“Meltor May said, the verse rambles up to scale and down…” — Music for Life at 21:45
“Meltor May said, the verse rambles up to scale and down, resembling nothing so much as an improvisational cornet solo. And that's what it is. Specifically, Hoagy Carmichael remembering the improvisational cornet solos of Big Spiderbeck. Originally, Stardust had no lyrics at all, just the music itself about the memory…”
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