I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So

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"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" is a 1945 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Mack David.^[1]

Notable recordings

Al Hibbler & Duke Ellington – recorded for RCA Victor (catalog No. 20-1799) on November 26, 1945^[2] (Ellington, Hodges, Lawrence brown, soloists)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Shirley Scott – The Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Cookbook Volume 3 (Prestige, 1958).
Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones on the album At Basin Street East (EmArcy, 1961) as part of a Duke Ellington medley.
Annie Ross – included in her album A Gasser! (World Pacific, 1960).^[3]
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – Together for the First Time (Roulette Records, 1961)
Wes MontgomeryonSO Much Guitar! (1964)
Ella Fitzgerald – she first recorded it for Decca Records (catalog No. 18814) in New York on Feb 21, 1946.^[4] She sang it at Carnegie Hall in 1949 and it was included in Jazz at the Philharmonic, The Ella Fitzgerald Set (Verve/Polygram)" (1949).^[5] A later recording was included in Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1958).
Kenny Burrell – Soul Call (1964)
Sarah Vaughan – The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 (1979)
Mose Allison – Middle Class White Boy (1982).^[6]
Tony Bennett – recorded the song on three occasions, first in 1957 for his album Tony. He included it in his Carnegie Hall concert in 1962 and finally in the album A Tribute to Duke (1977)
Harry "Sweets" Edison & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – Jazz at the Philharmonic (1983).^[7]
Diana Krall – for her album Stepping Out (1993).
Stacey Kent – included in the album Only Trust Your Heart (2000).^[8]

^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.

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