Spring Is Here
"Spring is Here" is a 1938 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical I Married an Angel (1938), where it was introduced by Dennis King and Vivienne Segal.
| "Spring Is Here" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1938 |
| Songwriter(s) | Lorenz Hart |
| Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
Notable recordings
- Chet Baker – Deep in a Dream (2002, posthumous, previously unreleased)
- Shirley Bassey – Let's Face the Music with Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra (1962)
- Tony Bennett – The Rodgers and Hart Songbook (1973)
- Nick Brignola – L.A. Bound (1979)
- June Christy – The Intimate Miss Christy (1963)
- Rosemary Clooney- Rosemary Clooney Sings Ballads (1985)
- John Coltrane – Standard Coltrane (1958)[1]
- Chris Connor – Sings Lullabys of Birdland (1957)
- Larry Coryell – Private Concert (1999)[2]
- Vic Damone – That Towering Feeling! (1956)
- Miles Davis – Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961)[1]
- Bill Evans – Portrait in Jazz (1959)[1]
- Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956), 30 by Ella (1968)
- The Four Freshmen – Love Lost (1959)
- Erroll Garner – (1950)[1]
- Ahmad Jamal – Chamber Music of the New Jazz (1955)[1]
- Felix Knight – Original 78rpm: Victor 25842 – Spring Is Here (Rodgers-Hart) by Leo Reisman & His Orchestra (1938)
- Julie London – Julie Is Her Name, Volume II (1958)
- Susannah McCorkle – I'll Take Romance (1992)
- Jessye Norman – The J.Norman Collection (1984)
- Anita O'Day – Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart (1960)
- Carly Simon – Torch (1981)
- Nina Simone – Nina Simone with Strings (1966)
- Frank Sinatra – Columbia single (1947); Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (1958)
- Jo Stafford – As You Desire Me (1952)
- Maxine Sullivan with Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra (1938)
- The Supremes – The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (1967)
- Danny Zeitlin – Mosaic Select (1967)[1]
- Cal Tjader- Soul Sauce (1964)
References
- Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- "Private Concert overview". Allmusic.com.
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