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You Don't Know What Love Is
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Wikipedia article
"'You Don't Know What Love Is'" is a popular song of the Great American Songbook, written by Don Raye (lyrics) and Gene de Paul (music) for the Abbott and Costello film 'Keep 'Em Flying' (1941), in which it was sung by Carol Bruce. The song was deleted from the film prior to release. The song was later included in 'Behind the Eight Ball' (1942), starring the Ritz Brothers. "You Don't Know What Love Is" was again sung by Carol Bruce; it was her third and final film until the 1980s.Wilson, Jeremy. [http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/youdontknowwhatloveis.htm "'You Don't Know What Love Is' (1941)"], JazzStandards.com, accessed October 15, 2017
After Miles Davis recorded an instrumental version of the song in 1954, it became a jazz standard, with Dinah Washington releasing the definitive vocal version a year later. Other noteworthy recordings were made by Billie Holiday and Sonny Rollins.
Other versions
* Louis Armstrong
* Chet Baker 'Chet Baker Sings and Plays' (1955)
*Art Blakey - 'Art Blakey!!!!! Jazz Messengers!!!!! (1961)'
* John Coltrane 'Ballads' (1962)
* Elvis Costello 'Piano Jazz: McPartland/Costello' (2005)
* Miles Davis 'Walkin' ' (1954)
* Eric Dolphy 'Last Date' (1964)
* Eric Kloss - 'Grits & Gravy' (1966/12/22)
* [https://www.discogs.com/release/3121447-Etta-Jones-And-Strings-So-Warm Etta Jones - So Warm] (1961)
*Booker Ervin - 'Heavy!' (1968)
* Ella Fitzgerald 1941
* Marvin Gaye - 'The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye' (1961)
* Benny Goodman
* Al Haig- "Al Haig Today"(1964)
* Ahmad Jamal- "Poinciana"(1958)
* Roy Hargrove 'Approaching Standards' (1994)
* Earl Hines with Billy Eckstine 1941
* Freddie Hubbard 'Outpost' (1981)
* Chrissie Hynde, of the Pretenders (2019)
* Harry James
* Thad Jones
* Lee Konitz- 'Motion' (reissue) (1961)
* Warne Marsh- "Warne Marsh Trios"(1975)
* Sonny Rollins 'Saxophone Colossus' (1956)
* Charlie Rouse - 'Yeah!' (1961)
*Cassandra Wilson - 'Blue Light Til Dawn' (1993)
* Nina Simone 'Tribute to Billie Holiday' (2008)
* Lennie Tristano 'The New Tristano' (1961)
* Dinah Washington - 'For Those In Love' (1955)
* June Tabor - 'Some Other Time' (1989)
* George Benson - Tenderly (George Benson album) (1989)
* John Martyn with the Guy Barker International Quintet in the film The Talented Mr Ripley (1999); also featured on Martyn's album Glasgow Walker
* Tony Bennett and Bill Evans - The Complete Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Recordings (2009)
* Jacky Terrasson and Stphane Belmondo 'Mother' (2016)
Further reading
* Hischak, Thomas S. 'The Tin Pan Alley Song Encyclopedia', Greenwood Press, 2002.
References
Category:1941 songs
Category:1940s jazz standards
Category:Songs with music by Gene de Paul
Category:Songs written by Don Raye
Category:Marvin Gaye songs
Category:Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) songs
Category:Andy Williams songs
Category:Eva Cassidy songs
Category:Jazz compositions in G minor
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