Song:Some Other Time
Album:Waltz For Debby
Jazz singer Monica Zetterlund was a legend in her native Sweden. In North America she is probably best known for this 1964 album she recorded with jazz piano legend Bill Evans. They also performed together on Swedish TV. She was born Eva Monica Nilsson Sept. 20, 1937 in Hagfors, Sweden. At first she recorded Swedish versions of jazz standards with musicians like Ib Glindeman and Arne Domnerus. She also recorded with Donald Byrd and Oscar Pettiford. It's not known how Evans knew about Monica. But he went to Sweden to record the 1964 album Waltz For Debby and appear on TV with her. The musicians are Chuck Israels on bass and Larry Bunker on drums. This was not a great time for Evans. It was after Scott LaFaro died and he had also split up with his girlfriend Ellaine. And he didn't meet Eddie Gomez until 1966. And don't forget Evans was a heroin addict. But he has great chemistry with Monica so it's a worthwhile album that is available on mp3. Some Other Time was written by Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden and Adolph Green for the 1944 musical On The Town. But it's not in the 1949 film. Evans seems to be the only jazz musician who recorded this song first for the 1959 album Everybody Digs Bill Evans. He also recorded it on the 1975 album he recorded with Tony Bennett. So it was a regular part of Evans' repertoire. After this album, Monica returned to her career in Sweden on stage, screen and recording. She recorded the 1977 album It Only Happens Every Time with The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. There is also a 1996 CD of recordings she made in the 60s with guys like Thad Jones, Zoot Sims and Milt Hinton. It's called The Lost Tapes @ Bell Sound Studios NYC. Monica retired in 1997 due to poor health and she died on May 12, 2005 at age 67. Here's Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans performing Some Other Time on Swedish TV 1965. This is part of a Swedish TV documentary. That's why Monica is watching herself.
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