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"'A Sleepin' Bee'" is a popular song composed by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Arlen and Truman Capote. It was introduced in the 1954 musical 'House of Flowers' and performed by Diahann Carroll. While 'House of Flowers' was a flop, "A Sleepin' Bee" became a standard of the American songbook.

Barbra Streisand referred to it as her favorite song, recorded it several times, and performed it in her national television debut in April 1961 on the "Jack Paar Show".

Mel Torm's performance of the song in 'Mel Torm Swings Shubert Alley' was called "definitive" in 'The Penguin Guide to Jazz'.'The Penguin Guide to Jazz', 7th edition (2004), p. 1580.

Selected recordings



* Ernestine Anderson - 'Ernestine Anderson' (1958)

* Julie Andrews - 'Broadway's Fair Julie' (1962)

* Tony Bennett - on the album 'Tony Sings for Two' (1961)

* June Christy - 'Off-Beat' (1960)

* Bill Evans - numerous versions including Trio 64 and Montreaux Jazz Festival

* Johnny Hartman - 'I Just Dropped By to Say Hello' (1963)

* Carol Lawrence - on the album 'Tonight at 8:30' (1960)

* Carmen McRae - on the album 'Something to Swing About' (1960)

* Jessye Norman - 'With a Song in My Heart' (1990)

* Leontyne Price 'Leontyne Price and Andre Previn' (1967)

* Barbra Streisand - on the album 'The Barbra Streisand Album' (1963)

* Mel Torm - on the album 'Mel Torm Swings Shubert Alley' (1960)

* Nancy Wilson - 'Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley' (1961)

References



Category:Songs about sleep

Category:Songs about insects

Category:1954 songs

Category:1950s jazz standards

Category:Songs from musicals

Category:Songs with music by Harold Arlen

Category:Songs with lyrics by Truman Capote

Category:Pop standards


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