I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
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I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart (m. Duke Ellington, w. Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) — There were five charting hit recordings (presumably on Billboard’s Hit Parade) in 1938. Both Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman had hit the top of the chart with Ellington’s remaining there for nineteen weeks, the longest run for one of his hits.
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra – 1938
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Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, vocal: Martha Tilton – recorded 22 April 1938
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Mildred Bailey with Red Norvo and his Orchestra – 1938
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Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz – with the Oscar Peterson Trio and drummer Max Roach – 1953
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Thelonius Monk – recorded Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, NJ, 21 & 27 July 1955
- Thelonious Monk – piano
- Kenny Clarke – drums
- Oscar Pettiford – bass
Released on Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington, 1955, Riverside RLP 12-201 (also issued on Riverside RS 3015 entitled “Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington“)
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Toots Thielemans – recorded 1955
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Lena Horne – from the album Alive and Lovely – 1962
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American Patrol Orchestra – undated
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