Sweet and Lovely
| "Sweet and Lovely" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1931 |
| Songwriters | Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias |
"Sweet and Lovely" is an American popular song of 1931, composed by Gus Arnheim, Charles N. Daniels, and Harry Tobias.[1]
Recordings of the song which charted in 1931 are:
- Gus Arnheim & His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with a vocal refrain by Donald Novis – No. 1 on the charts for 14 weeks
- Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians – No. 2
- Bing Crosby – No. 9 – recorded September 14, 1931 with Victor Young and His Orchestra.[2] (this was reissued in 1944 and briefly charted at No. 27)[3]
- Ben Bernie & His Orchestra – No. 12
- Russ Columbo – No. 19[1]
Other recordings
- Denny Dennis – with Jay Wilbur and his Orchestra (1940) [4]
- Thelonious Monk – for his 1952 album Thelonious Monk Trio [5]
- Bing Crosby – for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography
- Gerry Mulligan – for his 1955 album Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet[6]
- Gerry Mulligan – for his 1957 album Mulligan Meets Monk[7]
- Les Paul – for his 1957 album Time to Dream
- Milt Jackson – for his 1958 album Bags & Flutes[8]
- Ella Fitzgerald – for her 1959 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers[9]
- Bill Evans Trio - for their 1961 album Explorations[10]
- April Stevens & Nino Tempo - charted July 1962, peaking at No. 77 on the US Hot 100.[11]
- Thelonious Monk – for his 1962 quartet album Monk's Dream[12]
- Lou Donaldson – for his 1967 album Lush Life (orchestrated)[13]
- Phineas Newborn Jr. recorded in 1969 and released on his 1975 album Harlem Blues[14]
- Bryan Ferry – for his 1999 album As Time Goes By[15]
References
- ^ a b "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Sweet and Lovely)".
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 109. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "dennydennis.co.uk". dennydennis.co.uk. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 831.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.