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
[edit]- 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)
- 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 the Gerry Mulligan Sextet
- Vince Guaraldi – for his 1956 album Vince Guaraldi Trio
- Cecil Taylor – for his 1956 debut album Jazz Advance
- Gerry Mulligan – for his 1957 album Mulligan Meets Monk
- Les Paul – for his 1957 album Time to Dream [5]
- Milt Jackson – for his 1958 album Bags & Flutes
- Keely Smith – for her 1958 album Politely! [6]
- Jerry Vale – for his 1958 album I Remember Russ [7]
- Ella Fitzgerald – for her 1959 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
- Bill Evans Trio - for their 1961 album Explorations
- Stan Kenton – for his 1961 album The Romantic Approach
- April Stevens & Nino Tempo - charted July 1962
- Thelonious Monk – for his 1962 quartet album Monk's Dream
- Lou Donaldson – for his 1967 album Lush Life (orchestrated)
- Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1969 and released on his 1975 album Harlem Blues
- Bryan Ferry – for his 1999 album As Time Goes By
- Eddie Henderson - for his 2023 album Witness to History
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
