Coquette (song)

Sheet music cover featuring the Lett Sisters, 1928

"Coquette" is a 1928 fox trot jazz standard. It was composed by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. ^[1] Guy Lombardo had great success with the song in 1928. ^[2]

Film appearance

• Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)

Notable recordings

• Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians (vocal Carmen Lombardo) recorded on March 21, 1928, and released on Columbia 1345-D. ^[3]
• Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra (recorded on March 2, 1928, and released on Victor 21301. ^[4]
• The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra recorded on March 14, 1928 and released on Okeh 41007 ^[5]
• Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees - recorded February 7, 1929 and released on Victor 21880. ^[6]
• The Ink Spots - recorded August 17, 1939 and released on Decca 3077. ^[7]
• Louis Armstrong - recorded April 17, 1942 and released on Decca 4327. ^[8]
• Django Reinhardt with Stéphane Grappelli (1946)
• Frankie Laine (1947)
• Billy Eckstine recorded for MGM Records in 1953 and released on MGM 11439. ^[9] This version briefly reached the Billboard charts at No. 26. ^[10]
• The Hi-Lo's included in the Rosemary Clooney album Ring Around Rosie (1957) ^[11]
• Johnnie Ray for his live album Johnnie Ray In Las Vegas (1957) ^[12]
• Fats Domino 1958 (Imperial Records X 5553), as the B-side to Whole Lotta Lovin', and on the 1961 What A Party! album (Imperial Records LP 9164)
• Paul McCartney included in the album Run Devil Run (1999) ^[13]

See also

• List of jazz standards

References

1. "Coquette". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
2. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  276. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
3. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
4. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
5. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
6. "www.discogs.com". www.discogs.com. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
7. "inkspots.ca". inkspots.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
8. "michaelminn.net". michaelminn.net. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
9. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
10. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  145. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
11. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
12. "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
13. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Run Devil Run - Paul McCartney | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 2024-09-07.