All Too Soon

"All Too Soon" is a 1940 song composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics written by Carl Sigman. It is recorded in the key of C major. It was subsequently recorded by several contemporary and modern artists.

Notable recordings

• Duke Ellington
  • recorded in 1940,^[1] available in compilation albums such as Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band (2003)
  • recorded during 1953–1955^[2]
  • Unknown Session (recorded in 1960, released in 1979)
  • Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur (1966)
  • 1969: All-Star White House Tribute (recorded in 1969, released in 2002)^[3]
• Mildred Bailey - recorded on June 13, 1941 for Decca Records (No. 3888B)^[4]
• Sarah Vaughan - recorded during 1944–1946,^[5] The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)
• Jeri Southern - for her album Jeri Gently Jumps (1957)^[6]

• Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958), Fitzgerald and Pass... Again (with Joe Pass, 1979)
• Peggy Lee, George Shearing - Beauty and the Beat! (1959)
• Chris Connor - A Portrait of Chris (1961)^[7]
• Billy Byers – Impressions of Duke Ellington(1962)^[8]
• Anita O'Day - Anita O'Day & The Three Sounds (1963)^[9]
• Milt Jackson, Ray Brown, Mickey Roker, Joe Pass - All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album (1980)^[10]
• Sathima Bea Benjamin - Musical Echoes (2002)^[11]
• Jane Monheit - The Songbook Sessions: Ella Fitzgerald (2016)^[12]

References

1. The Indispensable Duke Ellington, Vol. 5–6 (1940) - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
2. The Capitol Sessions 1953-1955 - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
3. 1969: All-Star White House Tribute - Duke Ellington at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
4. "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
5. 1944-1946 - Sarah Vaughan at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
6. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
7. A Portrait of Chris - Chris Connor at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
8. Impressions of Duke Ellington - Duke Ellington; Billy Byers" at WorldCat. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
9. Anita O'Day & the Three Sounds - The Three Sounds at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
10. All Too Soon: The Duke Ellington Album - Milt Jackson at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
11. Musical Echoes - Sathima Bea Benjamin at AllMusic. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
12. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.