Old Devil Moon

"Old Devil Moon" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane, with lyrics by Yip Harburg for the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow. It was introduced by Ella Logan and Donald Richards in the Broadway show. The song takes its title from a phrase in "Fun to Be Fooled" a song Harburg wrote with Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin for the 1934 musical Life Begins at 8:40.

In the 1968 film version, the song was performed by Don Francks and Petula Clark.^[1]

Notable recordings[]

Margaret Whiting - her single release reached the No. 11 spot in the Billboard charts in 1947.^[2]
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra (vocal by Carolyn Grey) - this also reached the Billboard charts briefly in 1947 in the No. 21 position.^[3]
Miles Davis – Blue Haze (1954)
Sarah Vaughan - a single release (1954).^[4]
Mickey Baker (1955)
Jack Pleis, His Piano, Orchestra and Chorus – Broadway Goes Hollywood (1955)
Bob Dorough - Devil May Care (1956)
Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)
Jay Jay Johnson - Jay (1956)
Andrew Hill Trio – So in Love (1956)
Morton Gould & His Orchestra - Blues in the Night (1957)
Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard (1957)
Anita O'Day - Anita Sings the Most (1957)
Jimmy Smith - Plays Pretty Just for You (1957)
Chet Baker - (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958)
Totlyn Jackson [with Lance Hayward] - Lance Hayward at the Half Moon (1958), Jamaica Jazz 1931-1962
Lurlean Hunter - Stepping Out (1958)
Peggy Lee - Jump for Joy (1958)
Judy Garland - That's Entertainment (1960)
Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (1963)
Milt Jackson with Hubert Laws - Goodbye (1974)
George Benson & Joe Farrell - Benson & Farrell (1976)
Peter Magadini - Bones Blues featuring Don Menza, Wray Downs (1977)
Carmen McRae - The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets (1987)
Nancy Sinatra - As Vinyl 7Single / Reprise Records 0789 (1969) - Also on her " Nancy CD Re-issue by Sundazed Records (1996) SC 6058
Mel Torme – Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley (1960)
Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething (2003)
Carmen Lundy – Old Devil Moon (1997)
David Campbell - Taking the Wheel (1997)
Rosemary Clooney - At Long Last (with the Count Basie Orchestra) (1998)
Cheyenne Jackson - The Power of Two (2009) (who also starred as Woody in the 2009 revival of Finian's Rainbow)
Stan Kenton - At the Rendezvous, Vol 2 (2000) (vocal by Ann Richards)
Josh Groban - Stages (2015)
McCoy Tyner Trio - Reaching Fourth (1962)^[5]

References[]

^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 454. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
^ "Reaching Fourth — McCoy Tyner Trio". Retrieved July 4, 2015.

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[1] "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 454. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[3] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 262. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[4] "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.

[5] "Reaching Fourth — McCoy Tyner Trio". Retrieved July 4, 2015.

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