I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So
| "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Duke Ellington and Al Hibbler | |
| Recorded | November 26, 1945 |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 3:13 |
| Composer(s) | Duke Ellington |
| Lyricist(s) | Mack David |
"I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" is a 1945 song composed by Duke Ellington, with lyrics written by Mack David.[1] The song has become a jazz standard.[2]
Notable recordings
[edit]- Al Hibbler & Duke Ellington – recorded for RCA Victor (catalog No. 20-1799) on November 26, 1945[3] ( Johnny 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).[4]
- Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington – Together for the First Time (Roulette Records, 1961).
- Wes Montgomery on SO Much Guitar! (1961).
- Ella Fitzgerald – she first recorded it for Decca Records (catalog No. 18814) in New York on Feb 21, 1946.[5] She sang it at Carnegie Hall in 1949 and it was included in Jazz at the Philharmonic, The Ella Fitzgerald Set (Verve/Polygram)" (1949).[6] 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).[7]
- 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).[8]
- Diana Krall – for her album Stepping Out (1993).
- Stacey Kent – included in the album Only Trust Your Heart (2000).[9]
- Melody Diachun – in her album Lullaby of the Leaves (2002).[10]
- Terra Hazelton – in her Anybody's Baby (2004).[11]
Legacy
[edit]Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong, a 2016 picture book biography of Louis Armstrong, was titled after the song. The book was written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by her husband, James Ransome.[12]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Mack David". AllMusic. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "I'm Just a Lucky So and So". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ^ "RCA Victor 20-prefix series". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "A Gasser!". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Decca 18500 - 19000 Numerical Listing". 78discography.com. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Ella Fitzgerald Set". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Middle Class White Boy". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Jazz at the Philharmonic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Only Trust Your Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- ^ "Lullaby of the Leaves". AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Terra Hazelton – Anybody's Baby". Discogs. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ Diaz, Shelley. "Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
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