Violets for Your Furs explained

"Violets for Your Furs" is a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair,^[1] and first recorded in that year by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra.The song describes the wearing of violets with furs on an evening in Manhattan.Note: A friend's father told her that he wrote the song, "Violets for her furs" while living in Manhattan for his bride-to-be, Sophia. His name was Robert Proctor.Song is said to be about Lana Turner, who was involved with Sinatra at the time. Turner often wore flowers pinned to her furs.

Selected recordings

• Frank Sinatra — Songs for Young Lovers (1954)
• Beverly Kenney — Come Swing with Me (1956)
• John Coltrane — Coltrane (1957)
• Jutta Hipp — Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (1957)
• Billie Holiday — Lady in Satin (1958)
• Chet Baker — Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (1959)
• J.R. Monterose — The Message (1959)
• Nat Adderley — Work Song (1960)
• Dave Brubeck Quartet — Angel Eyes (1964)
• Jimmy Roselli — New York: My Port of Call (1965)
• Al Haig — Piano Interpretations (1976)
• Shirley Horn — Violets for Your Furs (1981)
• Johnny Hartman — For Trane (1995), rec. 1972
• Stacey Kent — Dreamsville (2001)
• Barry Manilow — In the Swing of Christmas (2007)
• M. Ward — Think of Spring (2020)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Violets for Your Furs. Jazz Standards. April 30, 2011.