All Too Soon
"All Too Soon" is a 1940 song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics written by Carl Sigman. It is recorded in the key of C major. It was subsequently recorded by several contemporary and modern artists.
Notable recordings
- Duke Ellington
- recorded in 1940,[1] available in compilation albums such as Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band (2003)
- recorded during 1953–1955[2]
- Unknown Session (recorded in 1960, released in 1979)
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur (1966)
- 1969: All-Star White House Tribute (recorded in 1969, released in 2002)[3]
- Mildred Bailey - recorded on June 13, 1941 for Decca Records (No. 3888B)[4]
- Sarah Vaughan - recorded during 1944–1946,[5] The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)
- Jeri Southern - for her album Jeri Gently Jumps (1957)[6]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958), Fitzgerald and Pass... Again (with Joe Pass, 1979)
- Peggy Lee, George Shearing - Beauty and the Beat! (1959)
- Chris Connor - A Portrait of Chris (1961)[7]
- Billy Byers – Impressions of Duke Ellington(1962)[8]
- Anita O'Day - Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds (1963)[9]
- Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass - All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album (1980)[10]
- Sathima Bea Benjamin - Musical Echoes (2002)[11]
- Jane Monheit - The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald (2016)[12]
References
- ^ The Indispensable Duke Ellington, Vol. 5–6 (1940) - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ The Capitol Sessions 1953-1955 - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ 1969: All-Star White House Tribute - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ 1944-1946 - Sarah Vaughan at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ A Portrait of Chris - Chris Connor at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ Impressions of Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington; Billy Byers" at WorldCat. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ^ Anita O'Day & the Three Sounds - The Three Sounds at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album - Milt Jackson at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ Musical Echoes - Sathima Bea Benjamin at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
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- Harlem Jazz, 1930
- Ellingtonia, Vol. One
- Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
- Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
- The Blanton–Webster Band
- Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
- Smoke Rings
- Liberian Suite
- Great Times!
- Masterpieces by Ellington
- Ellington Uptown
- The Duke Plays Ellington
- Ellington '55
- Dance to the Duke!
- Ellington Showcase
- Historically Speaking
- Duke Ellington Presents...
- The Complete Porgy and Bess
- A Drum Is a Woman
- Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
- Such Sweet Thunder
- Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
- Ellington Indigos
- Black, Brown and Beige
- Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
- The Cosmic Scene
- Happy Reunion
- Jazz Party
- Anatomy of a Murder
- Festival Session
- Blues in Orbit
- The Nutcracker Suite
- Piano in the Background
- Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
- Unknown Session
- Piano in the Foreground
- Paris Blues
- Featuring Paul Gonsalves
- Midnight in Paris
- Studio Sessions, New York 1962
- Afro-Bossa
- The Symphonic Ellington
- Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
- Studio Sessions New York 1963
- My People
- Ellington '65
- Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
- Ellington '66
- Concert in the Virgin Islands
- The Popular Duke Ellington
- Far East Suite
- The Jaywalker
- Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
- ...And His Mother Called Him Bill
- Second Sacred Concert
- Studio Sessions New York, 1968
- Latin American Suite
- The Pianist
- New Orleans Suite
- Orchestral Works
- The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
- The Intimacy of the Blues
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
- Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
- The Intimate Ellington
- The Ellington Suites
- This One's for Blanton!
- Up in Duke's Workshop
- Duke's Big 4
- Mood Ellington
- Duke Ellington at Fargo, 1940 Live
- Black, Brown, and Beige
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1944
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1946
- The Carnegie Hall Concerts: December 1947
- Ellington at Newport
- Dance Concerts, California 1958
- Dance Dates, California 1958
- Newport 1958
- Jazz at the Plaza Vol. II
- Duke Ellington at the Alhambra
- Live at the Blue Note
- Hot Summer Dance
- The Great Paris Concert
- A Concert of Sacred Music
- In the Uncommon Market
- Soul Call
- Yale Concert
- 70th Birthday Concert
- Togo Brava Suite
- Live at the Whitney
- Third Sacred Concert
- Eastbourne Performance
- Blue Rose
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Side by Side
- Back to Back
- The Great Summit
- First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
- Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
- Money Jungle
- Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
- Serenade to Sweden
- Ella at Duke's Place
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
- Francis A. & Edward K.
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
- "African Flower"
- "All Too Soon"
- "Azure"
- "Black and Tan Fantasy"
- "Black, Brown and Beige"
- "C Jam Blues"
- "Come Sunday"
- "Cotton Tail"
- "Creole Love Call"
- "Day Dream"
- "Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
- "Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
- "Drop Me Off in Harlem"
- "East St. Louis Toodle-Oo"
- "Echoes of Harlem"
- "Everything but You"
- "I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
- "I Didn't Know About You"
- "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
- "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
- "I'm Beginning to See the Light"
- "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
- "In a Mellow Tone"
- "In a Sentimental Mood"
- "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
- "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
- "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
- "The Mooche"
- "Mood Indigo"
- " Prelude to a Kiss"
- "Rocks in My Bed"
- "(In My) Solitude"
- "Sophisticated Lady"
- Queenie Pie (unfinished opera)
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- Willie Cook
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- Billy Taylor
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