Alone Together (1932 song)

"Alone Together" is a song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Flying Colors in 1932 by Jean Sargent.^[1]

The song soon became a hit, with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra's 1932 recording (vocal by Frank Luther) being the first to reach the charts.^[2] It has become a jazz standard. The first jazz musician to record the song was Artie Shaw in 1939.^[3]

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First measures of Alone Together^[4]

Other versions

Pepper Adams – Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session (1957)^[5]
Chet Baker – Chet (1959)
Tony Bennett – recorded on February 28, 1960, for his album Alone Together (1960).^[6]
Pat Boone – for his album The Touch of Your Lips (1964).^[7]
Ray Charles and Betty Carter – Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961)^[5]
Vic Damone – for his album This Game of Love (1959).^[8]
Miles Davis – Blue Moods (1955)^[5]
Paul Desmond with Jim Hall – Take Ten (1963)^[5]
Kenny Dorham — Quiet Kenny (1960)
Jim Hall–Ron Carter Duo – Alone Together (Ron Carter and Jim Hall album) (1973)
Judy Garland – That's Entertainment! (1960)^[9]
Dizzy Gillespie – (1950)^[5]
Charlie Haden – None but the Lonely Heart (1997)^[5]
Peggy Lee – for the album Things Are Swingin' (1959).^[10]
Julie London – Make Love to Me (1957).^[11]
Barry Manilow – Night Songs (2014).^[12]
Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958)^[5]
Wallace Roney – Obsession (1990)^[5]
Artie Shaw – (1939)^[5]
Archie Shepp – Blue Ballads (1996)
Carly Simon – included in her album Moonlight Serenade (2005).^[13]
Jo Stafford – a single release (1945).^[14]
Mel Torme – included in his album My Kind of Music (1961).^[15]
Stanley Turrentine – Easy Walker (1966)^[5]
Mal Waldron – No More Tears (1988)^[5]
Margaret Whiting – recorded on August 19, 1952, for Capitol Records (catalog No. 2217).^[16]
Bill Evans – Live At The Trident Club (1964)

Notes

↑ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 365. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
↑ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Alone Together)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
↑ Dietz, Howard; Schwartz, Arthur. "Alone Together". The Real Book. C Instruments. Vol. 1 (5 ed.). p. 19.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
↑ "Tony Bennett Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
↑ "Night Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
↑ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[1] "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 365. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[js-3] "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Alone Together)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.

[4] Dietz, Howard; Schwartz, Arthur. "Alone Together". The Real Book. C Instruments. Vol. 1 (5 ed.). p. 19.

[standards-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.

[6] "Tony Bennett Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[7] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[8] "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[9] "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[10] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[11] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[AllMusic-12] "Night Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[13] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.

[14] "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.

[15] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[16] "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

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