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I Didn't Know What Time It Was
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Wikipedia article
"'I Didn't Know What Time It Was'" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the 1939 musical 'Too Many Girls'.
Introduced by Richard Kollmar and Marcy Westcott in the stage musical, early hit versions were recorded by Benny Goodman (vocal by Louise Tobin) and by Jimmy Dorsey (vocal by Bob Eberly).
It was then performed by Trudy Erwin (dubbing for Lucille Ball) and Richard Carlson in the 1940 film adaptation produced by RKO. The song was later interpolated into the score of the 1957 film 'Pal Joey,' sung by Frank Sinatra.
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* Art Blakey with Wayne Shorter 'Ugetsu' (1963)
* Barry Harris 'Listen to Barry Harris' (1961)
* Benny Golson with Curtis Fuller 'Groovin' with Golson' (1959)
* McCoy Tyner with Bobby Hutcherson 'Time for Tyner' (1968)
* Betty Carter 'Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard' (1970)
* Chick Corea 'Expressions' (1994)
* Stan Getz and Gerry Mulligan 'Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz' (1957)
* Billie Holiday 'Songs for Distingu Lovers' (1957)
* Shirley Horn 'All of Me' (1987)
* Louis Jordan (1954)
* Peggy Lee 'Black Coffee' (1953)
*The Crampton Sisters - their 1964 revival for the DCP label was a Hot 100 entry, peaking at #92.
* Ccile McLorin Salvant 'WomanChild' (2013)
* Brad Mehldau 'The Art of the Trio Vol. 1' (1997)
* David "Fathead" Newman 'Captain Buckles' (1971)
* Charlie Parker 'Charlie Parker with Strings' (1949)
* Artie Shaw (1939)
* Barbra Streisand 'The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic!' (2017)
* Cassandra Wilson 'Blue Skies' (1988)
*Ella Fitzgerald on her Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook
Apart from those listed, there are hundreds more versions of the song.
See also
*List of 1930s jazz standards
References
Category:1930s jazz standards
Category:1939 songs
Category:Benny Goodman songs
Category:Songs from Pal Joey (film)
Category:Songs from Rodgers and Hart musicals
Category:Songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Category:Songs with music by Richard Rodgers
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