Day Dream

This article is about the 1941 song. For the mental activity, see Daydream. For other uses, see Daydream (disambiguation).

Billy Strayhorn

"Day Dream" is a 1941^[1] song (see 1941 in music) composed by Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, with lyrics by John La Touche.

Saxophonist Johnny Hodges first recorded this tune with Strayhorn on piano in 1941.^[1]

Notable recordings

Tony Bennett - Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool (1999)
Betty Carter - Feed the Fire (1993)
June Christy - The Misty Miss Christy (1956), Day Dreams (1995)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)
Jo Stafford - Jo + Jazz (1960)
Billy Strayhorn - The Peaceful Side (1961)^[2]
Sarah Vaughan - The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)

Notes

1 2 JazzStandards.com: Day Dream, retrieved August 27, 2010
↑ The Peaceful Side at AllMusic, retrieved August 27, 2010

Duke Ellington

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborations

with Alice Babs	Serenade to Sweden

with Count Basie	First Time! The Count Meets the Duke

with Teresa Brewer	It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

with Rosemary Clooney	Blue Rose

with John Coltrane	Duke Ellington & John Coltrane

with Ella Fitzgerald	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook Ella at Duke's Place The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur

with Coleman Hawkins	Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins

with Frank Sinatra	Francis A. & Edward K.

Compositions

Billy Strayhorn compositions associated with Ellington	"Take the "A" Train" "Lush Life" "Chelsea Bridge" "Something to Live For" "Satin Doll" "Blood Count"

Juan Tizol compositions associated with Ellington	"Caravan" "Perdido"

Orchestra
members

Filmography

Discography

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