Just Friends (John Klenner and Sam M. Lewis song)
"Just Friends" is a popular song that has become a jazz standard. The song was written in 1931 by John Klenner with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis. Although introduced by Red McKenzie and His Orchestra in October 1931, it first became a hit when singer Russ Columbo performed it with Leonard Joy’s Orchestra in 1932. It charted again the same year in a version by Ben Selvin and His Orchestra and has been recorded often since.[1]
In 1987, guitarist Larry Coryell covered the song from his album "Toku Do."[2]
Notable Recordings
- Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings and Plays
- Billie Holiday - The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945 - 1959
- Irene Kral - Better Than Anything (1963)
- Charlie Parker - Charlie Parker with Strings
- Jimmy Smith - Houseparty (Blue Note 1957)
- Frank Sinatra - No One Cares (1959)
- Lou Donaldson - LD + 3 (Blue Note 1960)
- Bobby Darin - "Love Swings" (1961)
- Julian Priester - Keep Swingin' (Riverside)
- Pat Martino - El Hombre
- Booker Ervin - The Song Book (Prestige)
- Richard "Groove" Holmes - The Groover! (Prestige)
- Don Patterson with Booker Ervin - Tune Up! (Prestige)
- Sonny Stitt - Tune-Up! (Cobblestone)
- Zoot Sims / Harry "Sweets" Edison - Just Friends (Pablo 1978)
- Ted Greene - Solo Guitar
- Dee Dee Bridgewater - In Montreux (1990)
- Jerry Vale - I Remember Russ
- Scatman John - Listen to the Scatman
- Eliane Elias - Eliane Elias Plays Live and I Thought About You
▪ Wynton Marsalis - Live at The House Of Tribes (2002)
Film Versions
- Tommy Bond - Mush And Milk (1933)
See also
References
- ^ ASCAP [1]
- ^ "Toku Do overview". Allmusic.com.
External links
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