{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Century Songs","title":"What You Don't Know About \"Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise\"","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f7dba7c1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1388,"description":"In Episode 6, we trace the remarkable transformation of \"Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise\" — from a 1928 Broadway operetta tango into a cornerstone of modern jazz. Saxophonist Rich Cohen joins us to share gig stories and musical influences, then Eric Baker faces our three-question quiz covering the song's origins in Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II's The New Moon, its surprisingly dark original lyrics, Artie Shaw's swing-era reinvention, and John Coltrane's 1961 soprano sax masterpiece that made it a bebop rite of passage. Plus, a rarely-heard Bing Crosby tango recording.\n\nCentury Songs is a podcast about American standards in the public domain. Hosted by David Poncé and Eric Baker. New episodes are available each week at centurysongs.com.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Dmlyq1PGwPRxC-uWbRKii-ewX3Cn4Cw9OGRT7hr3iX8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NDBh/ZDMzYWU2Y2E3ZTRj/MTFkNDcyOThhNzM2/NzBiNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}