Old Devil Moon

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"Old Devil Moon" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane, with lyrics by Yip Harburg for the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow. It was introduced by Ella Logan and Donald Richards.

Notable recordings

Miles Davis – Blue Haze (1954)

Sarah Vaughan – Make Yourself Comfortable (1954)

Mickey Baker (1955)

Jack Pleis, His Piano, Orchestra and Chorus – Broadway Goes Hollywood (1955)

Bob Dorough - Devil May Care (1956)

Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)

Jay Jay Johnson - Jay (1956)

Andrew Hill Trio – So in Love (1956)

Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard (1957)

Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine - Passing Strangers (1957)

Anita O'Day - Anita Sings the Most (1957)

Chet Baker - (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958)

Totlyn Jackson [with Lance Hayward] - Lance Hayward at the Half Moon (1958), Jamaica Jazz 1931-1962

Lurlean Hunter - Stepping Out (1958)

Judy Garland - That's Entertainment (1960)

Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (1963)

Milt Jackson with Hubert Laws - Goodbye (1974)

George Benson & Joe Farrell - Benson & Farrell (1976)

Peter Magadini - Bones Blues featuring Don Menza, Wray Downs (1977)

Carmen McRae - The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets (1987)

Mel Torme – Mel Torme in Hollywood (1992)

Jamie Cullum – Twentysomething (2003)

Carmen Lundy – Old Devil Moon (1997)

David Campbell - Taking the Wheel (1997)

Rosemary Clooney - Out of This World (2000), At Long Last (with the Count Basie Orchestra) (1998)

Margaret Whiting - Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting (1999)

Cheyenne Jackson - The Power of Two (2009) (who also starred as Woody in the 2009 revival of Finian's Rainbow)

Stan Kenton - At the Rendezvous, Vol 2 (2000) (vocal by Ann Richards)

Josh Groban - Stages (2015)

McCoy Tyner Trio - Reaching Fourth (1962)

References

Old Devil Moon Wikipedia

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