For All We Know

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For All We Know is a pop song written by J. Fred Coots (music) and Sam M. Lewis (lyrics) and released in 1934. It also became a widely played jazz standard from the 1950s onwards .

history

The Coots Lewis song For All We Know , the first line of which is For all we know, we may never meet again , has the form ABAB ', written in F major in the style of a simple foxtrot ballad . He was introduced by Morton Downey on American radio in his then popular radio show and on record.

Already in 1934 the song came in the version of Hal Kemp (vocals Joe Martin, arrangement by John Scott Trotter ) in the US charts (# 3); Isham Jones and his orchestra reached # 16. The hit potential of the song was also confirmed in later years: The Andrews Sisters were successful with it in 1942; In 1962 Dinah Washington reached # 88 with her cover version of the charts. It was recorded by Nat King Cole in 1949, and in the early 1950s vocal and instrumental versions by various jazz musicians such as Loumell Morgan , Hazel Scott , Vinnie Burke , Earl Bostic , Teddi King , Marian McPartland , Dave McKenna and by Woody Herman and others were created in quick succession His Orchestra .

Nina Simone covered the song in 1959, Aretha Franklin in 1964 and The Spinners in 1965 . The version by Rosemary Clooney was used in the Dan Ireland film Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005); the song was also featured in the Woody Allen film Celebrity (1998). In the version by Johnny Hartman it was used in the soundtrack of The Bridges of Madison County . The discographer Tom Lord lists (as of 2017) 534 versions in the field of jazz . According to Jazzstandards.com, the versions by Dave Brubeck , Benny Carter , June Christy , Stan Getz , Grant Green , Rosemary Clooney, Billie Holiday ( Lady in Satin 1958), Johnny Hartman, Bucky Pizzarelli and Cedar Walton are particularly noteworthy . In later years he was also covered by the Clayton / Hamilton Jazz Orchestra , Cyrus Chestnut , Monty Alexander , Stan Tracey , Freddy Cole , Arild Andersen , Keith Jarrett / Charlie Haden ( Jasmine ) and Eden Atwood .

For All We Know is not to be confused with the song of the same name from 1970, which Fred Carlin, Robb Wilson and Arthur James wrote for the film Lovers and Other Strangers ; The Carpenters hit the US charts in 1971 with this song. It was also covered by Stephane Grappelli , Mary Stallings and Astrud Gilberto .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Michael Whorf: The Hottest Water in Chicago: Notes of a Native Daughter . 2012
  2. ↑ a b c Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed January 22, 2017)
  3. ^ Gayle Pemberton: The Hottest Water in Chicago: Notes of a Native Daughter . 1998, p. 137
  4. ^ Marvin E. Paymer, Don E. Post: Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs . 1998, p. 174.
  5. ↑ a b c song information at Jazzstandards.com
  6. ↑ Songs with Lyrics by Sam M Lewis: For All We Know, Dinah, Rock-A-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody, I'm Sitting on Top of the World . 2010
  7. ↑ Annette Körbel: Woody Allen - Filmography: From " What's New Pussycat? " To "Irrational Man . 2015, p. 44.