Sweet and Lovely
| "Sweet and Lovely" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1931 |
| Songwriter(s) | Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias |
"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
- Denny Dennis – with Jay Wilbur and his Orchestra (1940) [4]
- Flip Phillips Fliptet - recorded on October 9, 1944, released later as a 78 (Signature 90003)-(1946)[5]
- Thelonious Monk – for his 1952 album Thelonious Monk Trio [6]
- Bing Crosby – for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography[7]
- Gerry Mulligan – for his 1955 album Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet[8]
- Vince Guaraldi – for his 1956 album Vince Guaraldi Trio[9]
- Cecil Taylor – for his 1956 debut album Jazz Advance[10]
- Gerry Mulligan – for his 1957 album Mulligan Meets Monk[11]
- Les Paul – for his 1957 album Time to Dream [12]
- Milt Jackson – for his 1958 album Bags & Flutes[13]
- Keely Smith – for her 1958 album Politely! [14]
- Jerry Vale – for his 1958 album I Remember Russ [15]
- Ella Fitzgerald – for her 1959 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers[16]
- Bill Evans Trio - for their 1961 album Explorations[17]
- Stan Kenton – for his 1961 album The Romantic Approach[18]
- April Stevens & Nino Tempo - charted July 1962, peaking at #77 on the US Hot 100.[19]
- Thelonious Monk – for his 1962 quartet album Monk's Dream[20]
- Lou Donaldson – for his 1967 album Lush Life (orchestrated)[21]
- Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1969 and released on his 1975 album Harlem Blues[22]
- Bryan Ferry – for his 1999 album As Time Goes By[23]
- Eddie Henderson - for his 2023 album Witness to History[24]
References
- ^ a b "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Sweet and Lovely)".
- ^ "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.
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- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 831.
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