Don't Get Around Much Anymore

For the 1975 live recording, see Don't Get Around Much Anymore – Live at Bullerbyn.

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
Song by Duke Ellington
Written	1940 (music), 1942 (lyrics)
Published	1942 by Robbins Music
Composer(s)	Duke Ellington
Lyricist(s)	Bob Russell

"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington.^[1] The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940.^[2] "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" quickly became a hit after Bob Russell wrote its lyrics in 1942.^[3]

Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", one by The Ink Spots and the 1940 instrumental by Ellington's band,^[4] reached No. 1 on the US Billboard R&B chart in 1943. Both were top-ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray. The Duke Ellington version reached No. 8 on the pop chart.^[5]

Other versions

• Mose Allison – Young Man Mose, (Prestige, 1958)^[6]
• Mose Allison – Creek Bank (Prestige, 1975)^[7]
• Louis Armstrong with his All-Stars and Duke Ellington – The Great Reunion (1961)^[8] and included on The Great Summit
• Louis Armstrong – I've Got the World on a String (1960)^[9]
• Tony Bennett and Miguel Bosé – Viva Duets (2010)
• Michael Bublé – BaBalu (1996)^[10]
• Joan Cartwright with Lonnie Smith – In Pursuit of a Melody (1991)^[11]
• Chicago – Night & Day Big Band (1995)^[12]
• June Christy – Ballads for Night People^[13] and Spotlight on June Christy (1995)^[14]
• The Coasters – One by One (1960)^[15]
• Nat King Cole – Just One of Those Things (1957)^[16]
• Harry Connick Jr. – When Harry Met Sally... (1989)^[17]
• Sam Cooke – My Kind of Blues (1961)^[18]
• Hank Crawford – Dig These Blues (Atlantic, 1965)^[19]
• Bing Crosby – recorded on April 15, 1977,^[20] and included on the album A Tribute to Duke
• Bill Doggett – A Salute to Ellington (King, 1957)^[21]
• Dr. John with Ronnie Cuber – Duke Elegant (1999)^[6]
• Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (Verve, 1957)^[6][22]
• Eydie Gormé – Eydie Swings the Blues (1957)^[23]
• Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra (vocals by Kenny Sargent and LeBrun Sisters) – recorded July 27, 1942 for Decca.^[24] This reached No. 7 in the pop chart.^[25] (1943)
• Tab Hunter on Dot. The B-side to "Ninety-Nine Ways", which was a No. 11 hit in March 1957. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" itself charted at No. 74 in March 1957.
• The Ink Spots reached No. 1 on the R&B chart for two non-consecutive weeks and No. 2 on the pop chart^[26] (1943)
• Etta James – The Second Time Around (Argo, 1961)^[27]
• B.B. King with the Maxwell Davis Orchestra – Compositions of Duke Ellington and Others (1960)
• Grace Knight – Come in Spinner, ABC TV (Australia) (1990)^[28]
• Paul McCartney – B-side to "Once Upon a Long Ago" (1987),^[29][30] and "Снова в СССР" (1987)
• Anne Murray – I'll Be Seeing You (2004)^[31]
• Anna Nalick - The Blackest Crow (2019)^[32]
• Willie Nelson – Stardust (1978)^[33]
• Patti Page – Music for Two in Love (1956)^[34]

References

1. "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Don't Get Around Much Anymore)". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 2019-01-25.
2. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
3. Furia, Philip; Lasser, Michael L. (2006). America's Songs: The Stories Behind the Songs of Broadway, Hollywood, and Tin Pan Alley. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415972468.
4. "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #9". Digital.library.unt.edu. 1972.
5. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 185.
6. Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
7. "Mose Allison - Creek Bank Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
8. "Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington - The Great Reunion Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
9. "Louis Armstrong - I've Got the World on a String Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
10. "Michael Bublé - BaBalu Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
11. "Joan Cartwright - In Pursuit of a Melody Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
12. "Chicago - Night & Day: Big Band Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
13. "June Christy - Ballads for Night People Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
14. "June Christy - Spotlight On June Christy [Great Ladies of Song] Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
15. "One by One". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
16. "Nat King Cole - Just One of Those Things Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
17. "Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally... [Music from the Motion Picture] Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
18. "Sam Cooke - My Kind of Blues Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
19. "Hank Crawford - Dig These Blues Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
20. "A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
21. "Bill Doggett - A Salute to Ellington Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
22. "Ella Fitzgerald - Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book [Verve] Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
23. "Eydie Gorme - Eydie Swings the Blues Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
24. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
25. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin: Record Research. p. 125. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
26. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 275.
27. "Etta James - The Second Time Around Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
28. "Grace Knight - Willow/Come in Spinner Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
29. "Once Upon a Long Ago #2 (album)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
30. "Once Upon a Long Ago #4 (album)". The Paul McCartney project. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
31. "Anne Murray - I'll Be Seeing You Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
32. "Anna Nalick - The Blackest Crow Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
33. "Willie Nelson - Stardust Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
34. "Patti Page - Music for Two in Love Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2023.

External links

• "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" Arrangement for guitar