Don't Ever Leave Me (song)
Don't Ever Leave Me is a song from the 1929 Broadway musical Sweet Adeline . It was composed by Jerome Kern. The lyrics are by Oscar Hammerstein . The song was sung for the first time in 1929 by Helen Morgan and Robert Chisholm. Since its debut, the song has been performed by numerous artists of various musical styles and has found acceptance in the Great American Songbook .
background
Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein worked together from 1924. The musicals you have created together include Sunny (1925), Show Boat (1927), Sweet Adeline (1929) and Music in the Air (1932). Show Boat was their greatest mutual artistic success.
The musical Sweet Adeline , from which the song Don't Ever Leave Me comes from , was also successful . The musical premiered on September 3, 1929 in Hammerstein's Theater and saw 234 performances there until March 22, 1930.
Versions of the song
Original version
The following versions are shown as the first performance and the first recording or first release for SecondHandSongs:
| year | Artist | Sound carrier | |
|---|---|---|---|
| premiere | 1929 | Helen Morgan and Robert Chisholm | - |
| First shot | 1929 | Helen Morgan | - |
| First publication | 1930 | Helen Morgan | Victor 22199 (single) |
Selection of cover versions
A search for the song in the SecondHandSongs music database lists 20 versions. Numerous other versions can be found in the music databases of Allmusic and Discogs . A small selection of the available versions based on the music databases mentioned is shown in the following two tables: Tom Lord lists a total of 44 cover versions in the field of jazz. u. a. by Roger Wolfe Kahn , Pearl Bailey , Hank Jones , Margaret Whiting , Clark Terry , Sugarcane Harris , Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra , Bob Mintzer , Joe Lovano and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra.
vocal
| Year of admission | Artist | Album / single |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Helen Morgan | single |
| 1957 | Polly Mountains | Bergen Sings Morgan |
| 1959 | Peggy Lee with George Shearing | Beauty and the Beat! |
| 1960 | Margaret Whiting | Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook |
| 1961 | Billy Eckstine / Carmen McRae | In London |
| 1964 | Carmen McRae | Haven't We Met? |
| 1964 | Liza Minnelli | Liza! Liza! |
| 1973 | Barbra Streisand | Barbra Streisand ... and Other Musical Instruments |
| 1981 | Joyce Collins Quartet | Moment to moment |
| 1985 | Jonathan Schwartz | Anyone Would Love You |
| 1988 | Andrea Marcovicci | Marcovicci Sings Movies |
| 1989 | Elisabeth Welch | The Jerome Kern Songbook |
| 1992 | Andrea Marcovicci | Just core |
| 1994 | Larry Carr / Bethe Douglas | Sings Verse & Chorus |
| 1997 | Cynthia Crane, Mike Renzi, Arranger & Music Director, Jay Leonhart , Grady Tate | Cynthia's in love |
| 2000 | Robert Clary with the John Rodby Trio | Robert Clary Sings at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles With the John Rodby Trio |
| 2003 | Pearl Bailey | 1947-1950 |
| 2004 | Jody Sandhouse | A fine spring morning |
| 2005 | Philip Chaffin | Warm spring night |
| 2006 | Carmen McRae | 1964 Orchestra Recordings |
| 2008 | Beth McDonald | Home |
| 2008 | Kelly Harland | Long Ago and Far Away - Kelly Harland Sings Jerome Kern |
| 2011 | Miranda Sage | Both sides now |
| 2011 | The Johnny Crawford Dance Orchestra | Sweepin 'the Clouds Away |
| 2011 | Hilary Kole | Moments Like This |
Instrumental
| Year of admission | Artist | Album / single |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Hank Jones | The Talented Touch |
| 1995 | Keith Jarrett | Keith Jarrett at the Blue Note: The Complete Recordings |
| 1999 | Keith Jarrett | The Melody at Night, with You |
| 2010 | Keith Jarrett / Charlie Haden | Jasmine |
Use in film and television
The song was part of the soundtrack of the following films:
- Sweet Adeline , (1934, sung by Irene Dunne )
- Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall - Documentary (1962, interpreted by Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews )
- In Performance at the White House: A Tribute to American Music - Jerome Kern - TV movie (1987, interpreted by Barbara Cook )
- The Beales of Gray Gardens - Documentary (2006, interpreted by Edith 'Little Edie' Bouvier Beale)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Don't Ever Leave Me at lyricsplayground.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c Don't Ever Leave Me at secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Don't Ever Leave Me at www.cafesongbook.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017 .
- ↑ Entry (Internet Broadway Data Base)
- ↑ Don't Ever Leave Me at www.allmusic.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Don't Ever Leave Me at www.discogs.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Tom Lord: Jazz Discography (online)
- ↑ Don't Ever Leave Me at www.imdb.com. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .