I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
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I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart is a 1938 composition by Duke Ellington
, with lyrics added by Irving Mills
, Henry Nemo and John Redmond. The song became a number one hit for Ellington in 1938, and vocal versions by Benny Goodman
(with Martha Tilton
singing) and Mildred Bailey
soon followed.
Dinah Washington
recorded the song in her album "After Hours with Miss "D"
in 1954 , and Thelonious Monk
covered it in 1955 on his album Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of 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 added by Irving Mills
Irving Mills
Irving Mills was a jazz music publisher, also known by the name of "Joe Primrose."Mills was born to Jewish parents in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. He founded Mills Music with his brother Jack in 1919...
, Henry Nemo and John Redmond. The song became a number one hit for Ellington in 1938, and vocal versions by Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman
Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...
(with Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton
Martha Tilton was an American popular singer, best-known for her 1939 recording of "And the Angels Sing" with Benny Goodman. She was sometimes introduced as The Liltin' Miss Tilton.Tilton and her family lived in Texas and Kansas, relocating to Los Angeles when she was seven years old...
singing) and Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey
Mildred Bailey was a popular and influential American jazz singer during the 1930s, known as "The Rockin' Chair Lady" and "Mrs. Swing"...
soon followed.
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones , was an American blues, R&B and jazz singer. She has been cited as "the most popular black female recording artist of the '50s", and called "The Queen of the Blues"...
recorded the song in her album "After Hours with Miss "D"
After Hours with Miss "D"
After Hours with Miss "D" is a 1954 studio album by Dinah Washington. The 2004 CD reissue included an extended take of "Blue Skies". - Track listing :# "Blue Skies" – 7:52...
in 1954 , and Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Sphere Monk was an American jazz pianist and composer considered "one of the giants of American music". Monk had a unique improvisational style and made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Epistrophy", "'Round Midnight", "Blue Monk", "Straight, No Chaser"...
covered it in 1955 on his album Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington
Thelonious Monk Plays the Music of Duke Ellington
Thelonious Monk Plays Duke Ellington is a 1955 album by Thelonious Monk, comprising his recordings of well-known songs by Duke Ellington. It was Monk's first album to be released by Riverside Records....
.