The Breeze and I (song)

"The Breeze and I" is a popular song.

The song is based on a Spanish language song, "Andalucia." The music to the original song was written by Ernesto Lecuona, with Spanish lyrics by Emilio de Torre; the English language lyric was written by Al Stillman.

The best-known versions of the song were by Jimmy Dorsey in 1940 and by Caterina Valente in 1955. Valente's reached #13 in the United States and the top 5 in the United Kingdom in 1955.

The Jimmy Dorsey recording, with a vocal by Bob Eberly, was released by Decca Records as catalog number 3150. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 20, 1940 and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.

The Caterina Valente recording for Polydor was released in England by Decca Records as catalog number 29647. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on March 30, 1955 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13.

Recorded versions

 * 101 Strings Orchestra
 * Gene Ammons
 * Art Blakey
 * Willie Bobo
 * Martin Böttcher with Siegfried Schwab (guitar) - album "Moonlight Guitar"
 * The Challengers
 * Sonny Clark
 * Xavier Cugat (charted 1940)
 * Vic Damone (charted 1954)
 * Plácido Domingo
 * Jimmy Dorsey (charted 1940)
 * Tommy Dorsey
 * Bob Eberly
 * Teddy Edwards/Houston Person
 * Esquivel
 * Ana Maria Gonzalez in spanish
 * Morton Gould
 * Percy Faith
 * The Fentones
 * The Flamingos
 * The Four Freshmen
 * Connie Francis
 * Barry Harris
 * Coleman Hawkins
 * Dick Haymes
 * Willis Jackson (saxophonist)/Pat Martino
 * Ahmad Jamal (Album: "Alhambra" - rec. 1961)
 * Bert Kaempfert
 * Wardia Kako, 1950's, in Eastern Assyrian
 * Katzenjammers Steelband ("Steelband WIth Velvet Gloves" - Cook 1047 rec. 1957)
 * Paul Lavalle
 * Jeanette MacDonald
 * Charles Magnante
 * Henry Mancini
 * Shelly Manne
 * Mantovani
 * Wes Montgomery
 * Joe Pass
 * Jimmy Rowles
 * Joe Tabor Sr.(Organist & Bass Guitarist)in 2010
 * Santo & Johnny
 * The Shadows
 * Dinah Shore
 * The Tornados
 * Caterina Valente (charted 1955)
 * The Ventures
 * Lawrence Welk
 * Klaus Wunderlich
 * Pink Martini
 * British Beefcake
 * Rhythm Rockers (Album: Soul Surfin')