Out of Nowhere (Johnny Green song)

Out of Nowhere (Johnny Green song)
The cover of Johnny Green and His Orchestra's recording of "Out of Nowhere".

"Out of Nowhere" is a popular song composed by Johnny Green with lyrics by Edward Heyman. It was first recorded by Bing Crosby in 1931 and became his first number one hit as a solo artist.[1] It has become a jazz standard, with dozens of instrumental and vocal versions by various artists.

Tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins's instrumental 1937 version with Benny Carter and Django Reinhardt became very successful, and Hawkins's performance on the song was so intimidating that no tenor saxophone player tried the tune until eight years later, when Don Byas recorded it.[1] Charlie Parker recorded a ballad version in 1947.

The song's harmony has been used in several later songs, such as Alexander Courage's "Theme from Star Trek", Tadd Dameron's "Casbah", Fats Navarro's "Nostalgia" and Lennie Tristano's "317 East 32nd Street".[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Out of Nowhere at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on May 7 2009

See also

  • List of 1930s jazz standards

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