Don't Get Around Much Anymore

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
Written by	Duke Ellington, Bob Russell
Published	1940
Original artist	Duke Ellington

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell. The tune was originally called "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Ellington in 1940 as a big-band instrumental. Russell's lyrics and the new title were added in 1942.

Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," one by The Ink Spots and the other by Ellington's own band, reached #1 on the R&B chart in the US in 1943. Both were top-ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray. The Duke Ellington version reached #8 on the pop chart.

Cover versions

• 1943: The Ink Spots reached #1 on the R&B chart for two non-consecutive weeks and #2 on the pop chart
• 1957: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook for Verve Records
• 1958: Mose Allison
• 1959: June Christy recorded the song for her album Ballads for Night People and also on the album Spotlight on June Christy (1995)
• 1960: The Coasters on their album One by One
• 1961: Mel Tormé on The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Songbooks for Verve Records
• 1961: Sam Cooke on My Kind of Blues
• 1965: Hank Crawford on Dig These Blues for Atlantic Records
• 1975: Title track of live recording of jam session with Rolf Ericsson, Tommy Körberg, Dick Morrissey, Terry Smith, and others - Don’t Get Around Much Anymore - Live at Bullerbyn
• 1978: Willie Nelson recorded the song for his album Stardust
• 1987: Paul McCartney for his album Снова в СССР
• 1989: Harry Connick, Jr. on the soundtrack of When Harry Met Sally
• 1991: B. B. King on the King of the Blues compilation
• 1991: Joan Cartwright with Dr. Lonnie Smith (p), Bill Peeples (d), Bobby Tynes (s), Phil McArthur (b), recorded at Miamiway Theatre in Miami, included on her album In Pursuit Of A Melody
• 1991: Natalie Cole on her album Unforgettable… with Love
• 1995: Chicago on their album Night & Day Big Band
• 1996: Michael Bublé on his album Babalu
• 2003: Rod Stewart had also covered this song on his As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2 cover album of pop standards
• 2004: Anne Murray on her album I'll Be Seeing You
• 2010: Cliff Richard on his album Bold as Brass
• 2011: Tony Bennett and Michael Bublé on the album Duets II