If I were a Bell

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If I Were a Bell is a composition by Frank Loesser .

Loesser wrote the song for the Broadway - musicals Guys and Dolls , which premiered in November 1950th If I Were a Bell is sung by “Sister Sarah” on the show, Isabel Bigley performed at the world premiere .

With the inclusion of Miles Davis on the 1956 album Relaxin 'with the Miles Davis Quintet , the title became a widely played jazz standard . The composition had a firm place in Miles Davis' repertoire until 1965 ( Plugged Nickel ) and appeared on many live recordings. After that, the song was played by countless modern jazz musicians . He was so closely associated with Miles Davis that he is often mistaken for his own composition.

Keith Jarrett recorded the title in 1995 with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette , the so-called "Standards Trio", performing live at the Blue Note . Other important recordings of If I Were a Bell have been made by Ella Fitzgerald , Milt Jackson and Ray Brown , Joe Pass and Shelly Manne & His Men.

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