[Dixielandjazz] Is "'Round Midnight" really the most recorded song ever?

[Marek Boym]

> Dear Norman,
> A quick 'google' suggests that the most recorded jazz standard was W. C.
> Handy's "St. Louis Blues" for over 20 years from the 1930s onward, after
> which Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" replaced it.
> Today, that place is allegedly held by Johnny Green's "Body and Soul".
> The most recorded standard composed by a jazz musician is Thelonious
> Monk's "'Round Midnight".
>    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_standard
> *Note that the conditional words for "Round Midnight" are "...composed by
> a jazz musician."
>

How about "Tiger RAg," Bill?
Cheers


> A check of Version 2014 of Tom Lord's 'Jazz Directory' lists about 1610
> versions of "Round Midnight/Round about Midnight" from 1945.
> "St Louis Blues has 1960
> "Stardust" has 1430.
> And "Body and Soul" boasts 2170.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
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