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Song by Duke Ellington and Bob Russell
"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]
Other recordings to reach the Billboard charts in 1944 were by
Woody Herman and by
Stan Kenton (vocal: Red Dorris).
[3]
Other versions
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" has since been performed by many other famous musical artists, including:
Nat King Cole , 1944, with The King Cole Trio
[4]
Billie Holiday , 1944 – Live, 1955, Studio,
Stay With Me
[5]
Lena Horne , 1944, appears on her 2002 compilation album The Young Star
[6]
Patti Page , 1949, released in 1986 on The Uncollected Patti Page (1949): Patti Page with Lou Stein's Music
[7]
Hampton Hawes , 1956 –
All Night Session! Vol. 3
Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1957
[8] for use on his
radio show and it was subsequently included in the album Shall We Dance? (2012).
[9]
Ella Fitzgerald , 1957,
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
Abbey Lincoln , 1957,
Abbey Lincoln's Affair: A Story of a Girl in Love
Mose Allison , 1959 –
Autumn Song
Louis Armstrong and
Duke Ellington , 1961,
The Great Summit
[10]
Frances Faye , 1962, Swinging All the Way with Frances Faye
Al Hirt , 1962, Horn-A-Plenty
[11]
Joni James , 1962, After Hours
Don Lamond & His Orchestra, 1962, Off Beat Percussion
Anita O'Day , 1962,
All the Sad Young Men
Nina Simone , 1962,
Nina Simone Sings Ellington
Dinah Washington , 1962, In Love
Sammy Davis Jr. (with
Sam Butera & the Witnesses, 1965,
When the Feeling Hits You!
Cal Tjader &
Carmen McRae , 1982,
Heat Wave
Keith Jarrett , 1987, Solo Tribute
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
[12] –
Silje Nergaard , 2000, Port of Call
[13]
Andy Williams , 2000, Released on his 2001 live album Andy Williams Live
[14]
Mary J. Blige , 2001,
Red Hot + Indigo
Robbie Williams , 2001,
Swing When You're Winning
Suzy Bogguss , 2003 – Swing
[15]
Gladys Knight , 2006, Before Me
[16]
Fiona Apple &
Jon Brion , 2011 or earlier
[17]
Phil Collins again on his 2018 compilation Plays Well With Others with Quincy Jones.
Gabriela Anders , 2022, Los Dukes: A Latina Tribute to Duke Ellington
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.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986).
Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.
492 .
ISBN
0-89820-083-0 .
^ 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.
^
"A Bing Crosby Discography" . BING magazine . International Club Crosby. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
^
"allmusic.com" . allmusic.com . Retrieved December 3, 2017 .
^ 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.
Studio albums
Harlem Jazz, 1930
Ellingtonia, Vol. One
Ellingtonia, Vol. Two
Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year
The Blanton–Webster Band
Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band
Smoke Rings
Liberian Suite
Great Times!
Masterpieces by Ellington
Ellington Uptown
The Duke Plays Ellington
Ellington '55
Dance to the Duke!
Ellington Showcase
Historically Speaking
Duke Ellington Presents...
The Complete Porgy and Bess
A Drum Is a Woman
Studio Sessions, Chicago 1956
Such Sweet Thunder
Studio Sessions 1957 & 1962
Ellington Indigos
Black, Brown and Beige
Duke Ellington at the Bal Masque
The Cosmic Scene
Happy Reunion
Jazz Party
Anatomy of a Murder
Festival Session
Blues in Orbit
The Nutcracker Suite
Piano in the Background
Swinging Suites by Edward E. and Edward G.
Unknown Session
Piano in the Foreground
Paris Blues
Featuring Paul Gonsalves
Midnight in Paris
Studio Sessions, New York 1962
Afro-Bossa
The Symphonic Ellington
Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session
Studio Sessions New York 1963
My People
Ellington '65
Duke Ellington Plays Mary Poppins
Ellington '66
Concert in the Virgin Islands
The Popular Duke Ellington
Far East Suite
The Jaywalker
Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York
...And His Mother Called Him Bill
Second Sacred Concert
Studio Sessions New York, 1968
Latin American Suite
The Pianist
New Orleans Suite
Orchestral Works
The Suites, New York 1968 & 1970
The Intimacy of the Blues
The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse
Studio Sessions New York & Chicago, 1965, 1966 & 1971
The Intimate Ellington
The Ellington Suites
This One's for Blanton!
Up in Duke's Workshop
Duke's Big 4
Mood Ellington
Live albums Collaborations Compositions by Billy Strayhorn by Juan Tizol
Orchestra members Related
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums Live albums Singles