Chester Conn
Chester Conn (né Master Chester Cohn; April 14, 1894 in
San Francisco, California – April 4, 1973 in Flushing, Queens) was an American composer of popular music and music publisher.[1]
Early life and career
Chester was born to David Cohn and Minnie (née Newman; 1871–1946).20th Century Fox for 4.5 million dollars in cash.[5]
Selected works
Conn's best-known song is the jazz standard "Sunday" (Jule Styne, Ned Miller, Benny Krueger, lyrics; ©1926).[i] The Jazz Discography Online, as of June 2017, lists 497 recording sessions for "Sunday" – from 1926 to 2015.[6] Other songs include "My Suppressed Desire" (Ned Miller, lyrics; ©1928), "Outside of Heaven" (Sammy Gallop, lyrics; ©1952), "Just Like Before" (co-composed with Bill Huston and Sammy Gallop; ©1953),[ii][iii] "I Don't Think You Love Me Anymore" (Sammy Gallop, lyrics; ©1953),[iv] "Make Her Mine" (Sammy Gallop, lyrics; ©1954),[v] "Forgive My Heart" (Sammy Gallop, lyrics; ©1955), "
Sam Gallop, lyrics; ©1958),[vi] "Blue Waltz (La Valse Bleue)" (1960), "Anything I Do" (co-composed with George Douglas; ©1965),[vii]
"Oh Well", and "Because You Lied."
Other works
- "What'll You Do?"
- Chester Cohn (words)
- Ernie Erdman (music)
- Broadway Music Corp., New York[a]
- © 22 November 1921; E523162
- "You Don't Like It, Not Much"
- Ned Miller
- Art Kahn
- Chester Cohn
- Leo Feist, Inc., New York
- © 25 June 1927; E665996
- (band arrangement by Onofrio Sciacca)
- "Why Should I Cry Over You"
- Chester Conn (w&m)
- Ned Miller (w&m)
- Leo Feist, Inc.
- © 14 April 1922; E534774
- © 19 May 1922; 538621
- © 7 July 1922; E542251
- (arrangement by Frank Edward Barry; 1883–1937 – staff arranger for Leo Feist)
- © 11 September 1922; E543788
- (arrangement by Frank Edward Barry)
- © 15 November 1922; E552081
- (arrangement for ukulele by William J. Smith)
- © 18 December 1922; E554461
- (arrangement for male voices by Alfred John Doyle, Sr.; 1874–1929)
- Sheet music, in pdf (public domain), courtesy University of Mississippi
- "Crying for You"
- Chester Cohn (music)
- Ned Miller (words)
- Leo Feist, Inc., New York
- © 22 November 1922; E549890
- © 9 July 1923; E563681 (Alt. link)
- © 24 November 1923; 555430
- "Don't Mind the Rain"
- Ned Miller (w&m)
- Chester Cohn (w&m)'
- Leo Feist, Inc., New York
- © 3 December 1923; E577690
- Sheet music, in pdf (public domain), courtesy York University
- "The Talk of the Town"
- Gus Kahn (words)
- Chester Conn (music)
- Leo Feist, Inc., New York
- © 17 December 1929; EU14672
- © 31 December 1929; EP12355
- OCLC 499085501
- "So Close to Me"
- Wayne King (w&m)
- Jerry Castillo (w&m)
- Chester Cohn (w&m)
- Leo Feist, Inc., New York
- © 15 September 1931; EP25135
- "Sicilian Tarantella" (American song title)
- "Fischiettando" (Italian song title)
- G. Balsamo (Italian composer)
- Ned Miller (words)
- Chester Conn (words)
- Triangle Music Corp., New York[7]
- © 16 May 1949; EP36995
- OCLC 6608838
- "I'll Never Know Why"
- Sammy Gallop (words)
- Chester Conn (music)
- Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
- © 9 February 1951; EP52754
- OCLC 279281654
- "Will o' the Wisp Romance"
- Sammy Gallop (words)
- Chester Conn (music)
- Triangle Music Corp., New York[7]
- © 25 February 1953; EP69771
- "That's You"
- Nelson Riddle (w&m)
- Sammy Gallop (w&m)
- Chester Conn (w&m)
- Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
- 3 March 1960; EU616719
- "The Right Thing To Say"
- Sammy Gallop (words)
- Chester Conn (music)
- Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
- © 15 February 1962; EU706926
- OCLC 499059338
Performers of Conn's work
The performers who have recorded Conn's songs include
Eddie Fisher, Coleman Hawkins, Milt Jackson, Carmen McRae, Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Rich, Frank Sinatra, Clark Terry, and Ben Webster, Lester Young
.
Death
Chester Conn died of a heart attack April 4, 1973, while living in
Gary Nardino
(1935-1998), a notable Hollywood TV and film director, producer, and industry executive.
References
General references
- "Sunday," by Sandra Burlingame (editor), www
.jazzstandards .com
Notes
- ^ Kassner Music, founded by Edward Kassner(1920–1996), maintains the Broadway Music Corporation as a New York entity and a subsidiary.
Original copyrights
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Library of Congress, Copyright Office
- ^ Part 3, New Series, Vol. 21, Part 2, Last Half of 1926, Nos. 7–12 (1927), pg. 1028
- ^ Third Series, Vol. 7, Part 5B, July–December 1953, No. 2 (1954), pg. 657
- ^ Third Series, Vol. 8, Part 5B, July–December 1954, No. 2 (1955), pg. 532"Just Like Before"
Bill Huston (w&m)
Sammy Gallop (w&m)
Chester Conn (w&m)
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
© 23 July 1954; EU365574 - ^ Third Series, Vol. 7, Part 5B, July–December 1953, No. 2 (1954), pg. 611"I Don't Think You Love Me Any More"
Sammy Gallop (words)
Chester Conn (music)
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
© 4 December 1953; EU340162 - ^ Third Series, Vol. 8, Part 5A, January–June 1954, No. 1 (1954), pg. 52"Make Her Mine"
Sammy Gallop (words)
Chester Conn (music)
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
© 1 June 1954; EP80952 - ^ Third Series, Vol. 12, Part 5, No. 1, January–June 1958 (1959), pg. 551"Time To Go Home"
Sammy Gallop (words)
Chester Conn (music)
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc.
© 26 February 1958; EU513614 - ^ Third Series, Vol. 19, Part 5, No. 1, January–June 1965 (1967), pg. 551"Anything I Do"
George Douglas (w&m)
Chester Conn (w&m)
Bregman, Vocco, & Conn, Inc.
© 8 March 1965; EU870580
Other inline citations
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- ^ "Music----As Written: New York," Billboard, October 12, 1946, pg. 34
- ^ "US WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918""Chester M Cohn"Citing San Francisco City No 11, NARA microfilm publication M1509, FHL microfilm 1,544,245
- Music Trades, Vol. 64, No. 4, July 22, 1922, pg. 38
- ^ "Jack Bregman is Dead at 68," Billboard, September 23, 1967, pg. 4)
- OCLC 690104143(retrieved 7 June 2017; subscription required; accessible at many libraries)
- ^ a b "'Sicilian Tarantella' Go To BVC," Billboard, April 2, 1949, pg. 54
External links
- Chester Conn at AllMusic
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