"Jim"
Song by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1941 (1941-09-20)
RecordedAugust 1, 1941 (1941-08-01)
LabelDecca 3963
Songwriter(s)Nelson Shawn, Caesar Petrillo, Edward Ross
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra singles chronology
"Blue Champagne"
(1941)		 "Jim"
(1941)		 "Tangerine"
(1942)

"Jim"[1] is a popular song with music by James Caesar Petrillo and Milton Samuels (who also used the pseudonym Edward Ross), lyrics by Nelson Shawn.[2] The song was published in 1941.[3]

Two versions reached the Billboard charts in 1941: Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocals by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell), which peaked at No. 2; and Dinah Shore (No. 5).[4]

It has also been recorded by Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and many other artists.[5] An instrumental version was recorded in 1964, by Oscar Peterson, featuring Clark Terry, for the album Oscar Peterson Trio + One.

References

  1. ↑ The Real Book Vol. 6. Hal Leonard. 2017. p. 218. ISBN 1495090167.
  2. ↑ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "JazzStandards.com".
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 533. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  5. ↑ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved July 7, 2020.


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