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Centerpiece (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Centerpiece'" is a 1958 jazz standard. It was written by Harry Edison and Jon Hendricks.
The song is a love song, with the lyrics indicating that the singer feels incomplete without his lover. Each of the two verses ends with the couplet:
:'But nothing's any good without you'
:'Cause baby you're my centerpiece'
Covers
Joni Mitchell incorporated the song into a medley, with her own "Harry's House", on her 1975 album 'The Hissing of Summer Lawns'. Jazz singer Roseanna Vitro recorded the song on her 1984 debut LP, 'Listen Here'.
See also
*List of jazz standards
References
Category:1950s jazz standards
Category:1958 songs
Category:Jazz compositions in A-flat major
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