Darn That Dream

"Darn That Dream" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Eddie DeLange. It was published in 1939 and ranked No. 1 in 1940 when a recording was released by Benny Goodman in an arrangement by Eddie Sauter with Mildred Bailey singing the vocal. ^[1] Other popular recordings in 1940 were by Blue Barron & His Orchestra (vocal by Russ Carlyle) (#14 in Billboard charts) and by Tommy Dorsey (vocal by Anita Boyer) (#16 in Billboard charts). ^[2]

The song was introduced in the Broadway musical Swingin' the Dream, a variation on A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare set in New Orleans in 1890. The musical opened at Center Theatre in November 1939 and closed after 13 performances. ^[3]

Other versions

• Chet Baker – Chet Baker Big Band (1956). ^[4]
• Tony Bennett – for his album Cloud 7 (1955). ^[5]
• Jane Ira Bloom – Sixteen Sunsets (2013). ^[6]
• Petula Clark – Petula Clark in Hollywood (1959). ^[7]
• Miles Davis – Birth of the Cool (1950) ^[8]
• Doris Day – a single release for Columbia Records (catalog No. 38887) in 1950. ^[9]
• Michael Feinstein – Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway (2000). ^[10]
• Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (1961). ^[11]
• Dexter Gordon – Daddy Plays the Horn (1955) ^[8]
• Lars Gullin – Lars Gullin Quartet (1960). ^[12]
• Billie Holiday – Body and Soul (1957). ^[13]
• Lena Horne – Lena on the Blue Side (1962). ^[14]
• Ahmad Jamal – Ahmad Jamal Plays (1955) rereleased as Chamber Music of the New Jazz (1956) ^[8]
• Stan Kenton – Sophisticated Approach (1961) ^[8]
• Tina May – Fun (1993) ^[15]
• Thelonious Monk – The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956). ^[16]
• Patti Page – You Go to My Head (1956). ^[17]
• Dianne Reeves - A Little Moonlight - (2003) ^[18]
• Maxine Sullivan – Close as Pages in a Book (1970). ^[19]
• Sarah Vaughan – No Count Sarah (1959). ^[20]
• Dinah Washington – Dinah Jams (1954). ^[21]
• Nancy Wilson – But Beautiful (1971). ^[22]

See also

• List of 1930s jazz standards

References

1. "Songs from the Year 1939". TSort. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
2. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.  490. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
3. "Swingin' The Dream". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
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5. "Cloud 7 - Tony Bennett". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
6. "Sixteen Sunsets - Jane Ira Bloom". AllMusic . Retrieved July 21, 2020.
7. "Petula Clark Discography". petulaclark.net. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
8. Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN   978-0-19-993739-4.
9. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
10. "CastAlbums". castalbums.org. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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15. "Tina May – Fun: Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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External links

• Jimmy Van Heusen Website
• JazzStandard.com - Song Information