Coquette (song) explained

"Coquette" is a 1928 fox trot jazz standard. It was composed by Johnny Green and Carmen Lombardo, with lyrics by Gus Kahn.^[1] Guy Lombardo had great success with the song in 1928.^[2]

Film appearance

• Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)

Notable recordings

• Guy Lombardo & his Royal Canadians (vocal Carmen Lombardo) recorded on March 21, 1928, and released on Columbia 1345-D.^[3]
• Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra (recorded on March 2, 1928, and released on Victor 21301.^[4]
• The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra recorded on March 14, 1928 and released on Okeh 41007^[5]
• Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees - recorded February 7, 1929 and released on Victor 21880.
• The Ink Spots - recorded August 17, 1939 and released on Decca 3077.^[6]
• Louis Armstrong - recorded April 17, 1942 and released on Decca 4327.^[7]
• Django Reinhardt with Stéphane Grappelli (1946)
• Frankie Laine (1947)
• Billy Eckstine recorded for MGM Records in 1953 and released on MGM 11439.^[8] This version briefly reached the Billboard charts at No. 26.^[9]
• The Hi-Lo's included in the Rosemary Clooney album Ring Around Rosie (1957)
• Johnnie Ray for his live album Johnnie Ray In Las Vegas (1957)^[10]
• Fats Domino 1958 (Imperial Records X 5553), as the B-side to Whole Lotta Lovin, and on the 1961 What A Party! album (Imperial Records LP 9164)
• Russell Garcia & his Orchestra (on his 1958 album The Johnny Evergreens),^[11] starring Ted Nash on alto, flute, piccolo, tenor.
• Dinah Washington for her album Dinah '62 (1962)^[12]
• Nat King Cole included in the album L-O-V-E (1965)
• Bing Crosby on the 1965 album Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love
• Paul McCartney included in the album Run Devil Run (1999)

See also

• List of jazz standards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Coquette. Jazzstandards.com. 18 December 2012.
2. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 276. registration.
3. Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. May 16, 2017.
4. Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. May 16, 2017.
5. Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. May 16, 2017.
6. Web site: inkspots.ca. inkspots.ca. May 16, 2017.
7. Web site: michaelminn.net. michaelminn.net. May 16, 2017.
8. Web site: The Online Discographical Project. 78discography.com. May 16, 2017.
9. Book: Whitburn. Joel. Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. 1986. Record Research Inc. Wisconsin, USA. 0-89820-083-0. 145. registration.
10. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. May 16, 2017.
11. Web site: allmusic.com. allmusic.com. May 16, 2017.
12. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1962 . May 16, 2017.