The Song Is You
Every version of “The Song Is You” on a record reviewed at Vinyl Standard: 11 recordings, 1951 to 1991, by 10 leaders, including Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Parker, Charlie Persip and the Jazz Statesmen. Every version links to its review.
Who recorded it
The leaders of the reviewed records that include The Song Is You. The number is reviewed records.
Every reviewed version
By the year of the record’s first session. Red is the site’s rating of the whole record, out of five.
- 1951Stan Getz at StoryvilleStan Getz★★★★★
- 1952Now's the TimeCharlie Parker★★★★★
- 1954Jazz Goes to CollegeDave Brubeck Quartet★★★★☆
- 1955Julian “Cannonball” AdderleyCannonball Adderley★★★★☆
- 1960Charles Persip and the Jazz StatesmenCharlie Persip and the Jazz Statesmen★★★★☆
- 1960Velvet SoulGene Ammons★★★★☆
- 1962Jug & DodoGene Ammons & Dodo Marmarosa★★★★☆
- 1962NigeriaGrant Green★★★★☆
- 1966Great Love ThemesCannonball Adderley★★★☆☆
- 1986Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. IWynton Marsalis★★★★☆
- 1991Black and BlueGene Harris★★★★☆
This page is built from the track listings of the records reviewed here, so it lists only versions on those records, not every recording of the tune. The site does not record composers, so it gathers tracks by title and says nothing about who wrote the tune. The year is the first session of the whole record, which on an album cut over several dates may not be the date of this track. It updates automatically when a new review goes up.