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Ridin' High (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Ridin' High'" is a 1936 popular song written by Cole Porter, for his musical 'Red, Hot and Blue', where it was introduced by Ethel Merman.
Notable recordings
*Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - 'Camel Caravan' (Live Broadcast Radio Program) (Nov. 2, 1937), arranged by Jimmy Mundy; 'Jazz Concert No. 2' (Columbia LP: ML 4590) (1952)
*Chris Connor - 'This Is Chris' (1955).
*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' (1956)
*Michel Legrand & His Orchestra - 'The Columbia Album of Cole Porter' (1957).
*Kate Smith (1957) - included in the compilation CD 'Makin' Whoopee! - Capitol Sings Broadway' (1995).
*Mark Murphy - 'Let Yourself Go' (1958), arranged by Ralph Burns
*Jeri Southern - 'Southern Breeze' (1958), arr. Marty Paich, reissued on CD as 'Southern Breeze/Coffee Cigarettes and Memories' (1998)
*Peggy Lee - 'Things Are Swingin' (1959), arranged by Jack Marshall
*Teresa Brewer - 'Ridin' High' (1960), arranged by Jerry Fielding
*Carol Lawrence - 'An Evening With Carol Lawrence' (1964)
*Doris Day - 'Bright and Shiny' (1961), arranged by Neal Hefti
*Johnny Mathis - 'Broadway' (1964)
*Cleo Laine - 'Portrait' (1971), arranged by John Dankworth
*Sue Raney - 'Ridin' High' (1984), with the Bob Florence quartet
*Hod O'Brien - 'Ridin' High' (1990).
*Robert Palmer - 'Ridin' High' (1992), arranged by Clare Fischer
*Rebecca Martin - 'Middlehope' (2000)
*Fay Claassen - 'Red, Hot & Blue: The Music of Cole Porter' (2008), arranged by Michael Abene
*Stevie Holland - 'Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter (Original Cast Album)' (2010)
References
Category:Songs from High Society (1956 film)
Category:Songs from Cole Porter musicals
Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs
Category:1936 songs
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