9:20 Special Explained

"9:20 Special" is a 1941 jazz standard. It was written by Earle Warren, Jack Palmer and William Engvick.^[1]


Type:	single
Artist:	Earle Warren, Jack Palmer, William Engvick
Released:	1941
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	02:59

Recordings

Count Basie recorded the original (3:13) on April 10, 1941 and it was released on OKeh 6244 in 1941
Art Tatum recorded a version (2:29) on October 26, 1945 for Armed Forces Radio and released later on Storyville Live Performances 1934-1956
Harry James recorded a version in 1945 on Columbia Records
Woody Herman recorded it in 1956 on "Jackpot" - the Las Vegas Herd Capitol Records
Oscar Peterson also recorded a version of the song, which was featured on his 1956 album 'Oscar Peterson Plays Count Basie'.