Nobody Else but Me
{{Short description|1946 Broadway musical song}}
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"Nobody Else but Me", sometimes called "Nobody Else but You", is a song composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the 1946 Broadway revival of the musical Show Boat when it was introduced by Jan Clayton as the character Magnolia.{{cite web|title=Nobody Else but Me (1946)|url=http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-6/nobodyelsebutme.htm |website=JazzStandards.com |access-date=11 February 2012}} This was the last song written by Kern, who died November 11, 1945. The Show Boat revival opened January 5, 1946.{{cite web|title=What actors and actresses appeared in The Show Boat Story - 1989? |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/show-boat-1946-broadway-revival-cast |website=Answers.com |access-date=May 15, 2010}}
Vocal recordings
- 1946 Jan Clayton in the Show Boat cast album.{{cite web |title=Jan Clayton, Carol Bruce, Charles Fredericks, Kenneth Spencer, Colette Lyons, "Show Boat" Chorus And Orchestra – Show Boat |url=https://www.discogs.com/Jan-Clayton-Carol-Bruce-Charles-Fredericks-Kenneth-Spencer-Colette-Lyons-Show-Boat-Chorus-And-Orches/master/1194447 |website=Discogs |access-date=November 16, 2018}}
- 1957 Barbara Lea – for her album Barbara Lea With the Johnny Windhurst Quartet.[https://books.google.com/books?id=fx4EAAAAMBAJ&q=%22continued+from+page+34%22 "Reviews and Ratings of New Jazz Albums"]. Billboard. February 16, 1957. p. 40.
- 1959 Mitzi Gaynor – for her album Mitzi{{cite web |title=Mitzi Gaynor – Mitzi |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3063187-Mitzi-Gaynor-Mitzi |website=Discogs |access-date=January 17, 2023}}
- 1959 Peggy King – for her album Lazy Afternoon{{cite web |title=Peggy King – Lazy Afternoon |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10063580-Peggy-King-Lazy-Afternoon |website=Discogs |access-date=January 17, 2023}}
- 1961 Ruth Price – for her album Ruth Price with Shelly Manne & His Men at the Manne-Hole.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000265979|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=January 18, 2025}}
- 1963 Sarah Vaughan – for her album The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-benny-carter-sessions-mw0000624822|website=www.allmusic.com|accessdate=January 19, 2025}}
- 1964 Tony Bennett – included in his album When Lights Are Low.{{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3991673-Tony-Bennett-With-The-Ralph-Sharon-Trio-When-Lights-Are-Low|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=January 19, 2025}}
- 1965 Dinah Shore – for her album Lower Basin Street Revisited.{{cite web |title=Dinah Shore – Lower Basin Street Revisited |url=https://www.discogs.com/Dinah-Shore-Lower-Basin-Street-Revisited/master/560551 |website=Discogs |access-date=November 16, 2018}}
- 1994 Sylvia McNair and André Previn for their album Sure Thing: The Jerome Kern Songbook {{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/6017334-Sylvia-McNair-Andr%C3%A9-Previn-David-Finck-Sure-Thing-The-Jerome-Kern-Songbook|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=January 17, 2025}}
- 1995 Mel Tormé – for the album Velvet & Brass.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/velvet-brass-mw0000038992|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=January 20, 2025}}
- 2001 Kristin Chenoweth – for her album Let Yourself Go.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/let-yourself-go-mw0000117304|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=January 19, 2025}}
- 2003 Tina May – for her album I'll Take Romance[https://www.worldcat.org/title/911621716 "MAY, Tina: I'll Take Romance"]. WorldCat.
- 2007 Annette Sanders with Bob Florence – for their album You Will Be My Music.{{cite web |title=Annette Sanders / Bob Florence – You Will Be My Music |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/9892806-Annette-Sanders-Bob-Florence-You-Will-Be-My-Music |website=Discogs |access-date=January 15, 2023}}
- 2015 Tony Bennett – for the album The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern.{{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/7818493-Tony-Bennett-Bill-Charlap-The-Silver-Lining-The-Songs-Of-Jerome-Kern|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=January 19, 2025}}
Instrumental recordings
- 1964 Stan Getz – included on his album Nobody Else but Me, first released in 1994.
- 1967 Joe Pass – included on his album Simplicity.
- 1976 Bill Evans – recorded during sessions for his album Quintessence, and first released as a bonus track on compact disc reissues of the album.
- 1977 Bill Evans – recorded for his album I Will Say Goodbye, which was first released in 1980.
- 1978 Bill Evans – recorded for his album New Conversations, this was the last recorded studio version of the song by Evans, but the first to be released.
- 1984 Ed Bickert – recorded for his album Bye Bye Baby.
- 1997 Brad Mehldau – recorded for his album The Art of the Trio Volume One.
- 2018 Walter Smith III – recorded for his album Twio.
References
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External links
- [http://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/comping-chords-chord-progressions/14533-nobody-else-but-me.html Chords for "Nobody Else but Me"]
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