Born to Be Blue (Mel Tormé song)

"Born to Be Blue" is a 1946 traditional pop torch song written by Mel Tormé and Robert Wells. It was first recorded by Tormé and Sonny Burke in 1946. It was revived by both singers and instrumentalists starting in the mid-1950s, and is considered a jazz standard. [1]


Cover versions
PerformerAlbumYear
Anita WardellKinda Blue[2]2008
Anton SchwartzThe Slow Lane[3]2000
Benny GreenSource2011
Bobby TimmonsBorn to Be Blue!1963
Charlie ByrdByrd Song[4]1965
Chet BakerBaby Breeze[5]1965
Clifford BrownBrownie: The Complete EmArcy Recordings[6]1989
Dexter GordonLullaby for a Monster[7]1981
Eddie HarrisThe In Sound[8]1965
Ella FitzgeraldClap Hands, Here Comes Charlie![9]1961
Freddie HubbardBorn to Be Blue1982
Gene AmmonsTwisting the Jug[10]1961
George Shearing with Nancy WilsonThe Swingin's Mutual!1960
Grant GreenBorn to Be Blue[11]1962
Helen MerrillHelen Merrill[12]1955
Jack BruceThings We Like[13]1968
Jackie and RoyConcerts by the Sea[14]1978
Jane MonheitThe Heart of the Matter[15]2013
June ChristyFriendly Session, Vol. 1[16]1949 (rel. 1998)
Mildred BaileyMe and the Blues[17]1957
Ray CharlesIngredients in a Recipe for Soul[18]1963
Stan GetzCool Velvet – Stan Getz and Strings[19]1961
Steve MillerBorn 2 B Blue[20]1988
Wes MontgomeryFull House[21]1962
Wynton KellyPiano Interpretations[22]1951

See also

References
  1. "Born to Be Blue". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. "Born to Be Blue - Anita Wardell | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. "The Slow Lane - Anton Schwartz | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. "Born To Be Blue - Charlie Byrd | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  5. "Born to Be Blue - Chet Baker | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  6. "Born to Be Blue - Clifford Brown | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  7. "Born to Be Blue - Dexter Gordon | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  8. "Born to Be Blue - Eddie Harris | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  9. "(I Was) Born To Be Blue - Ella Fitzgerald | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  10. "Born to Be Blue - Gene Ammons | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  11. "Born to Be Blue - Grant Green | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. "Born to Be Blue - Helen Merrill | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  13. "Born to Be Blue - Jack Bruce | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  14. "Concerts by the Sea - Jackie & Roy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  15. "Born to Be Blue - Jane Monheit | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  16. "Friendly Session, Vol. 1 | Release Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  17. "Born to Be Blue - Mildred Bailey | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  18. "Born to Be Blue - Ray Charles | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  19. "Born to Be Blue - Stan Getz | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  20. "Born to Be Blue - Steve Miller | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  21. "Born To Be Blue - Wes Montgomery | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  22. "Born to Be Blue - Wynton Kelly | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 November 2016.



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