Cry Me a River

Julie London · 1955 · Recorded on August 8 and 9, 1955 in Hollywood, with Barney Kessel on guitar.

Context

Song by Arthur Hamilton, intended for Ella Fitzgerald in the film Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) but cut from the final edit. Julie London recorded it in 1955 for Liberty, accompanied only by guitarist Barney Kessel and bassist Ray Leatherwood. Her first single sold more than 800,000 copies and accompanied the album Julie Is Her Name; the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, West Coast. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).

Sources

• EN: Cry Me a River (Arthur Hamilton song)
• loc.gov

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