Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? explained

"Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans" is a song written by Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter, which was first heard in the movie New Orleans in 1947, where it was performed by Louis Armstrong and sung by Billie Holiday.

The song has been recorded by various artists, including:

ArtistYearAlbum titleNotes
Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday1947New Orleans soundtrackArmstrong's rendition of the song was also the theme song for the TV series Frank's Place
Marilyn Maxwell1947on The Abbott and Costello Radio Show - April 17, 1947 [1]
Eddie Condon1951Dr. Jazz Series, Vol. 11
Frankie Laine1954A Musical Portrait of New Orleans
Fats Domino1958
Harry James1958Harry's Choice Capitol Records ST1093
Jonah Jones1958Jumpin' With Jonah
Pete Fountain1959Pete Fountain's New Orleans
Rick Nelson1961Rick Is 21
Al Hirt1962At the Mardi Gras
Marcia Hines1978Marcia Hines Live Across Australia Miracle ML703
Stéphane Grappelli1981Vintage 1981
Maura O'Connell1982
Raul Seixas1984
Lee Wiley1985 reissueThe Legendary Lee Wiley: Collector's Items, 1931-1955date of original recording unknown
Dardanelle1985Down Home
Alliance Hall Dixieland Band1988A Closer Walk
Harry Connick Jr. (with Dr. John)198820Connick also performed the song with Wynton Marsalis during a 2005 televised benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina
Alison Krauss1989
Fats Domino1993
Yoshio Toyama & Ralph Sutton1994Duet
Martin Taylor featuring Chet Atkins1995Portraits
Four Vagabonds1996 reissueYesteryear's Memoriesoriginally released in 1947? on 78 rpm disc
Rosemary Clooney1996Dedicated to Nelson
Tara Darnell1996Let It Shine
Janet Carroll2000I Can't Give You Anything But Love
The Manhattan Transfer2000The Spirit of St. Louis
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers2000Everybody's Talkin' 'bout Miss Thing!
Suede2001On the Day We Met
Victoria Williams2002Sings Some Ol' Songs
Aki Takase2003Plays Fats Waller
Preservation Hall Jazz Band2005Our New Orleans, 2005benefit album by various artists for Hurricane Katrina relief
Stefano Bollani2006Piano Solo
Ray Stevens2007New Orleans Moon
Paul Sanchez/Shamarr Allen2007Meet Me On Frenchmen Street
Linnzi Zaorski2007Hot Wax and Whiskey
Take 6 featuring Aaron Neville2008The Standard
Neon Swing X-perience2008Here to Stay
Eyran Katsenelenbogen200988 Fingers
Jimmy Buffett2010Encores
John Boutté2013
Dee Dee Bridgewater2015Dee Dee's Feathers with Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
2023Where Are We with Gabrielle Cavassa

References

Notes and References

  1. http://users.tns.net/~forsbergweb/abbott_costello_log.pdf Bruce Forsberg, 2008