Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)

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"Blues in the Night" is a popular blues song which has become a pop standard and is generally considered to be part of the Great American Songbook. The music was written by Harold Arlen, the lyrics by Johnny Mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title Hot Nocturne, but finally released as Blues in the Night. The song is sung in the film by William Gillespie.

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lyricist:Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) (order: 4)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Buddy-guy-cheaper-to-keep-her-blues-in-the-night-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/64372 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/song/mt0031672759 [info]
Wikidata:Q2907340 [info]
later parody versions:Blues in Berlin (parody of Arlen & Mercer's "Blues in the Night")

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1941-09-02Blues in the NightArtie Shaw3:14
1941-09-02Blues in the NightArtie Shaw and His Orchestra?:??
1941-09-02Blues in the Night (ALT TK -1)Artie Shaw3:18
1941-09-06Blues in the NightArtie Shaw and His Orchestra3:24
1941-09-10Blues in the NightWoody Herman?:??
1941-09-10Blues in the NightHarold Arlen3:11
1941-09-10Blues in the NightWoody Herman and His Orchestra?:??
1941-09-10Blues in the NightWoody Herman and His Orchestra3:15
1941-09-10Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (unverified source)Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:08
1941-09-10Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (1941-09-10, mx. 31300-1)Cab Calloway and His Orchestra3:10
1941-10-24Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)Judy Garland3:06
1941-10-25Blues in the Night (alternate take)Judy Garland3:07
1941-12-22Blues in the NightJimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra5:21
1941-12-24Blues in the NightThe Benny Goodman Sextet3:15
1941-12-30Blues in the NightHarry James and His Orchestra2:58
1941Blues in the NightGlenn Miller and His Orchestra4:41
1942-01-12Blues in the NightDinah Shore with Leonard Joy & His Orchestra?:??
1942-01-12Blues in the NightDinah Shore3:12
1942-01-12Blues in the NightDinah Shore3:11
1942-01-12Blues in the NightDinah Shore3:12
1942-01-12Blues in the NightDinah Shore3:13
1942-01-12Blues in the NightDinah Shore3:10
1942-01-27Blues in the NightBing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra3:04
1942-01-28Blues in the NightJoe Turner2:28
1942-01-28Blues in the Night: 1942-01-28, Los AngelesBig Joe Turner with The Freddie Slack Trio2:28
1942Blues in the NightTommy Dorsey and His Orchestra?:??
1952-04-25Blues in the NightRosemary Clooney3:37
1954-11-15Blues in the NightinstrumentalOscar Peterson3:50
1954Blues in the NightinstrumentalAndré Kostelanetz & His Orchestra3:45
1955Blues In The NightinstrumentalThe Herb Geller Quartet5:18
1956-02-19Blues in the NightBud Shank & Bill Perkins7:25
1956-03-13 – 1956-03-16Blues in the NightBob Scobey3:08
1957-03Blues in the NightinstrumentalConte Candoli & Max Roach5:22
1957-10-14Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson5:13
1957-10-21Blues in the NightcoverTony Bennett2:53
1957Blues in the NightMax Roach and Stan Levey with Howard Rumsey’s Lighthouse Allstars?:??
1958-06-24Blues in the Night (original studio mix)coverFrank Sinatra4:45
1958-06-24Blues in the Night (2018 Stereo Mix)Frank Sinatra4:44
1958-11-22Blues in the NightcoverElla Fitzgerald7:10
1958-11-25Blues in the NightinstrumentalBobby Hackett3:35
1958-12-07Blues in the NightinstrumentalSonny Clark5:57
1958-12-07Blues in the NightinstrumentalSonny Clark5:59
1958-12-07Blues in the Night (alternate take)instrumentalSonny Clark7:16
1958-12-07Blues in the Night (alternate take)instrumentalSonny Clark7:16
1958Blues in the NightcoverElla Fitzgerald3:40
1959-02-03 – 1959-02-10Blues in the NightShorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The Giants5:51
1959-12Blues in the NightinstrumentalTal Farlow6:50
1960-01Blues in the NightcoverBilly Eckstine3:09
1960-04-19Blues in the Night (live, 1960-04-19: 2nd concert, L’Olympia, Paris, France)instrumental and liveNat King Cole & The Quincy Jones Big Band4:28
1960-07-15Blues in the NightinstrumentalRed Garland5:08
1960 – 1961Blues in the NightcoverDoc Severinsen & His Big Band4:08
1961-01-14Blues in the NightcoverElla Fitzgerald7:13
1964-04-29Blues in the NightinstrumentalJimmy Smith4:47
1964-04-29Blues in the NightinstrumentalJimmy Smith4:46
1972Blues in the NightinstrumentalKenny Burrell3:33
1976-05-30Blues in the Nightcover and instrumentalMilt Buckner, Arnett Cobb, Eddie Chamblee & Panama Francis3:38
1976-11-20Blues in the Nightinstrumental and liveWoody Herman & The New Thundering Herd10:25
1978-01Blues in the NightMel Tormé with The Buddy Rich Orchestra8:02
1978-01Blues in the NightMel Tormé & Buddy Rich8:07
1980-06Blues in the Nightcover and liveMark Murphy4:28
1980-09-03 – 1980-09-04Blues in the NightinstrumentalArt Pepper7:00
1982-06-29Blues in the NightliveMel Tormé, Gerry Mulligan & George Shearing11:28
1990-02-27 – 1990-02-28Blues in the NightinstrumentalManhattan Jazz Quintet9:13
1991-03 – 1991-04Blues in the NightcoverMojo Blues Band5:16
1994-12 – 1995-01Blues in the NightcoverChicago6:05
1995-05-03Blues in the Night (live, 1995-05-03: Ronnie Scott’s, London, UK)liveVan Morrison with Georgie Fame & Friends3:22
1995-08-06Blues in the Nightcover and liveVan Morrison3:15
1998-04-18Blues in the NightliveAnn Crumb with Harry Allen and his All-Star Jazz Band4:32
2000-09-09 – 2000-10-02Blues in the NightNicholas Payton3:49
2002-03-25 – 2002-03-30Blues in the NightClare Teal5:37
2004-09-12Blues in the NightinstrumentalRoni Ben-Hur8:21
2005-11-11Blues in the NightinstrumentalHarold Mabern Trio6:32
2006-02-13 – 2006-02-15Blues in the NightcoverAnn Hampton Callaway4:51
2008-04-13Blues in the Night (live, 2008-04-13: Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands)cover and liveKatie Melua4:26
2008-05-05Blues in the Night (2008-05-05: iTunes Festival, Berlin, Germany)cover and liveKatie Melua4:50
2008-11-08Blues in the Night (live, 2008-11-08: The O² Arena, London, UK)cover and liveKatie Melua4:20
2009-01Blues in the Nightcover and liveClare Teal5:43
2009-07-26Blues in the Night (live, Jazz Open, Stuttgart, Germany)cover and liveKatie Melua with the Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra4:27
2012-11-02Blues in the Nightinstrumental and liveChristina von Bülow, Søren Kristiansen, Jesper Lundgaard & Eliot Zigmund8:57
2024-03-09Blues in the NightOrrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band feat. Lisa Fischer5:09
Blue is the NightTex Beneke2:07
Blue Is the NightGlenn Miller2:13
Blue Is the NightGlenn Miller2:11
Blues in the LightGlenn Miller4:38
Blues in the nightWoody Herman3:12
Blues in the NightcoverRay Charles7:35
Blues in the NightDinah Shore3:30
Blues in the NightRosemary Clooney3:27
Blues in the NightcoverLedisi5:01
Blues in the NightLouis Armstrong3:25
Blues in the NightBanu Gibson2:38
Blues in the NightJo Stafford3:22
Blues in the NightDinah Shore3:44
Blues in the NightinstrumentalJohnny Costa4:32
Blues in the NightSusannah McCorkle3:25
Blues in the NightcoverLa Vergne Smith2:39
Blues in the NightLeslie Uggams3:53
Blues in the NightWoody Herman & His Orchestra3:15
Blues in the NightcoverBig Joe Turner2:20
Blues in the NightJo Stafford3:14
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