WALK A LITTLE FASTER



Composer: Vernon Duke
Lyricist: E.Y. Harburg

Opened: December 17, 1932, St. James Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 121


April In Paris:

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this standard beyond composer renditions.
1. 78/Decca 23161 (Hildegarde with Vernon Duke and Leo Kahn, pianos) [reissued on Isn't It Romantic, CD/Bygone Days BYD 77030]
2. Vernon Duke Plays Vernon Duke, 10"/Atlantic ALS-407 (Huguette Ferly with Vernon Duke, piano) [reissued on Two's Company, CD/Sepia 1047]
3. Vernon Duke Plays Vernon Duke, 10"/Atlantic ALS-407 (Vernon Duke, piano) [reissued on Two's Company, CD/Sepia 1047]
4. Yip Sings Harburg, CD/Koch International 3-7386-2 H1 (E.Y. Harburg)


I Apologize (M/L: Al Hoffman; Al Goodhart; Ed Nelson):

1. Click here for recordings of "I Apologize."


(So) Nonchalant (L: E.Y.Harburg; Charles Tobias) (music originally used for "Showgirl Couplets" in BILLY ROSE'S CRAZY QUILT):

1. Harold Arlen And Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. II, Painted Smiles PS-127 (Sandy Duncan, Arthur Siegel and Chorus) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-127]
2. Madly In Love, CDr (unknown performer)
3. It's Your Dance, CD/Star Song Communications SSC 1011 (Meredith D'Ambrosio)


Off Again, On Again:

1. Harold Arlen And Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. II, Painted Smiles PS-127 (Tammy Grimes) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-127]
2. Sandra King In A Concert Of Vernon Duke, CD/Audiophile ACD-197 (Sandra King with Pat Smythe, piano, and Tommy Cecil, bass)
3. Madly In Love, CDr (unknown performer)


A Penny For Your Thoughts:

1. 78/Victor 24260 (Ramona, vocal, with Roy Bargy and Ramona, pianos) [reissued on Ramona & Her Grand Piano, CD/The Old Masters 116]
2. Harold Arlen And Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. II, Painted Smiles PS-127 (Sandy Duncan) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-127]
3. Sandra King In A Concert Of Vernon Duke, CD/Audiophile ACD-197 (Sandra King with Pat Smythe, piano, and Tommy Cecil, bass)
4. Madly In Love, CDr (unknown performer)
5. The Chronological Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra 1944-1945, CD/Classics 914 (Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra)


Speaking Of Love:

1. Felicia Sanders At The Blue Angel, Columbia (M) CL 654 (Felicia Sanders with Irving Joseph, piano, Norm Jeffries, drums, and Red Callender, bass) [reissued on The Song From Moulin Rouge, CD/Sepia 1073]
2. Speaking Of Love, (S) SD-1262 (Bobby Short, piano and voice, with Ismael Ugarte, bass, and Ramon "Sonny" Rivera, drums and musical direction by Phil Moore) [reissued on Speaking Of Love/Sing Me A Swing Song, CD/Collectables COL-CD-6843]
3. Eartha Kitt Live At The Cheltenham Jazz Festival, CD/Network SNCD 6525 (unverified)


That's Life:

1. Harold Arlen And Vernon Duke Revisited Vol. II, Painted Smiles PS-127 (Arthur Siegel and Chorus) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-127]
2. The Full Flavor, CD/Linn Records AKD 034 (The Ray Gelato Giants)
3. Live At The Apollo, Vol. II, Pt. 1, CD/Rhino 70217 (James Brown) (unverified)


Where Have We Met Before?:

1. 78/Brunswick 6484 (Smith Ballew with Victor Young and His Serenaders) [reissued on The Best Of Victor Young & The Brunswick Studio Orchestra 1932-1934, CD/Sony 70074]
2. E.Y. Harburg Revisited, Painted Smiles PS- 1372 (Patrice Munsel) [reissued on Hold On To Your Hats, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-120]


Unrecorded Material:

Can Can
End Of A Perfect Night
Finale
Frisco Fanny (M: Henry Sullivan; L: Earle Crooker)
(Manhattan's The) Loneliest Isle (cut)
Marionettes
Mayfair (M: William Waliter; L: Rowland Leigh)
Pomp And Circumstance
"Saturday Night" Finale
Time And Tide
Unaccustomed As I Am