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"Darn That Dream" is a popular song composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Eddie DeLange. It was published in 1939 and ranked No. 1 in 1940 when a recording was released by Benny Goodman in an arrangement by Eddie Sauter with Mildred Bailey singing the vocal.^[1] Other popular recordings in 1940 were by Blue Barron & His Orchestra (vocal by Russ Carlyle) (#14 in Billboard charts) and by Tommy Dorsey (vocal by Anita Boyer) (#16 in Billboard charts).^[2]

The song was introduced in the Broadway musical Swingin' the Dream, a variation on A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare set in New Orleans in 1890. The musical opened at Center Theatre in November 1939 and closed after 13 performances.^[3]

Other versions

Chet Baker – Chet Baker Big Band (1956).
Tony Bennett – for his album Cloud 7 (1955).^[4]
Jane Ira Bloom – Sixteen Sunsets (2013).^[5]
Petula Clark – Petula Clark in Hollywood (1959).^[6]
Miles Davis – Birth of the Cool (1950)^[7]
Doris Day – a single release for Columbia Records (catalog No. 38887) in 1950.^[8]
Michael Feinstein – Romance on Film, Romance on Broadway (2000).^[9]
Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (1961).^[10]
Dexter Gordon – Daddy Plays the Horn (1955)^[7]
Lars Gullin – Lars Gullin Quartet (1960).^[11]
Billie Holiday – Body and Soul (1957).^[12]
Lena Horne – Lena on the Blue Side (1962).^[13]
Ahmad Jamal – Ahmad Jamal Plays (1955) rereleased as Chamber Music of the New Jazz (1956)^[7]
Stan Kenton – Sophisticated Approach (1961)^[7]
Tina May – Fun (1993)^[14]
Thelonious Monk – The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956).^[15]
Patti Page – You Go to My Head (1956).^[16]
Maxine Sullivan – Close as Pages in a Book (1970).^[17]
Sarah Vaughan – No Count Sarah (1959).^[18]
Dinah Washington – Dinah Jams (1954).^[19]
Nancy Wilson – But Beautiful (1971).^[20]

References

^ "Songs from the Year 1939". TSort. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 490. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
^ "Swingin' The Dream". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^ "Cloud 7 - Tony Bennett". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "Sixteen Sunsets - Jane Ira Bloom". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ "Petula Clark Discography". petulaclark.net. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.
^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "CastAlbums". castalbums.org. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "Tina May – Fun: Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
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External links

[Darn_That_Dream-1] "Songs from the Year 1939". TSort. Retrieved December 30, 2016.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 490. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

[3] "Swingin' The Dream". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[4] "Cloud 7 - Tony Bennett". AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[5] "Sixteen Sunsets - Jane Ira Bloom". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

[6] "Petula Clark Discography". petulaclark.net. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[standards-7] Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 75–76. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.

[8] "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[9] "CastAlbums". castalbums.org. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[10] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[11] "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

[12] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[13] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[14] "Tina May – Fun: Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2022.

[15] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[16] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[17] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[18] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[19] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[20] "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

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