All Too Soon Explained

"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, available in compilation albums such as (2003)
  • recorded during 1953–1955
  • 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)
• Mildred Bailey - recorded on June 13, 1941 for Decca Records (No. 3888B)^[1]
• Sarah Vaughan - recorded during 1944–1946, The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)
• Jeri Southern - for her album Jeri Gently Jumps (1957)^[2]
• 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 (1961)
• Billy Byers – Impressions of Duke Ellington(1962)^[3]
• Anita O'Day - Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds (1963)
• Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass - All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album (1980)
• Sathima Bea Benjamin - Musical Echoes (2002)
• Jane Monheit - The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald (2016)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Online Discographical Project . 78discography.com . July 7, 2020.
2. Web site: allmusic.com . allmusic.com . July 7, 2020.
3. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32576270 Impressions of Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington; Billy Byers"
4. Web site: allmusic.com . allmusic.com . July 7, 2020.