Laura (1945 song)

"Laura" is a 1945 popular song composed by David Raksin, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer from the 1944 movie starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. It has since become a jazz standard with over four hundred known recordings. Some of the best-known versions are by Billy Eckstine, Charlie Parker, J. J. Johnson, Woody Herman, Frank Sinatra and Julie London (included on her 1955 debut album Julie Is Her Name, Vol. 1). It was adapted from the theme of the 1944 film, Laura.

Other notable recordings

 * Royce Campbell - The Art Of Chord Solo Guitar
 * Eric Dolphy – From In Europe, Vol. 2 (1961)
 * Al Hirt - He's the King and His Band (1961)
 * Billy Eckstine – Everything I Have Is Yours (album) (1995)
 * Percy Faith – orchestral version from the album A Summer Place
 * Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964)
 * Sergio Franchi – from his 1963 RCA Red Seal album, Women in My Life
 * Dick Haymes – The Very Best of Dick Haymes (1997)
 * Spike Jones - The Best of Spike Jones
 * Trini Lopez – From his album The Love Album
 * Seth MacFarlane – From his album Music Is Better Than Words
 * Charlie Parker – From his album Charlie Parker with Strings
 * Frank Sinatra – From his album Where Are You?
 * Eric Winstone and His Band Song: Alan Lane. Recorded in London on June 6, 1945. It was released by EMI on the HMV Records label as catalogue number BD 5893