''Six or Seven Times'' is a satyrical romantic jazz song written by Fats Waller and Irving Mills. The song was copyrighted in November, 1929. The song was first recorded by

The Chocolate Dandies ''The Chocolate Dandies'' is a Broadway musical in two acts that opened September 1, 1924, at the New Colonial Theatre and ran for 96 performances – finishing November 22, 1924. Initial production The 1924 debut of ''The Chocolate Dandies' ...

in September, 1929, for Okeh Records; their B-side was ''That's How I Feel Today''. A month later, it was recorded by Duke Ellington and his Six Jolly Jesters, with vocals by Freddy Jenkins and Sonny Greer, for Brunswick/

Vocalion Vocalion Records is an American record company and label. History The label was founded in 1916 by the Aeolian Company, a maker of pianos and organs, as Aeolian-Vocalion; the company also sold phonographs under the Vocalion name. "Aeolian" was ...

. Cab Calloway recorded a popular version for Brunswick on June 11, 1931.Laird, Ross. ''Brunswick Records: A Discography of Recordings, 1916-1931 - Volume 2: New York Sessions 1927-1931''. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 875. Web. 23 March 2017.

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{{Cab Calloway 1929 songs Jazz songs Songs with lyrics by Irving Mills Cab Calloway songs Duke Ellington songs Songs with music by Fats Waller Okeh Records singles