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"Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)" is a jazz song which was written for Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler's last show at the Cotton Club, the Cotton Club Parade, in 1934. Performed by some of the top names in Jazz over the decades since, it has become a jazz standard.
Videography[]
Professional Performances[]
Here is a sample of the professional performances of "Ill Wind"
Frank Sinatra
in the wee small hours
in the wee small hours
Student Performances[]
Videos of college, high school and middle school performances of "Ill Wind"
University of Kentucky Jazz Ensemble (2007)
Featured on Albums[]
Sharp Edge (Black Lion) 1961
Sharp Edge (Black Lion Vault Remastered)
in the wee small hours
Frank SInatra
Frank SInatra
Standards in Silhouette
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
This is Lena Horne
Album Info[]
For more info on these albums, click on the image of the album cover above, or follow the links below:
Larry Coryell/Emily Remler[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Together.
Ella Fitzgerald[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Ella at the Opera House.
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook.
Earl Grant[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Midnight Sun.
Debbie Harry[]
(in a medley with "Stormy Weather")
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Stormy Weather - The Music of Harold Arlen.
Lena Horne[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - This Is Lena Horne.
Stan Kenton[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Standards In Silhouette.
Audra McDonald[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Happy Songs.
Howard McGhee[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Sharp Edge.
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Sharp Edge BLV Remastered.
Lee Morgan[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Cornbread.
Horace Silver[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - Further Explorations.
Frank Sinatra[]
This song appears on the album: Category:Album - In the Wee Small Hours.
Tracks Lists[]
This song appears on:
- Together Tracks List - Tracks List
- Ella at the Opera House Tracks List - Tracks List
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook Tracks List - Tracks List
- Midnight Sun Tracks List - Tracks List
- Stormy Weather - The Music of Harold Arlen Tracks List - Tracks List
- This Is Lena Horne Tracks List - Tracks List
- Standards In Silhouette Tracks List - Tracks List
- Happy Songs Tracks List - Tracks List
- Sharp Edge (Black Lion) Tracks List - Tracks List
- Sharp Edge BLV Remastered Tracks List - Tracks List
- Cornbread Tracks List - Tracks List
- Further Explorations Tracks List - Tracks List
- In the Wee Small Hours Tracks List - Tracks List
Composers[]
| Composer | Lyricist |
|
File:Koehler Ted.jpg |
| Harold Arlen | Ted Koehler |
Arrangers[]
Sharp Edge (1961)
Howard McGhee
Howard McGhee
Background[]
The melody came to Arlen whilst he was visiting Anya Taranda, a model who was to become his wife. [1]
External links[]
References[]
- ↑ Liner notes, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook