angeles, California

Dale Fielder is an American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays all four saxophones: soprano, alto, tenor and baritone with equal authority. He is known for his original compositions and choice of performing rare, obscure jazz classics as well as his varied group concepts and variety of presentations. Fielder has recorded over 20 CDs as a leader ... more

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