Day Dream

"Day Dream"
Song
Written	1939
Published	1941 by Robbins Music
Composer(s)	Billy Strayhorn
Lyricist(s)	John Latouche

"Day Dream" is a jazz standard composed by Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by John Latouche and written in 1939.[1] It was first recorded by saxophonist Johnny Hodges and his ensemble on November 2, 1940.[2][1]

Background

On March 23, 1939, Duke Ellington and his orchestra boarded the SS Île de France for a spring tour of Europe. Strayhorn was working for Ellington at the time but was allowed to remain at his Harlem residence. Thus, he had nearly seven weeks to work on new compositions and arrangements. "Day Dream" was composed during this time.[1]

Notable recordings

By Duke Ellington

The Carnegie Hall Concerts: January 1943 (released 1977)
Duke Ellington Presents... (1956), Duke Ellington's Jazz Violin Session (recorded 1963, released 1976)
...And His Mother Called Him Bill (1968)

By others

Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)
Jo Stafford – Jo + Jazz (1960)
Rita Moss – Daydream 7" EP (Rozell) (1959)
Billy Strayhorn – The Peaceful Side (1961)[3]
Sarah Vaughan – The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)
Betty Carter – Feed the Fire (1993)
June Christy – The Misty Miss Christy (1956), Day Dreams (1995)
Chet Baker – Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" (1998)[4]
Tony Bennett – Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
Jacob Fischer – Jacob Fischer...In New York City (2014)
Norah Jones- Norah Jones Performing Daydream 2002 (2014)
Dave Holland and Kenny Barron – The Art of Conversation (2014)
Karrin Allyson – Daydream (1997)
Rita Box Peek – Just For You (2018)

References

Hajdu, David (1996). Lush Life: A Biography Of Billy Strayhorn (2. ed.). New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. pp. 61, 82–83, 121, 133, 167, 212, 217. ISBN 0374194386. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
van de Leur, Walter (2002). Something to Live for: The Music of Billy Strayhorn. Oxford University Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780195124484. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
The Peaceful Side at AllMusic, retrieved August 27, 2010
Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

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[Hajdu_biography-1] Hajdu, David (1996). Lush Life: A Biography Of Billy Strayhorn (2. ed.). New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. pp. 61, 82–83, 121, 133, 167, 212, 217. ISBN 0374194386. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[van_de_leur-2] van de Leur, Walter (2002). Something to Live for: The Music of Billy Strayhorn. Oxford University Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780195124484. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

[3] The Peaceful Side at AllMusic, retrieved August 27, 2010

[4] Chet Baker Sings and Plays from the Film "Let's Get Lost" at AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2018.