All Too Soon

"All Too Soon" is a 1940 song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics written by Carl Sigman. It is recorded in the key of C major. It was subsequently recorded by several contemporary and modern artists.

Notable recordings

Duke Ellington
- recorded in 1940,^[1] available in compilation albums such as Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band (2003)
- recorded during 1953–1955^[2]
- Unknown Session (recorded in 1960, released in 1979)
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur (1966)
- 1969: All-Star White House Tribute (recorded in 1969, released in 2002)^[3]
Mildred Bailey - recorded during 1940–1942^[4]
Sarah Vaughan - recorded during 1944–1946,^[5] The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958), Fitzgerald and Pass... Again (with Joe Pass, 1979)
Peggy Lee, George Shearing - Beauty and the Beat! (1959)
Chris Connor - A Portrait of Chris^[6]
Anita O'Day - Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds (1963)^[7]
Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass - All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album (1980)^[8]
Sathima Bea Benjamin - Musical Echoes (2002)^[9]
Jeri Southern
Jane Monheit - The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald (2016)

References

↑ The Indispensable Duke Ellington, Vol. 5-6 (1940) - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
↑ The Capitol Sessions 1953-1955 - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
↑ 1969: All-Star White House Tribute - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
↑ 1940-1942 - Mildred Bailey at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
↑ 1944-1946 - Sarah Vaughan at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
↑ A Portrait of Chris - Chris Connor at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
↑ Anita O'Day & the Three Sounds - The Three Sounds at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
↑ All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album - Milt Jackson at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
↑ Musical Echoes - Sathima Bea Benjamin at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden
with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke
with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose
with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins
with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

"African Flower"
"All Too Soon"
"Azure"
"Black and Tan Fantasy"
"Black, Brown and Beige"
"C Jam Blues"
"Cotton Tail"
"Day Dream"
"Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue"
"Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me"
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
"Drop Me Off in Harlem"
"Echoes of Harlem"
"Everything But You"
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"
"I Didn't Know About You"
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"
"I'm Beginning to See the Light"
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So"
"In a Mellow Tone"
"In a Sentimental Mood"
"It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
"Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'"
"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"
"The Mooche"
"Mood Indigo"
" Prelude to a Kiss"
"Rocks in My Bed"
"(In My) Solitude"
"Sophisticated Lady"

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"
Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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