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

[Rick Zahniser]

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On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Norman Vickers <NVickers1 at cox.net> wrote:

> To:  DJML and Musicians and Jazzfans list
> From: Norman Vickers, Jazz Society of Pensacola
>
> As usual, our erudite  Aussie listmate/ discographer/ jazz connoisseur  and
> "settler of arguments" Bill Haesler has given us hard data on which to base
> our judgment.
> Thanks, Bill.
>
> Likely the DJML discussion will run on ad infinitum but let's let this be
> the definitive word on the M&JF list! (smile)
> Thanks, as usual, Bill
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Haesler [mailto:bhaesler at bigpond.net.au]
> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2014 4:30 PM
> To: Norman Vickers; dixieland jazz mailing list
> Subject: Is "'Round Midnight" really the most recorded song ever?
>
> Norman Vickers wrote:
> > This came across my screen.  Lovely rendition of "Round Midnight  by
> Modern Jazz Quartet.
> > I was intrigued to read the statement that "this is the most often
> recorded ever."
> > Does anyone have data to corroborate this statement?
>
> 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."
> 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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