Day Dream

This article is about the 1941 song. For the mental activity, see Daydream. For other uses, see Daydream (disambiguation).

Billy Strayhorn

"Day Dream" is a 1941 song (see 1941 in music) composed by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, with lyrics by John La Touche.

Saxophonist Johnny Hodges first recorded this tune with Strayhorn on piano in 1941.

Notable recordings

By Duke Ellington

• The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 (released 1977)
• Duke Ellington Presents... (1956), Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (recorded 1963, released 1976)
• ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (1968)

By others

• Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)
• Jo Stafford – Jo + Jazz (1960)
• Billy Strayhorn – The Peaceful Side (1961)
• Sarah Vaughan – The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)
• Betty Carter – Feed the Fire (1993)
• June Christy – The Misty Miss Christy (1956), Day Dreams (1995)
• Tony Bennett – Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
• Jacob Fischer - Jacob Fischer...In New York City (2014)
• Dave Holland and Kenny Barron – The Art of Conversation (2014)