Artist: Duke Ellington Orch.
Author: Duke Ellington
Label: Victor
Year: 1940
As instrumental; nice solo work by Lawrence Brown (trombone), Johnny Hodges (altsax) and Cootie Williams (trumpet). Later with Bob Russell lyrics a big hit for The Ink Spots and Glen Gray.
Covers:
Ink Spots [n°2 US as Don't Get Around Much Anymore]
Glen Gray [idem; top 10 US]
Duke Ellington [idem; top 10 US]
Milt Jackson [idem]
Tony Bennett [idem]
Louis Armstrong [with Duke]
B.B. King [with the Duke's orchestra]
Tony Bennett [as Don't Get Around Much Anymore and in '11 with Michael Bublé]
Harry Connick Jr. [in film When Harry Met Sally]
Michael Bublé [all as Don't Get Around Much Anymore]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
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Arnold Rypens
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B-2840 Reet (Rumst)