Sammy For Friends #6 - “Someone to Watch Over Me”
In 1998 I received a call from my dear friend and colleague, Quincy Jones, requesting that I do an arrangement of “Someone to Watch Over Me” for Patti Austin. This song was originally written by my heroes George and Ira Gershwin in 1926, and later on re-recorded by Sting for the 1987 movie “Someone to Watch Over Me”. The whole assignment was communicated over the phone. This is the magic that occurs when two artists have musical resonance. I am grateful to Q for our years of musical partnership and more importantly, friendship.
I have a drawer which I call “the famous drawer” of all the arrangements I did over the years for many artists. Here’s one I shared this one with diane Estelle.