"Darn That Dream" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Eddie DeLange. It was published in 1939 and ranked No. 1 in 1940 when a recording was released by Benny Goodman in an arrangement by Eddie Sauter with Mildred Bailey singing the vocal.[1] Other popular recordings in 1940 were by Blue Barron & His Orchestra (vocal by Russ Carlyle) (#14 in Billboard charts) and by Tommy Dorsey (vocal by Anita Boyer) (#16 in Billboard charts).[2]
The song was introduced in the Broadway musical Swingin' the Dream, a variation on A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare set in New Orleans in 1890. The musical opened at Center Theatre in November 1939 and closed after 13 performances.[3]
Other versions
- Tony Bennett - for his album Cloud 7 (1955).[4]
- Petula Clark - Petula Clark in Hollywood (1959).[5]
- Miles Davis – Birth of the Cool (1950)[6]
- Doris Day - a single release for Columbia Records (catalog No. 38887) in 1950.[7]
- Michael Feinstein - Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway (2000).[8]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (1961).[9]
- Dexter Gordon – Daddy Plays the Horn (1955)[6]
- Billie Holiday – Body and Soul (1957).[10]
- Lena Horne - Lena on the Blue Side (1962).[11]
- Ahmad Jamal – Ahmad Jamal Plays (1955) rereleased as Chamber Music of the New Jazz (1956)[6]
- Stan Kenton – Sophisticated Approach (1961)[6]
- Thelonious Monk – The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956).[12]
- Patti Page - You Go to My Head (1956).[13]
- Maxine Sullivan - Close as Pages in a Book (1970).[14]
- Sarah Vaughan - No Count Sarah (1959).[15]
- Dinah Washington - Dinah Jams (1954).[16]
- Nancy Wilson - But Beautiful (1971).[17]
- Jane Ira Bloom - Sixteen Sunsets (2013)[18]
See also
- List of 1930s jazz standards
References
- ^ "Songs from the Year 1939". TSort. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 490. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Petula Clark Discography". petulaclark.net. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "CastAlbums". castalbums.org. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Sixteen Sunsets - Jane Ira Bloom | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 July 2020.