Speak Low

Composed by Kurt Weill, arranged by Bob Curnow

Speak Low, performed by the Bob Curnow Big Band

Bob Curnow with Stan Kenton

This arrangement of the classic Speak Low, composed by the great Kurt Weill, was written by Bob Curnow, who served as a trombonist, staff arranger, and producer for the Stan Kenton Orchestra during the 1960s and 1970s. No wonder then that this is a trombone feature! Curnow is currently owner and president of Sierra Music Publications, the source of a lot of our arrangements.

Debuting in the musical comedy One Touch of Venus, which opened on Broadway in October 1943, Speak Low is now a standard that's been recorded many times by many different artists. Here's the German composer himself, Kurt Weill, performing his own tune:

Kurt Weill sings and plays his own Speak Low

Speak Low went to number 5 on the charts in 1944, recorded by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians with vocalist Billy Leach.

Speak Low, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians (1943)