Don't Get Around Much Anymore

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For the 1975 live recording, see Don't Get Around Much Anymore – Live at Bullerbyn.
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
Song by Duke Ellington
Written1940 (music), 1942 (lyrics)
Published1942 by Robbins Music
Composer(s)Duke Ellington
Lyricist(s)Bob Russell

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington.[1] The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940.[2] "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" quickly became a hit after Bob Russell wrote its lyrics in 1942.[3]

Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", one by The Ink Spots and the 1940 instrumental by Ellington's own band,[4] reached No. 1 on the R&B chart in the US in 1943. Both were top-ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray. The Duke Ellington version reached No. 8 on the pop chart.[5]

Other versions[]

  • Mose Allison – Young Man Mose, Prestige, 1958)[6]
  • Mose Allison – Creek Bank (Prestige, 1975)
  • Louis Armstrong with his All-Stars and Duke Ellington – The Great Reunion (1961) and included on The Great Summit
  • Louis Armstrong – I've Got the World on a String (1960)
  • Tony Bennett and Miguel Bosé – Viva Duets (2010)
  • Tony Bennett and Michael Bublé – Duets II (2011)
  • Michael Bublé – BaBalu (1996)
  • Joan Cartwright with Lonnie Smith – In Pursuit of a Melody (1991)
  • Chicago – Night & Day Big Band (1995)
  • June Christy – Ballads for Night People and Spotlight on June Christy (1995)
  • The Coasters – One by One (1960)[7]
  • Nat King Cole – Just One of Those Things (1957)
  • Natalie Cole – Unforgettable... with Love (1991)
  • Harry Connick Jr. – When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
  • Sam Cooke – My Kind of Blues (1961)
  • Hank Crawford – Dig These Blues (Atlantic, 1965)
  • Bing Crosby – recorded on April 15, 1977,[8] and included on the album A Tribute to Duke
  • Bill Doggett – A Salute to Ellington (King, 1957)
  • Dr. John with Ronnie Cuber – Duke Elegant (1999)[6]
  • Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve, 1957)[6]
  • Eydie Gormé – Eydie Swings the Blues (1957)
  • Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (vocals by Kenny Sargent and LeBrun Sisters) – recorded July 27, 1942 for Decca.[9] This reached No. 7 in the pop chart.[10] (1943)
  • Earl Holliman – Capitol (1958)[11]
  • Tab Hunter on Dot. The B-side to "Ninety-Nine Ways", which was a No. 11 hit in March 1957. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" itself charted at No. 74 in March 1957.
  • The Ink Spots reached No. 1 on the R&B chart for two non-consecutive weeks and No. 2 on the pop chart[12] (1943)
  • Mark Isham & Kate Ceberano – Bittersweet (2009)
  • Etta James – The Second Time Around (Argo, 1961)
  • Harry James with Buddy Rich – Live! (Sunbeam, 1979)
  • B.B. King with the Maxwell Davis Orchestra – Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others (1960)
  • B.B. King with Duke Ellington Orchestra – King of the Blues (1992)
  • Grace Knight – Come in Spinner, ABC TV (Australia) (1990)
  • Paul McCartney – Снова в СССР (1987)
  • Anne Murray – I'll Be Seeing You (2004)
  • Anna Nalick - The Blackest Crow (2019)
  • Willie Nelson – Stardust (1978)
  • Patti Page – Music for Two in Love (1956)
  • The Radars – (Zodiac, 1967)
  • Cliff Richard – Bold as Brass (2010)
  • Rod Stewart – As Time Goes By: the Great American Songbook 2 (2003)
  • Mel Tormé – The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Songbooks (Verve, 1961)
  • Ed Townsend – Glad to Be Here (1959)
  • Brooks Williams – Blues and Ballads (2006)[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Don't Get Around Much Anymore)". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
  2. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Furia, Philip; Lasser, Michael L. (2006). America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415972468.
  4. ^ "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #9". 1972.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 185.
  6. ^ a b c Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
  7. ^ "One by One". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  8. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  9. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 125. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  11. ^ "Earl Holliman - A Teenager Sings The Blues". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 275.
  13. ^ "Blues & Ballads - Brooks Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Search for "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"". AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2020.

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