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Ruth Etting's Song 'Love Me Or Leave Me'
Love me or Leave Me composed by Walter Donaldson with the lyrics penned by Gus Kahn was originally performed by 1920s singing star Ruth Etting. The song became a signature for Etting whom was an exceptionally popular recording star, making a hit record from it. Quickly it became a standard in jazz repertoire because of its popularity having several definitive renditions by the likes of Anita O’Day, Mel Torme, Benny Goodman, and Sarah Vaughan. Nina Simone’s arrangement of the song is highly influential in that it features a solo interlude that parallels a Bach Invention. Simone performs intricate counterpoint over the form of the song and gave insight to the harmonic depth it could have. In addition to this she improvised a patter-like rhythm
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