Alone Together (1932 song)
"Alone Together" is a song composed by Arthur Schwartz with lyrics by Howard Dietz. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Flying Colors in 1932 by Jean Sargent.[1]
The song soon became a hit, with Leo Reisman and His Orchestra's 1932 recording (vocal by Frank Luther) being the first to reach the charts.[2] It has become a jazz standard. The first jazz musician to record the song was Artie Shaw in 1939.[3]
Other versions
- Pepper Adams - Conjuration: Fat Tuesday's Session (1957)[4]
- Chet Baker - Chet (1959)
- Tony Bennett - recorded on February 28, 1960, for his album Alone Together (1960).[5]
- Pat Boone - for his album The Touch of Your Lips (1964).[6]
- Ray Charles and Betty Carter – Ray Charles and Betty Carter (1961)[4]
- Vic Damone - for his album This Game of Love (1959).[7]
- Miles Davis – Blue Moods (1955)[4]
- Paul Desmond with Jim Hall – Take Ten (1963)[4]
- Judy Garland - That's Entertainment! (1960)
- Dizzy Gillespie – (1950)[4]
- Charlie Haden – None but the Lonely Heart (1997)[4]
- Peggy Lee - for the album Things Are Swingin' (1959).[8]
- Julie London - Make Love to Me (1957).[9]
- Barry Manilow - Night Songs (2014).[10]
- Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958)[4]
- Wallace Roney – Obsession (1990)[4]
- Artie Shaw – (1939)[4]
- Archie Shepp - Blue Ballads (1996)
- Carly Simon - included in her album Moonlight Serenade (2005).[11]
- Jo Stafford – a single release (1945).[12]
- Mel Torme - included in his album My Kind of Music (1961).[13]
- Stanley Turrentine – Easy Walker (1966)[4]
- Mal Waldron – No More Tears (1988)[4]
- Margaret Whiting - recorded on August 19, 1952, for Capitol Records (catalog No. 2217).[14]
- Bill Evans - Live At The Trident Club (1964)
See also
Notes
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Alone Together)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
- ^ "Tony Bennett Discography". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "Night Songs". AllMusic. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
