Jule Styne: selected standards written with lyricist Sammy Kahn, 1942-1954, and selected songs from Broadway musicals, 1947-64
Jule Styne Biographies:
Sammy Cahn biographies:
Sheet music for 23 titles with music by Jule Styne at wikifonia.org
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Part 1 — Selected songs with music by Jule Styne and words by Sammy Cahn, 1942-1954:
1942
I‘ve Heard That Song Before
Harry James and his Orchestra, vocal: Helen Forrest
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1944
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
Julie London – from For the Night People, 1966
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I Fall in Love Too Easily – published in 1944; introduced in the musical film Anchors Aweigh (1945)
Frank Sinatra in Anchors Aweigh
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Chet Baker Quartet — Chet Baker (tp, vo), Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b), Bob Neal (d), recorded at Capitol Studios, Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 15 February 1954; released on Chet Baker Sings, 1956
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Miles Davis Quintet – Roma, 1969
Miles Davis (Tromba), Wayne Shorter (Sax Soprano), Chick Corea (Piano Elettrico), Dave Holland (Contrabbasso), Jack De Johnette (Batteria)
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Grady Tate – from the album Feeling Life, 1969. Sound quality rather low.
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Ralph Towner – date unknown
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Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
Wikipedia says, “It was introduced on stage by film star Jane Withers in the 1944 flop, Glad to See You, which closed in Philadelphia and never made it to Broadway.” Nevertheless, the song eventually became a standard, helped along by well-known recordings by Frank Sinatra (recorded 1946, released 1949), Dexter Gordon (1962), Sarah Vaughan (1963), and Ray Charles (1964).
Bill Mays — solo piano, from Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, 1992
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Wynton Marsalis – The Midnight Blues: Standard Time, Vol. 5, 1998
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Diana Krall – from Quiet Nights, 2009
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1945
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Wikipedia says,
It was written in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during one of the hottest days on record. First recorded by Vaughn Monroe, it became a popular hit, reaching number one on the Billboard music chart the following year. One of the best-selling songs of all time, “Let It Snow!” has been covered countless times. Due to its seasonal lyrics, it is commonly regarded as a Christmas song. Yet despite its cheery, holiday feel, it is a love song that never mentions Christmas.
Frank Sinatra, with vocal group the B. Swanson Quartet, recorded 5 November 1950, arrangement: Axel Stordahl
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Dean Martin, 1959
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1946
The Things We Did Last Summer
Frank Sinatra – recorded 24 July 1946, arranged by Axel Stordahl
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1947
Time After Time (click link to visit the full Songbook feature page, partially reproduced below)
Time After Time was introduced by Frank Sinatra and reprised by Kathryn Grayson in the 1947 film It Happened in Brooklyn. Sinatra released recordings of other Styne-Cahn songs from the film including the singles I Believe (a #5 hit, with Time After Time as the B-side reaching #16) and, with vocal group Four Hits and a Miss, It’s the Same Old Dream.
Frank Sinatra – recorded 24 October 1946, arrangement: Axel Stordahl
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Teddy Wilson Quartet featuring Sarah Vaughan – recorded New York, November 1946 — Teddy Wilson-p, Charlie Ventura-ts, Remo Palmieri-g, Billy Taylor-b, Sarah Vaughn-vo
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Kathryn Grayson – It Happened in Brooklyn (1947)
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Magaret Whiting – c. 1954 – recently used in the soundtrack of the film Julie & Julia (2009)
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Chet Baker – recorded in Los Angeles, CA, 15 February 1954, released on Chet Baker Sings — Chet Baker (tp), Russ Freeman (p), Carson Smith (b), Bob Neal (d), overdubs: Bill Perkins (ts)
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Frank Sinatra – recorded 25 November 1957, arranged by Nelson Riddle
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Judy Garland – Episode 26 of The Judy Garland Show, taped 13 March 1964
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1948
From the film Romance on the High Seas, a musical romantic comedy starring Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, and Doris Day in her film debut
- It’s You or No One
- It’s Magic
It’s You or No One was sung twice by Doris Day
up-tempo
reprise, slow
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It’s Magic
Doris Day, in the film
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Gordon MacRae, 1948
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1954
Three Coins in the Fountain, from the film of the same name, won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in a 1954 film.
Wikipedia says,
Cahn and Styne were asked to write the song to fit the movie but were unable to either see the film or read the script. They completed the song in an hour and had produced a demonstration record with Frank Sinatra by the following day. The song was subsequently used in the film soundtrack but in the rush Twentieth Century Fox neglected to sign a contract with the composers, allowing them to claim complete rights over the royalties.[2] The song was subsequently recorded by The Four Aces, who had a number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard pop chart chart in 1954, while the Sinatra recording topped the UK Singles Chart for three weeks in September and October that year.[1]
Frank Sinatra, soundtrack recording
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Part 2 — Selected songs from Broadway musicals, 1947-64
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High Button Shoes (Broadway run: 10/09/1947 – 07/02/1949) music by Phil Lang; lyrics by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn
- I Still Get Jealous (external link)
- Papa, Wont You Dance with Me? (external link)
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, (Dec 8, 1949 – Sep 15, 1951)
- Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (music: Jule Styne, lyrics: Leo Robin)
Marilyn Monroe – in the film version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
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Hazel Flagg, (2/11/1953 – 9/19/1953)
- Every Street’s a Boulevard in Old New York (m. Jule Styne, w. Bob Hilliard)
- How Do You Speak To An Angel (m. Jule Styne, w. Bob Hilliard)
Every Street’s a Boulevard in Old New York
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis — from The Colgate Comedy Hour, episode 34 of the 4th season, aired 30 May 1954
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Michael Feinstein
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How Do You Speak to an Angel
Dean Martin – in the film Living It Up (1954) — the screenplay was based on Hazel Flagg, with the title character re-written as a male (Homer Flagg) played by Jerry Lewis
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Bells Are Ringing (11/29/1956 – 03/07/1959)
music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
- Just In Time
- The Party’s Over
- Long Before I Knew You
Just In Time
Blossom Dearie – from her 1959 album Sings Comden and Green
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Judy Garland
Episode #9 of “The Judy Garland Show,” taped 4 October 1963
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The Party’s Over
Nat King Cole, recorded 31 July 1957 with orchestra directed by Billy May
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Blossom Dearie – from Sings Comden and Green, 1959
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Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Broadway Theatre, (5/21/1959 – 7/9/1960)
Imperial Theatre, (8/15/1960 – 3/25/1961) lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Everything’s Coming Up Roses
- Let Me Entertain You
Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Ethel Merman
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Do Re Mi (12/26/1960 – 01/13/1962)
music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
- Make Someone Happy
June Christy and Bob Cooper, from their 1961 album Do-Re-Mi
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Funny Girl, (Mar 26, 1964 – Jul 1, 1967) – music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Bob Merril
People
Barbra Streisand
Original Broadway Cast Recording, 1964
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Don’t Rain On My Parade
Barbra Streisand
Original Broadway Cast Recording, 1964
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Sunday – 1926 jazz standard co-written by Styne when he was 17 years old
Ned Miller
Chester Cohn
Jule Styne
Bennie Krueger
Jazzstandards.com says,
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Gene Austin, 1926
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As Long As There’s Music (m. Jule Styne, w. Sammy Cahn) from the film Step Lively (1944), sung by Frank Sinatra and chorus
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