Flamingo (song)
"Flamingo" (1940) is a popular song and jazz standard written by Ted Grouya with lyrics by Edmund Anderson and first recorded by singer Herb Jeffries and the Duke Ellington Orchestra on December 28, 1940 for Victor Records (catalog No. 27326B).[1] This briefly reached the Billboard charts in 1941.[2]
Other notable versions
- Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 3752A) on March 28, 1941.[3]
- Tony Martin - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 3857A) on May 29, 1941.[4]
- Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra (vocal by Dan Grissom) - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 3931A) on June 23, 1941.[5]
- Earl Bostic in 1951 hit number one on the R&B chart,[6]
- Arild Andresen, piano with guitar and bass recorded it in Oslo on March 11, 1955 as the third melody of the medley "Klaver-Cocktail Nr. 3" along with "Sophisticated Lady" and "With a Song in My Heart". The medley was released on the 78 rpm record His Master's Voice A.L. 3514.
- Bobby Jaspar with Blossom Dearie at the piano recorded at the Barclay EP No. 74 017 in Paris (1956)
- Caterina Valente - for her album Plenty Valente! (1957).[7]
- Charles Mingus on the album Tijuana Moods (1957)
- Jimmy Smith on the Blue Note album The Sermon (1958)
- Vic Damone - for his album Strange Enchantment (1962).[8]
- Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass on the album S.R.O. (1966).
- Italian singer Mina recorded it on her album "Baby Gate" in 1974.
- Nappy Brown on his album Something Gonna Jump Out the Bushes in 1987
External links
References
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 149. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 72.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
| Preceded by "Because of You" by Tab Smith His Fabulous Orchestra |
Billboard Best Selling Retail Rhythm and Blues Records number-one single (Earl Bostic version) December 29, 1951 |
Succeeded by "Cry" by Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads "3 O' Clock Blues by B.B. King |
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