After You've Gone (song)

"After You've Gone" is a 1918 popular song composed by Turner Layton, with lyrics written by Henry Creamer. It was recorded by Marion Harris on July 22, 1918 and released on Victor 18509. It is the basis for many other jazz songs, as it can easily be improvised over. It is also the theme song for the BBC sitcom After You've Gone (performed by Jamie Cullum).

Notable recordings

 * Marion Harris (1918)
 * Coleman Hawkins
 * Eddie Lang/Joe Venuti
 * Leslie Uggams (as a medley with "They Go Wild, Simply Wild Over Me")
 * Henry Burr & Albert Campbell (1918)
 * Billy Murray & Gladys Rice (1919)
 * Sophie Tucker (1927)
 * Bessie Smith (1927)
 * Bessie Smith (1928)
 * Louis Armstrong (1929)
 * Fats Waller & Benny Payne (1930)
 * Paul Whiteman (1930)
 * Django Reinhardt/Stephane Grappelli (1934, 1949)
 * Benny Goodman (1935)
 * Judy Garland (1936, 1961 on Judy at Carnegie Hall)
 * Lionel Hampton (1937)
 * Quintette du Hot Club de France (1937)
 * Sidney Bechet (1943)
 * Al Jolson (1946)
 * Art Tatum (1953)
 * Frankie Laine (1953)
 * Frankie Laine - Mr. Rhythm (1954)
 * Cal Tjader (1954)
 * Johnny Hartman (1959)
 * Ella Fitzgerald - Rhythm Is My Business (1962)
 * Rita Reys (1963)
 * Bobby Darin (1967)
 * Nina Simone (1974)
 * Leland Palmer, Ann Reinking and Erzsebet Foldi - from the film "All That Jazz" (1979).
 * Frank Sinatra - L.A. Is My Lady (1984)
 * Jeremy Taylor Simon Rattle; London Sinfonietta The Jazz Album (1987)
 * Charly Antolini & Dick Morrissey (1989)
 * Chet Atkins & Suzy Bogguss (1994)
 * Phil Collins (1996) live at Montreaux Jazz Festival
 * Loudon Wainwright III (The Aviator Soundtrack)
 * Bireli Lagrene 2006
 * Rufus Wainwright & Lorna Luft - Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall (2007)
 * Jamie Cullum (2007)
 * Babik (2008)
 * Jan Jankeje (2009)
 * Hugh Laurie/Dr. John (2011)
 * Fiona Apple
 * Jessy Carolina (2013) for the video game Bioshock Infinite.