They say into your early life romance came,
And in this heart of yours burned a flame,
A flame that flickered one day and died away,
Then, with disillusion deep in your eyes,
You learned that fools in love soon grow wise,
The years have changed you, somehow;
I see you now…
Smoking, drinking, never thinking of tomorrow,
Nonchalant, diamonds shining, dancing, dining
With some man in a restaurant
Is that all you really want?
No, Sophisticated Lady, I know,
You miss the love you lost long ago,
And when nobody is nigh you cry.
Is that all you really want?
No, Sophisticated Lady, I know,
You miss the heart you lost long ago,
And when nobody is nigh you cry.
Normally, you don't get such sounds out of an alto. Just hear alto sax BEFORE Hodges. It really takes something to transform an instrument into something completely new. Armstrong, Hodges, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Pee Wee Russell, Nat King Cole, Django Reinhardt did that with their instruments, respectively.