I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So
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"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" is a 1945 song
composed by Duke Ellington
, with lyrics written by Mack David
.
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
composed by Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
, with lyrics written by Mack David
Mack David
Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter, best known for his work in film and television, with a career spanning from the early 1940s through the early 1970s. Mack was credited with writing lyrics and/or music for over one thousand songs...
.
Notable recordings
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1959. Recorded live (with a present of Duke Ellington) - Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
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- Together for the First Time (1961) - Ella FitzgeraldElla FitzgeraldElla Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
- "Jazz at the Philharmonic, The Ella Fitzgerald Set" (Verve/Polygram and Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington SongbookElla Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington SongbookElla Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song book is a 1957 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by the Duke Ellington orchestra, focusing on Ellington's songs....
(1958) and her 1959 DeccaDecca RecordsDecca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
LP "Ella Sings Gershwin (with an assist by Duke Ellington). - Sarah VaughanSarah VaughanSarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer, described by Scott Yanow as having "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century."...
- The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 is an album of Duke Ellington standards performed by Sarah Vaughan. It was recorded in 1979 and released on the Pablo label.- Track listing :# "In a Sentimental Mood" The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 is an album of Duke Ellington standards performed by Sarah...
(1979) - Diana KrallDiana KrallDiana Jean Krall, OC, OBC is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer, known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide; altogether, she has sold more albums than any other female jazz artist during the 1990s and 2000s...
- Stepping Out (1993) - Tony BennettTony BennettTony Bennett is an American singer of popular music, standards, show tunes, and jazz....
- Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & CoolBennett Sings Ellington: Hot & CoolBennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool is an album by Tony Bennett, released in 1999 to commemorate the centenary of Duke Ellington's birth. - Track listing :All songs composed by Duke Ellington, except "Chelsea Bridge"; lyricists indicated....
(1999) - Harry "Sweets" Edison & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Jazz at the PhilharmonicJazz at the PhilharmonicJazz at the Philharmonic, or JATP, was the title of a series of jazz concerts, tours and recordings produced by Norman Granz....
(1983)