Sweet and Lovely
"Sweet and Lovely" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1931 |
Songwriter(s) | Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias |
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"Sweet and Lovely" is an American popular song of 1931, composed by Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias.[1]
Recordings of the song which charted in 1931 are:
- Gus Arnheim & His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with a vocal refrain by Donald Novis – #1 on the charts for 14 weeks
- Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians – #2
- Bing Crosby – #9 – recorded September 14, 1931 with Victor Young and His Orchestra.[2] (this was reissued in 1944 and briefly charted at No. 27)[3]
- Ben Bernie & His Orchestra – #12
- Russ Columbo – #19[1]
Other recordings
- Thelonious Monk – for his 1952 album Thelonious Monk Trio
- Bing Crosby – for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography
- Gerry Mulligan – for his 1955 album Presenting Gerry Mulligan sextet
- Bryan Ferry – for his 1999 album As Time Goes By
- Denny Dennis – with Jay Wilbur and his Orchestra (1940)[4]
- Gerry Mulligan – for his 1957 album Mulligan Meets Monk
- Milt Jackson – for his 1958 album Bags and Flutes
- Ella Fitzgerald – for her 1959 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
- Jerry Vale – for his 1958 album I Remember Russ[5]
- Keely Smith – for her 1958 album Politely![6]
- Les Paul – for his 1957 album Time to Dream[7]
- Stan Kenton – for his album The Romantic Approach (1961)
- Thelonious Monk – for his 1962 quartet album Monk's Dream
- Lou Donaldson – for his album Lush Life (orchestrated 1967)
- Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1969 and released on his 1975 album Harlem Blues
References
- 1 2 http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-1/sweetandlovely.htm
- ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 109. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ↑ "dennydennis.co.uk". dennydennis.co.uk. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ↑ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
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