Coquette (song)
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"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
[edit]- Cockeyed Cavaliers (1934)
Notable recordings
[edit]- 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)[10]
- Johnnie Ray for his live album Johnnie Ray In Las Vegas (1957)[11]
- 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),[12] starring Ted Nash on alto, flute, piccolo, tenor.
- Dinah Washington for her album Dinah '62 (1962)[13]
- Nat King Cole included in the album L-O-V-E (1965)[14]
- Bing Crosby on the 1965 album Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love
- Paul McCartney included in the album Run Devil Run (1999)[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Coquette". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 276. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "inkspots.ca". inkspots.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "michaelminn.net". michaelminn.net. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 145. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Run Devil Run - Paul McCartney | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-09-07.