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Wikipedia article
"'All Too Soon'" is a 1940 song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics written by Carl Sigman. It is recorded in the key of C major. It was subsequently recorded by several contemporary and modern artists.
Notable recordings
*Duke Ellington
**recorded in 1940, available in compilation albums such as 'Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band' (2003)
**recorded during 19531955
**'Unknown Session' (recorded in 1960, released in 1979)
**'Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur' (1966)
**'1969: All-Star White House Tribute' (recorded in 1969, released in 2002)
*Mildred Bailey - recorded on June 13, 1941 for Decca Records (No. 3888B).
*Sarah Vaughan - recorded during 19441946, 'The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1' (1979)
*Ella Fitzgerald - 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook' (1958), 'Fitzgerald and Pass... Again' (with Joe Pass, 1979)
*Peggy Lee, George Shearing - 'Beauty and the Beat!' (1959)
*Chris Connor - 'A Portrait of Chris' (1961)
*Billy Byers 'Impressions of Duke Ellington'(1962)[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32576270 Impressions of Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington; Billy Byers"] at WorldCat. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
*Anita O'Day - 'Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds' (1963)
*Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass - 'All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album' (1980)
*Sathima Bea Benjamin - 'Musical Echoes' (2002)
*Jeri Southern - for her album 'Jeri Gently Jumps' (1957)
*Jane Monheit - 'The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald' (2016)
References
Category:Songs with music by Duke Ellington
Category:1940s jazz standards
Category:1940 songs
Category:Songs written by Carl Sigman
Category:Mildred Bailey songs
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