But Not for Me (song)

"But Not for Me"
"But Not for Me"
Song
Published	1930 by New World Music
Songwriter(s)	George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin

"But Not for Me" is a popular song originally written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the musical Girl Crazy (1930) and sung by Ginger Rogers.^[1]

Ella Fitzgerald's 1959 version of "But Not for Me," which appeared on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, won the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Female Vocal Performance.^[1]

Singer Ketty Lester remade "But Not for Me" with a gospel arrangement. The song reached No. 10 on the US Adult Contemporary chart, No. 41 on the Billboard Top 40, and No. 45 in the UK in 1962.^[2]

Other recordings[]

Harry James with Helen Forrest – recorded for Columbia on December 30, 1941 and reached No. 12 in the Billboard charts in 1942.^[3]^[4]
Bing Crosby – recorded both in 1942^[5] and 1954^[6] for his radio show. It was included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56) issued by Mosaic in 2009.^[7]
Judy Garland – for the 1943 film Girl Crazy.
Miles Davis – Bags' Groove (1954).^[4]
Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings (1954).^[4]
Doris Day on Day by Day (1956).
Modern Jazz Quartet – Django (1956).^[4]
Kenny Burrell – Introducing Kenny Burrell (1956).^[4]
Red Garland – Red Garland's Piano (1956).^[4]
Polly Bergen – on The Polly Bergen Show (1957).^[8]
Ahmad Jamal – At the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958).^[4]
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959).^[4]
John Coltrane – My Favorite Things (1961).^[4]
Sam Cooke – My Kind of Blues (1961).^[9]
Dexter Gordon – Take the A Train (1967).^[4]
Linda Ronstadt – For Sentimental Reasons (Linda Ronstadt album) (1986).^[4]
Harry Connick Jr. – for the 1989 film and subsequent soundtrack When Harry Met Sally.^[4]
Elton John – in 1993 for the 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral.^[10]
Olivier Caillard and Hélène Bohy – C'est pas pour moi (French version) in Les P'tits Loups du Jazz (1993).^[11]
James Moody with Kenny Barron – Moody 48 (2008).^[4]
Frank Sinatra - Trilogy (Album 1 The Past) 1979
Barry Manilow - Night Songs (Barry Manilow album) (2014)
Rod Stewart - Stardust - The great american Songbook III (2004)

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Who Could Ask For Anything More". The Gershwin Initiative Website. 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^ Ketty Lester, "But Not for Me" Chart Positions Retrieved April 20, 2012.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 226. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 50–52. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
^ "The Polly Bergen Show". Classic Television Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved January 9, 2011.
^ "Sam Cooke | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-29.
^ Four Weddings and a Funeral Soundtrack, AllMusic.
^ "Les P'tits Loups du Jazz" (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[:0-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Who Could Ask For Anything More". The Gershwin Initiative Website. 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

[2] Ketty Lester, "But Not for Me" Chart Positions Retrieved April 20, 2012.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 226. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[standards-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 50–52. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.

[5] "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[6] "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

[7] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

[8] "The Polly Bergen Show". Classic Television Archives. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved January 9, 2011.

[9] "Sam Cooke | Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-03-29.

[4wed-10] Four Weddings and a Funeral Soundtrack, AllMusic.

[11] "Les P'tits Loups du Jazz" (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-25.

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But Not for Me (song)

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