Do Nothing till You Hear from Me
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (also written as "Do Nothin' Til You Hear From Me") is a song with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell. It originated as a 1940 instrumental ("Concerto for Cootie") that was designed to highlight the playing of Ellington's lead trumpeter, Cootie Williams.[1] Russell's words were added later. In 1944, Ellington's own recording of the song was a number one hit R&B chart for eight non-consecutive weeks and number six on the pop chart.[2]
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" has since been performed by many famous musical artists, including:
- Nat King Cole, 1944, with The King Cole Trio[3]
- Billie Holiday, 1944 - Live, 1955, Studio, Stay With Me[4]
- Lena Horne, 1944, appears on her 2002 compilation album The Young Star[5]
- Patti Page, 1949, released in 1986 on The Uncollected Patti Page (1949): Patti Page with Lou Stein's Music[6]
- Hampton Hawes, 1956 - All Night Session! Vol. 3
- Ella Fitzgerald, 1957, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Mose Allison, 1959 - Autumn Song
- Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, 1961, The Great Summit[7]
- Al Hirt, 1962, Horn-A-Plenty[8]
- Anita O'Day, 1962, All the Sad Young Men
- Nina Simone, 1962, Nina Simone Sings Ellington
- Sammy Davis Jr. (with Sam Butera & the Witnesses, 1965, When the Feeling Hits You!
- Cal Tjader & Carmen McRae, 1982, Heat Wave
- Harry Connick Jr., 1988, 20
- Robert Palmer, 1992, Ridin' High
- Diana Krall, 1993, Stepping Out
- Phil Collins, 1995, from Quincy Jones's album Q's Jook Joint
- Tony Bennett, 1999, Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool
- Dr. John, 1999, Duke Elegant[9] -
- Silje Nergaard, 2000, Port of Call[10]
- Andy Williams, 2000, Released on his 2001 live album Andy Williams Live[11]
- Mary J. Blige, 2001, Red Hot + Indigo
- Robbie Williams, 2001, Swing When You're Winning
- Suzy Bogguss, 2003 - Swing[12]
- Gladys Knight, 2006, Before Me[13]
- Fiona Apple & Jon Brion, 2011 or earlier[14]
References
- ↑ Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 2, side A.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 185.
- ↑ The King Cole Trio. Sessions of 1944. Nat King Cole: An Informal Discography.
- ↑ Holiday, Billie. B. Live Sessions. Billie Holiday Songs.
- ↑ Horne, Lena. The Young Star (CD, Compilation, Remastered, Mono). RCA/BMG/Bluebird. 2 September 2002.
- ↑ Page, Patti. The Uncollected Patti Page...with Lou Stein's Music. Hindsight, 1986.
- ↑ Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington. The Complete...Sessions. Roulette Records, 1990.
- ↑ Al Hirt. Horn A-Plenty. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ↑ Dr. John. Duke Elegant (CD, Album).Parlophone, 1999.
- ↑ Nergaard, Silje. Port of Call (CD, Album, Digipak). EmArcy, 2000.
- ↑ Williams, Andy. Andy Williams Live: Treasures from His Personal Collection. Neon Records, 10 July 2001.
- ↑ Bogguss, Suzy. Swing (CD, Album). Compadre Records, 2003.
- ↑ Knight, Gladys. Before Me. Verve, 10 October 2006.
- ↑ Fiona Apple & Jon Brion. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me. YouTube: LyricsBYFionaAppleIT. 21 February 2011.
| Preceded by "Ration Blues" by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five "G.I. Jive" by Johnny Mercer |
Billboard Harlem Hit Parade number-one single January 15, 1944 January 29, 1944 |
Succeeded by "G.I. Jive" by Johnny Mercer "Solo Flight" by Benny Goodman and His Orchestra |
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