Don't Get Around Much Anymore Explained

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington.^[1] The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940.^[2] "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" quickly became a hit after Bob Russell wrote its lyrics in 1942.^[3]

Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", one by The Ink Spots and the 1940 instrumental by Ellington's band,^[4] reached No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1943. Both were top-ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray. The Duke Ellington version reached No. 8 on the pop chart.^[5]

Other versions

• Mose Allison – Young Man Mose, (Prestige, 1958)^[6]
• Mose Allison – Creek Bank (Prestige, 1975)^[7]
• Louis Armstrong with his All-Stars and Duke Ellington – The Great Reunion (1961)^[8] and included on The Great Summit
• Louis Armstrong – I've Got the World on a String (1960)^[9]
• Tony Bennett and Miguel Bosé – Viva Duets (2010)
• Tony Bennett and Michael Bublé – Duets II (2011)^[10]
• Tony Bennett (solo version) – Tony Makes It Happen (1967)^{[11] [12]}
• Michael Bublé – BaBalu (1996)^[13]
• Joan Cartwright with Lonnie Smith – In Pursuit of a Melody (1991)^[14]
• Chicago – Night & Day Big Band (1995)^[15]
• June Christy – Ballads for Night People^[16] and Spotlight on June Christy (1995)^[17]
• The Coasters – One by One (1960)^[18]
• Nat King Cole – Just One of Those Things (1957)^[19]
• Natalie Cole – Unforgettable... with Love (1991)^[20]
• Harry Connick Jr. – When Harry Met Sally... (1989)^[21]
• Sam Cooke – My Kind of Blues (1961)^[22]
• Hank Crawford – Dig These Blues (Atlantic, 1965)^[23]
• Bing Crosby – recorded on April 15, 1977,^[24] and included on the album A Tribute to Duke
• Bill Doggett – A Salute to Ellington (King, 1957)^[25]
• Dr. John with Ronnie Cuber – Duke Elegant (1999)
• Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve, 1957)^[26]
• Eydie Gormé – Eydie Swings the Blues (1957)^[27]
• Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (vocals by Kenny Sargent and LeBrun Sisters) – recorded July 27, 1942 for Decca.^[28] This reached No. 7 in the pop chart.^[29] (1943)
• Earl Holliman – Capitol (1958)^[30]
• Tab Hunter on Dot. The B-side to "Ninety-Nine Ways", which was a No. 11 hit in March 1957. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" itself charted at No. 74 in March 1957.
• The Ink Spots reached No. 1 on the R&B chart for two non-consecutive weeks and No. 2 on the pop chart^[31] (1943)
• Mark Isham & Kate Ceberano – Bittersweet (2009)
• Etta James – The Second Time Around (Argo, 1961)^[32]
• Harry James with Buddy Rich – Live! (Sunbeam, 1979)
• B.B. King with the Maxwell Davis Orchestra – Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others (1960)
• B.B. King with Duke Ellington Orchestra – King of the Blues (1992)
• Grace Knight – Come in Spinner, ABC TV (Australia) (1990)^[33]
• Paul McCartney – B-side to "Once Upon a Long Ago" (1987),^{[34] [35]} and "Снова в СССР" (1987)
• Anne Murray – I'll Be Seeing You (2004)^[36]
• Anna Nalick - The Blackest Crow (2019)^[37]
• Willie Nelson – Stardust (1978)^[38]
• Patti Page – Music for Two in Love (1956)^[39]
• The Radars – (Zodiac, 1967)
• Cliff Richard – Bold as Brass (2010)^[40]
• Rod Stewart – (2003)^[41]
• Mel Tormé – The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Songbooks (Verve, 1961)^[42]
• Ed Townsend – Glad to Be Here (1959)^[43]
• Brooks Williams – Blues and Ballads (2006)^{[44] [45]}

External links

• "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" Arrangement for guitar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Don't Get Around Much Anymore). Jazzstandards.com. 2019-01-25.
2. Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. October 6, 2017.
3. Book: America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. Furia. Philip. Lasser. Michael L.. 2006. Taylor & Francis. 9780415972468. en.
4. Web site: Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #9. 1972. Digital.library.unt.edu.
5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 185.
6. Book: Gioia . Ted . The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire . 2012 . Oxford University Press . New York City . 978-0-19-993739-4 . 92.
7. Web site: Mose Allison - Creek Bank Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
8. Web site: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - The Great Reunion Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
9. Web site: Louis Armstrong - I've Got the World on a String Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
10. Web site: Tony Bennett - Duets II Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
11. Web site: Tony Makes It Happen! (Remastered) by Tony Bennett. Apple Music.
12. Web site: Tony Bennett - Tony Makes It Happen! . . 1967 .
13. Web site: Michael Bublé - BaBalu Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
14. Web site: Joan Cartwright - In Pursuit of a Melody Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
15. Web site: Chicago - Night & Day: Big Band Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
16. Web site: June Christy - Ballads for Night People Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
17. Web site: June Christy - Spotlight On June Christy [Great Ladies of Song] Album Reviews, Songs & More ]. AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
18. Web site: One by One . AllMusic. 11 October 2017.
19. Web site: Nat King Cole - Just One of Those Things Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
20. Web site: Natalie Cole - Unforgettable...With Love Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
21. Web site: Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally... [Music from the Motion Picture] Album Reviews, Songs & More ]. AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
22. Web site: Sam Cooke - My Kind of Blues Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
23. Web site: Hank Crawford - Dig These Blues Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
24. Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. Bingmagazine.co.uk . International Club Crosby . October 6, 2017.
25. Web site: Bill Doggett - A Salute to Ellington Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
26. Web site: Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book [Verve] Album Reviews, Songs & More ]. AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
27. Web site: Eydie Gorme - Eydie Swings the Blues Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
28. Web site: The Online Discographical Project . 78discography.com. October 6, 2017.
29. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. 1986. Record Research. Wisconsin. 0-89820-083-0. 125. registration.
30. Web site: Earl Holliman - A Teenager Sings The Blues. 45cat.com. January 11, 2020.
31. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004 . Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 275.
32. Web site: Etta James - The Second Time Around Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
33. Web site: Grace Knight - Willow/Come in Spinner Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
34. Web site: Once Upon a Long Ago #2 (album) . 2022-05-27 . The Paul McCartney project . en.
35. Web site: Once Upon a Long Ago #4 (album) . 2022-05-27 . The Paul McCartney project . en.
36. Web site: Anne Murray - I'll Be Seeing You Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
37. Web site: Anna Nalick - The Blackest Crow Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
38. Web site: Willie Nelson - Stardust Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
39. Web site: Patti Page - Music for Two in Love Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
40. Web site: Cliff Richard - Bold as Brass Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
41. Web site: Rod Stewart - As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Vol. 2 Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
42. Web site: Mel Tormé - The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Songbooks Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
43. Web site: Ed Townsend - Glad to Be Here Album Reviews, Songs & More . AllMusic. May 14, 2023.
44. Web site: Blues & Ballads - Brooks Williams | Songs, Reviews, Credits. AllMusic. January 11, 2020.
45. Web site: Search for "Don't Get Around Much Anymore". AllMusic. January 11, 2020.