It Could Happen to You

~ Recording by Jackie McLean Quintet introducing Bill Hardman

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.6It Could Happen to You6:02Jackie McLeanJackie's Pal (original mono release)Jackie McLeanAlbum
Prestige (American jazz label)LP 7068
1.6It Could Happen to You6:02Jackie McLean Quintet introducing Bill HardmanJackie's Pal (OJC Limited Edition Series)Jackie McLean Quintet Introducing Bill HardmanAlbum
Original Jazz Classics, Prestige (American jazz label)OJCCD-1714-2, P-7068
1.6It Could Happen to You6:02Jackie McLeanJackie's PalJackie McLeanAlbum
  • JP1996-07-03
Prestige (American jazz label)VICJ-2078
1.6It Could Happen to You6:08Jackie McLean Quintet introducing Bill HardmanJackie's PalJackie McLean Quintet introducing Bill HardmanAlbum
Analogue ProductionsCPRJ 7068 SA
2.6It Could Happen to You6:08Jackie McLean Quintet introducing Bill HardmanJackie's PalJackie McLean Quintet introducing Bill HardmanAlbum
Analogue ProductionsCPRJ 7068 SA
2.12It Could Happen to You6:04Jackie McLeanThe Complete Albums Collection 1955-1958Jackie McLeanAlbum + Compilation
Enlightenment (A Crazy Jazz Label)EN4CD9102

Relationships

recording engineer:Rudy van Gelder (on 1956-08-31)
bass:Paul Chambers (US jazz bassist) (on 1956-08-31)
drums (drum set):Philly Joe Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1956-08-31)
piano:Mal Waldron (American jazz pianist) (on 1956-08-31)
recorded at:Van Gelder Studio (Hackensack - July 1,1959) in Hackensack, New Jersey, United States (on 1956-08-31)
recording of:It Could Happen to You (on 1956-08-31: instrumental)

It Could Happen to You

lyricist:Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:Chappell & Co.
Sony/ATV Harmony
Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
sub-publisher:Gehrmans Musikförlag
Sony/ATV Harmony UK
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
later parody versions:It Could Happen to You (Sinatra parody)
is the basis for:Fried Bananas (jazz interpretation of "It Could Happen to You")