Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)

"Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" is a 1941 popular song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics by Lee Gaines. The song has been recorded numerous times by a number of artists in the years since, having become a jazz standard.^[1] Hit recordings have been by Paul Weston & His Orchestra (vocal by Matt Dennis) (reached No. 21 in the Billboard charts in 1947) and by The Four Aces (No. 20 in 1952).^[2]

Other notable recordings

• Louis Armstrong – originally recorded with Duke Ellington in 1961 for an album called The Great Reunion and later included in the compilation CD The Great Summit (2001)^[3]
• Dave Brubeck
• Chris Connor – A Jazz Date With Chris Connor (1958)^[4]
• Miles Davis – Miles: The New Miles Davis Quintet (1955)^[5]
• Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1957)^[6]
• Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells – Together (1964)^[7]
• Dave Grusin – Homage to Duke (1993)^[8]
• Joni James – The Mood Is Romance (1961).^[9]
• Diana Krall – for her album Only Trust Your Heart (1995)^[10]
• Peggy Lee – included on her album Olé ala Lee (1961)^[11]
• Mulgrew Miller, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – The Duets (1999)^[12]
• Jane Monheit - Live At The Rainbow Room (2003)^[13]
• Oscar Peterson – Great Connection (1974)^[14]
• Lou Rawls – for his album Your Good Thing (1969)^[15]
• Jo Stafford – Jo + Jazz (1960)^[16]
• Clark Terry – Duke with a Difference (1957)^[17]
• Sarah Vaughan – for the album Sarah + 2 (1962)^[18]

References

1. Jazz Standards entry
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External links

• "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" at JazzStandards