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"Out of Nowhere" is a
popular song composed by
Johnny Green with lyrics by
Edward Heyman and published by
Famous Music. It was popularized by
Bing Crosby, and was the first recording under his
Brunswick Records contract. He recorded it on March 30, 1931
[1] and it became his first number one hit as a solo artist.
[2] Crosby also sang it in the film
Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) and in his short film
I Surrender Dear (1931). He recorded it again in 1954 for his album
Bing: A Musical Autobiography.
Other 1931 recordings were by
Leo Reisman and his Orchestra (vocal by Frank Munn) which reached No. 6 in the charts of the day,
[3]
Smith Ballew and his Orchestra,
[4]
Ruth Etting,
[4] and
Roy Fox and His band (vocal:
Al Bowlly) recorded July 31, 1931. (
Al Bowlly Discography).
The song's
harmonic progression has been used in several later songs, such as
Alexander Courage's "
Theme from Star Trek",
Tadd Dameron's "Casbah",
Fats Navarro's "Nostalgia",
Gigi Gryce's "Sans Souci", and
Lennie Tristano's "317 East 32nd Street."
[2]
It has become a
jazz standard, with dozens of instrumental and vocal versions by various artists.
Other recordings
Film appearances
See also
References
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"A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
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Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.
364.
ISBN
0-89820-083-0.
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"The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
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"Out of Nowhere by Ray Anthony". SecondHandSongs.
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i Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. p. 328.
ISBN
978-0-19-993739-4.
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"Stephane Grappelly Acc. Par Django Reinhardt – Out of Nowhere / Baby (1939, Shellac)".
Discogs. 1939.
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