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If You Could See Me Now (1946 song)
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Wikipedia article
"'If You Could See Me Now'" is a 1946 jazz standard, composed by Tadd Dameron. He wrote it especially for vocalist Sarah Vaughan, a frequent collaborator. Lyrics were written by Carl Sigman and it became one of her signature songs, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Dameron himself included a version, sung by Barbara Winfield, on his 1962 album 'The Magic Touch'.
Notable recordings
*Sarah Vaughan's 1946 original recording was released through Musicraft Records. It also appeared on her 1981 album 'Send in the Clowns' with the Count Basie Orchestra.
*Randy Weston recorded the composition in 1956/57 for his album 'Trio and Solo'
*Gil Evans recorded a version for his 1957 album 'Gil Evans & Ten'
*Chet Baker recorded it for his 1959 album 'Chet'.
*Yusef Lateef recorded it on his 1959 album 'Cry! - Tender'
*Bobby Timmons from his album 'Easy Does It' (1961)
*Milt Jackson recorded it on his 1962 'Big Bags' album
*Bill Evans recorded his version of the song for his 1962 album 'Moon Beams' and also on his 'Trio '65' album
*Sheila Jordan recorded it on her 1963 debut album 'Portrait of Sheila'
*Junior Cook recorded it on the 1963 Roy Brooks album 'Beat'
*Red Garland recorded a quintet version that appeared on his 'Soul Burnin' album, released in 1964
*Wynton Kelly recorded a trio version that appeared on his 1965 album Undiluted
*Wes Montgomery on the live album 'Smokin' at the Half Note' (1965)
*Dexter Gordon recorded it on his 1970 album 'The Jumpin' Blues'
*Kenny Drew recorded a version on his 1974 album 'If You Could See Me Now'
*Barry Harris recorded it on his 1975 'Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron' album
*Tsuyoshi Yamamoto on 'Life' (1976)
*Oscar Peterson The Oscar Peterson Four with Joe Pass recorded it in 1983 on the album 'If You Could See Me Now'
*Etta Jones recorded the song for her 1978 album 'If You Could See Me Now'
*John Abercrombie and John Scofield included the song in their 1984 album 'Solar'.
*Jaco Pastorius covered the song in 1985 during a televised concert in Belgium.
*Jacky Terrasson and Tom Harrell included the song in their 1991 'Moon and Sand' album.
*Mel Torm recorded a notable version in 1995 with Canadian trombonist and bandleader Rob McConnell.
*Buddy DeFranco from his 1992 album 'Chip off the Old Bop' and 1997 Dave McKenna album 'You Must Believe in Swing'
*Joe Lovano included it in his 2000 album '52nd Street Themes'.
*Eliane Elias included the song in her 2010 album 'Eliane Elias Plays Live'.
References
Category:1940s jazz standards
Category:1946 songs
Category:1946 debut singles
Category:Songs written by Carl Sigman
Category:Songs with music by Tadd Dameron
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