"You're Blasé" is a

jazz standard Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive lis ...

composed in

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by Ord Hamilton (1900–1955) with lyrics by Bruce Sievier (1894–1953) and introduced by

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's production of the London musical revue ''Bow Bells'' (1932). (Hamilton wrote the standard "My Sweet" (1932) and Sievier wrote the English version of " Parlez-moi d'amour" (1930) by Jean Lenoir.) Early popular recordings of "You're Blasé" in 1932 were by

Jack Hylton Jack Hylton (born John Greenhalgh Hilton; 2 July 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an English pianist, composer, band leader and impresario. Hylton rose to prominence during the British dance band era, being referred as the "British King of Jazz" a ...

and His Orchestra (vocal by Pat O'Malley), and by

Gus Arnheim Gus Arnheim (September 4, 1897 – January 19, 1955) was an American pianist and an early popular band leader. He is noted for writing several songs with his first hit being "I Cried for You" from 1923. He was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. He ...

and His Orchestra (vocal by Meri Bell).

Cover versions

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, 1939,

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, London. *

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- for her albums ''

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'' (1957) and ''

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'' (1973). *

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recorded the song on her album ''

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'' (1978). Musicians on the recording were pianist

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, guitarist

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, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer

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recorded the song on her first album ''Bethlehem's Girlfriends'' (1955) for

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recorded the ballad on his 1956 album ''

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- for her album ''

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'' (1957) *

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- included on the album '' The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards'' (1957) *

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- included in his album ''

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'' (1958) *

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recorded a version for her album ''

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'' (1990). *

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- ''

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'' (2002) * Mark Murphy - '' Song for the Geese'' (1997)

References

External links

"You're Blasé" at Jazz StandardsOrd Hamilton at IMDBBruce Sievier at IMDB
1931 songs Jazz songs {{pop-standard-stub