"All Too Soon" is a 1940
song
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composed by
Duke Ellington
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with lyrics written by
Carl Sigman
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Early life
Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York to a Jewish-American family, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his bar exams to practice in ...
. It is recorded in the key of
C major
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. It was subsequently recorded by several contemporary and modern artists.
Notable recordings
*Duke Ellington
**recorded in 1940, available in compilation albums such as ''
Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band'' (2003)
**recorded during 1953–1955
**''
Unknown Session'' (recorded in 1960, released in 1979)
**''
Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
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It was recorded live at the Jazz à Juan festival at Juan-les-Pins, on the French Riviera, between June 26 and July 29 ...
'' (1966)
**''1969: All-Star White House Tribute'' (recorded in 1969, released in 2002)
*
Mildred Bailey
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- recorded on June 13, 1941 for Decca Records (No. 3888B).
*
Sarah Vaughan
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Nicknamed "Sassy" and "Jazz royalty, The Divine One", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine ...
- recorded during 1944–1946, ''
The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1
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Track listing
# " In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving ...
'' (1979)
*
Ella Fitzgerald
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- ''
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook
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'' (1958), ''
Fitzgerald and Pass... Again'' (with
Joe Pass
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, 1979)
*
Peggy Lee
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,
George Shearing
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- ''
Beauty and the Beat!
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Sleeve notes
The notes on the back cover of the original 1959 LP are in the exaggerated style that was common at the time an ...
'' (1959)
*
Chris Connor
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Chris Connor was born Mary Loutsenhizer in Kansas City, Missouri, to Clyde Loutsenhizer and Mabel Shir ...
- ''A Portrait of Chris'' (1961)
*
Billy Byers
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– ''Impressions of Duke Ellington''(1962)
*
Anita O'Day
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- ''Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds'' (1963)
*
Milt Jackson
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,
Ray Brown,
Mickey Roker
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Roker was born into extreme poverty in Miami to Granville (Sr.) and Willie Mae Roker. After his mother died (his father never lived wi ...
, Joe Pass - ''All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album'' (1980)
*
Sathima Bea Benjamin
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Early life
She was born Beatrice Bertha BenjaminChinen, Nate ''The New York Times'', 29 ...
- ''Musical Echoes'' (2002)
*
Jeri Southern
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Early years
Born Genevieve Lillian Hering in Royal, Nebraska, United States, Southern was the granddaughter of a German pig ...
- for her album ''Jeri Gently Jumps'' (1957)
*
Jane Monheit
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Early life
Monheit was b ...
- ''The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald'' (2016)
References
Songs with music by Duke Ellington
1940s jazz standards
1940 songs
Songs written by Carl Sigman
Mildred Bailey songs
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