(In My) Solitude
"(In My) Solitude" is a 1934 jazz standard, composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Eddie DeLange and Irving Mills.[1]
Notable recordings
- Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra - their Brunswick record (catalog No. 6987) was very popular in 1934.[2]
- Mills Blue Rhythm Band - Recorded for Columbia Records (catalog No. 2994). A popular recording in 1935.[3]
- Louis Armstrong - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 666B) on December 19, 1935.[4]
- The Mills Brothers - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 1082) on September 10, 1936[5] and later for the album The Mills Brothers Sing (1959).[6]
- Duke Ellington and Ivie Anderson - recorded February 14, 1940 for Columbia Records (catalog No. 35427).[7]
- Billie Holiday - recorded on May 9, 1941 for Okeh Records (catalog No. 6270)[8] and later re-recorded for her album Billie Holiday Sings (1952)[9]
- Billy Eckstine - recorded for National Records on April 21, 1947 (catalog No. 9086). [10]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957)
- The Hi-Los - included in the album Ring Around Rosie' (1957)
- Pat Boone - for his album Star Dust (1958).[11]
- Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington - The Great Reunion (1961)
- Vic Damone - Young and Lively (1962).[12]
- Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus and Max Roach - Money Jungle (1962)
- Sarah Vaughan - The Lonely Hours (1964)
- Anthony Newley - In My Solitude (Decca LK4600, RCA Victor LSP-2925 ) (1964).[13]
- Jerry Vale - It's Magic (1966).[14]
- Diana Ross - Blue (1972)
- Tony Bennett - Tony Bennett on Holiday (1997)
- Mulgrew Miller and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen - The Duets (1999)[15]
See also
References
- ^ Jazz Standards: "Solitude" (1934)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 148. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 314. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Billie Holiday Sings (Solitude)". Billie Holiday. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Mulgrew Miller Discography". jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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