September in the Rain

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September in the Rain (Harry Warren, Al Dubin)

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Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra, vocal: Bobby Goday — recorded on 1 February 1937; issued 17 February 1937 on the 78 rpm single Bluebird B-6825, b/w “Melody for Two”

audio file, VBR MP3 (3.2 MB), from a page titled September in the Rain, at archive.org:

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Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians – recorded 2 February 1937

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Henry King and his Orchestra, vocal: Joseph Sudy —  recorded on 22 February 1937; issued in April 1937 on the 78 rpm single Decca 1192, as the B-side of “Melody for Two”

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Dick Robertson and his Orchestra, vocal: Dick Robertson — recorded on 24 March 1937; issued in April 1937 on the 78 rpm single Decca 1215, as the B-side of “My Little Buckaroo”

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audio file, VBR MP3 (5.3 MB), from a page titled September in the Rain, at archive.org:

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James Melton — recorded on 20 April 1937; issued on the 78 rpm single Decca 1247, b/w “Melody for Two” — Melton had previously performed “September in the Rain” in the 1937 musical film Melody for Two, which, according to IMDB was released in London on March 4, 1937 before being released in the US on May 1 of the same year. Melton also performs the title song, and another song titled “Macushula,” in the film.

audio file, VBR MP3 (7.4 MB), from the page James Melton Collection 1927-1934 (though the recording doesn’t fall in that time range), at archive.org:

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audio file, VBR MP3 (5.5 MB), from a page titled SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN, at archive.org:

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The Rhythm Wreckers, vocal: Paulette Byron — recorded on 16 June 1937; issued in July 1937 on V0calion 3608, c/w “Marie”

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audio file, VBR MP3 (5.3 MB), from a page titled September in the Rain, at archive.org:

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Léo Marjane – En Septembre sous la pluie – enregistré en Septembre 1937

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Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra – 1950

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Jo Stafford – recorded on 18 January 1952; released on the 1952 album As You DesireMe —The same collection of recordings was released as a two EP set and a box set of 45 rpm records that year.

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Peggy Lee – date unknown

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Julie London – from her 1956 album Calendar Girl, Liberty SL 9002 (also Liberty SL-9002); and issued in August 1956 on the 45 rpm single Liberty F55025 (Liberty 55o25), and in 1956 on the 78 rpm single Liberty F55025 (Liberty 55025)

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Sarah Vaughan and trio — live in Sweden, 9 July 1958; released in September 2007 on the DVD Live in ’58 & ’64, Jazz Icons 2.119004, Naxos 2.119004

trio personnel:
Ronnell Bright – piano, Richard Davis – bass, Art Morgan – drums

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Frank Sinatra – recorded on 31 August 1960; arranged by Nelson Riddle

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Norah Jones & Marian McPartland – Evidently from an episode of the NPR radio show Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz, with Norah Jones as her guest, broadcast on 19 January 2003