Day Dream
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Background
On March 23, 1939, Duke Ellington and his orchestra boarded the SS Île de France for a spring tour of Europe. Strayhorn was working for Ellington at the time but was allowed to remain at his Harlem residence. Thus, he had nearly seven weeks to work on new compositions and arrangements. "Day Dream" was composed during this time.[1]
Notable recordings
By Johnny Hodges
- Day Dream / Junior Hop (Bluebird 11021, 1940)
- Memories Of Ellington (Norgran, 1954)
- Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra (Verve, 1962)
By Duke Ellington
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 (released 1977)
- Duke Ellington Presents... (1956), Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (recorded 1963, released 1976)
- ...And His Mother Called Him Bill (1968)
By others
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)
- Jo Stafford – Jo + Jazz (1960)
- Rita Moss – Daydream 7-inch EP (Rozell) (1959)
- Billy Strayhorn – The Peaceful Side (1961)[3]
- Thad Jones – The Danish Radio Big Band and Eclipse (1978)[4]
- Sarah Vaughan – The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)
- Betty Carter – Feed the Fire (1993)
- June Christy – The Misty Miss Christy (1956), Day Dreams (1995)
- Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" (1998)[5]
References
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- ↑ The Peaceful Side at AllMusic, retrieved August 27, 2010
- ↑ Template:Trim/Template:Trim The Danish Radio Big Band and Eclipse at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ Template:Trim/Template:Trim Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
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