Ridin' High (song)
1936 song
"Ridin' High " is a 1936 popular song written by Cole Porter , for his musical Red, Hot and Blue , where it was introduced by Ethel Merman .
Notable recordings
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra - 'Camel Caravan' (Live Broadcast Radio Program) (Nov. 2, 1937), arranged by Jimmy Mundy ; Jazz Concert No. 2 (Columbia LP: ML 4590) (1952)[ 1]
Chris Connor - This Is Chris (1955).[ 2]
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
Michel Legrand & His Orchestra - The Columbia Album of Cole Porter (1957).[ 3]
Kate Smith (1957) - included in the compilation CD Makin' Whoopee! - Capitol Sings Broadway (1995).[ 4]
Mark Murphy - Let Yourself Go (1958),[ 5] arranged by Ralph Burns
Jeri Southern - Southern Breeze (1958),[ 6] arr. Marty Paich , reissued on CD as Southern Breeze/Coffee Cigarettes and Memories (1998)
Peggy Lee - Things Are Swingin' (1959), arranged by Jack Marshall
Teresa Brewer - Ridin' High (1960),[ 7] arranged by Jerry Fielding
Carol Lawrence - An Evening With Carol Lawrence (1964)
Doris Day - Bright and Shiny (1961), arranged by Neal Hefti
Johnny Mathis - Broadway (1964)
Cleo Laine - Portrait (1971),[ 8] arranged by John Dankworth
Sue Raney - Ridin' High (1984),[ 9] with the Bob Florence quartet
Hod O'Brien - Ridin' High (1990).[ 10]
Robert Palmer - Ridin' High (1992), arranged by Clare Fischer
Rebecca Martin - Middlehope (2000)
Fay Claassen - Red, Hot & Blue: The Music of Cole Porter (2008),[ 11] arranged by Michael Abene
Stevie Holland - Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter (Original Cast Album) (2010)
References
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