Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)

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"Old Devil Moon" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane with lyrics by Yip Harburg for the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow. It was introduced by Ella Logan and Donald Richards in the Broadway show. The song takes its title from a phrase in "Fun to Be Fooled", a song that Harburg wrote with Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin for the 1934 musical Life Begins at 8:40.

In the 1968 film version, the song was performed by Don Francks and Petula Clark.

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lyricist:Yip Harburg
composer:Burton Lane
publisher:Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Chappell Music (UK)
Victoria Music Ltd.
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/9262 [info]
Wikidata:Q7083843 [info]
part of:Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical) (order: 3)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1947-01-22Old Devil MoonGene Krupa and His Orchestra3:06
1947-01-22Old Devil MoonGene Krupa3:05
1947-01-26Old Devil MoonliveCharlie Spivak and His Orchestra2:36
1947-03That Old Devil MoonGene Krupa and His Orchestra3:16
1947Old Devil MoonGene Krupa and His Orchestra3:06
1947Old Devil Moon (Finian's Rainbow, 1947 original Broadway cast)Burton Lane3:24
1954-03-15Old Devil MooninstrumentalMiles Davis Quartet3:24
1954-03-15Old Devil MooninstrumentalMiles Davis Quartet3:23
1954-03-15Old Devil MooninstrumentalMiles Davis Quartet3:22
1954-09-24Old Devil MooninstrumentalThe J.J. Johnson Quintet3:50
1954-09-24Old Devil MooninstrumentalJay Jay Johnson3:53
1954-10-06Old Devil MoonCarmen McRae, The Mat Mathews Quartet, The Tony Scott Quartet2:37
1954-11-20Old Devil MoonFrank Sinatra with Oscar Peterson8:01
1954-11-20Old Devil Moon (reprise)partialFrank Sinatra featuring Oscar Peterson0:24
1954-12-02Old Devil MoonFrank Sinatra with Ella Logan featuring The Jazz All‐Stars: Red Norvo, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson & Frank Flynn8:00
1955-02That Old Devil MoonliveSarah Vaughan with Her Trio and Count Basie and His Orchestra3:12
1955-05-13Old Devil MoonBetty Carter & Ray Bryant4:03
1955-10-25Old Devil MooninstrumentalAhmad Jamal3:45
1955-10-25Old Devil MooninstrumentalAhmad Jamal3:45
1955-10Old Devil MooninstrumentalThe Ahmad Jamal Trio3:47
1956-01-16Old Devil Moon (recorded 1956-01-16)coverFrank Sinatra3:57
1956-01-16Old Devil MooninstrumentalBlossom Dearie2:32
1956-01-19Old Devil MoonBud Shank6:38
1956Old Devil MooninstrumentalBobby Jaspar2:30
1957-02Old Devil MooninstrumentalHal McKusick3:35
1957-05-08Old Devil MooninstrumentalJimmy Smith5:40
1957-05-14Old Devil MooninstrumentalJ.J. Johnson6:39
1957-07-05Old Devil MooninstrumentalThe George Shearing Quintet6:43
1957-11-03Old Devil Mooninstrumental and liveSonny Rollins8:20
1957-12-20Old Devil MooncoverPeggy Lee2:58
1958-01-15 – 1958-01-20That Old Devil MoonJohn T. Williams Orchestra feat. Johnny Desmond2:00
1958-04-24Old Devil MoonArt Pepper5:27
1958-05Old Devil MooninstrumentalThe Candoli Brothers Sextet3:53
1958-08Old Devil MooninstrumentalChet Baker2:58
1958-09-05 – 1958-09-06Ole Devil Mooncover, instrumental and liveAhmad Jamal Trio3:58
1958-09Ole Devil Mooninstrumental and liveAhmad Jamal3:59
1958Old Devil MooncoverPeggy Lee3:00
1958Ole Devil Mooninstrumental and liveAhmad Jamal3:55
1959-06-04Old Devil MoonMickey Baker2:47
1959-12That Old Devil Moon (In Your Eyes)instrumental and liveTito Puente2:41
1960-01-21 – 1960-02-11Old Devil MooncoverMel Tormé with the Marty Paich Orchestra2:50
1960-04-30Old Devil MooninstrumentalThe Ramsey Lewis Trio3:56
1960-08-03Old Devil MoonAnita O’Day2:55
1960Old Devil Moon (Finian's Rainbow, 1960 Broadway cast)Burton Lane3:40
1961-03Old Devil MooncoverBilly Eckstine2:56
1961-07Old Devil MoonJoy Bryan4:05
1962-04-23That Old Devil Mooninstrumental and liveBud Powell Trio6:28
1962-06-09Old Devil Mooncover and liveTony Bennett2:29
1962-11-14Old Devil MooninstrumentalMcCoy Tyner Trio7:26
1962Old Devil MooninstrumentalMilt Jackson3:07
1962That Old Devil MooninstrumentalBud Powell Trio4:12
1963-07-18Old Devil Moon (1963 original studio master)coverFrank Sinatra2:57
1963-07Old Devil MooncoverLena Horne2:39
1963Old Devil MoonBurton Lane?:??
1963Old Devil MoonliveChris Connor2:51
1967-01-26Old Devil MooninstrumentalCurtis Amy6:04
1968Old Devil Moon (Finian's Rainbow, 1968 film cast)Burton Lane4:08
1971-01-31Old Devil Moon (live, 1971-01-31: Royal Albert Hall, London, England)cover and liveTony Bennett with London Philharmonic Orchestra?:??
1973-12Old Devil MooninstrumentalMilt Jackson with Hubert Laws5:50
1975-03-16Old Devil MooninstrumentalJoanne Brackeen6:54
1975-03-29That Old Devil MooninstrumentalClifford Jordan13:10
1976Old Devil MooninstrumentalGeorge Benson & Joe Farrell9:23
1978-09Old Devil MooninstrumentalZoot Sims5:38
1980-03-22Old Devil Mooninstrumental and liveChet Baker Quartet16:02
1980-03-22Old Devil Mooncover and liveChet Baker Quartet15:57
1981-05Old Devil MooninstrumentalStan Getz10:16
1981-06-03Old Devil MooninstrumentalTommy Flanagan6:06
1986-06-23Old Devil MoonCarmen McRae4:20
1987That Old Devil MoonCarmen McRae3:49
1988-03-14Old Devil MoonArchie Shepp & Chet Baker Quintet10:51
1988-03-14Old Devil MoonArchie Shepp Quartet4:26
1988-12Old Devil Mooninstrumental and liveDavid “Fathead” Newman7:44
1988Old Devil MooninstrumentalSmith Dobson, Bobby Hutcherson7:10
1990-03Old Devil MooninstrumentalLaurent de Wilde / Eddie Henderson / Ira Coleman5:04
1990Old Devil MooncoverMargaret Whiting3:04
1991-06Old Devil MoonCarol Sloane4:49
1991-08Old Devil MoonliveAnita O’Day4:24
1992-12-13Old Devil MooncoverAlan Dawson6:34
1994-04-15Old Devil Mooncover and liveTony Bennett2:29
1994-09Old Devil MooncoverAnn Hampton Callaway4:08
1997-11 – 1998-06Old Devil MooncoverRosemary Clooney & The Count Basie Orchestra4:02
1998-11Old Devil MoonBobby Caldwell3:40
1998Old Devil MooninstrumentalDavid Hazeltine7:30
1999Old Devil MooninstrumentalDenis DiBlasio7:51
2000-06Old Devil MooninstrumentalBobby Broom9:46
2002-05-25Old Devil MoonlivePatty Waters4:47
2003-04-10Old Devil MoonliveIris Williams3:18
2007-09-20Old Devil MooninstrumentalHadley Caliman3:41
2009Old Devil MoonBurton Lane3:59
2011-11-11 – 2011-11-14Old Devil MooninstrumentalBlechbläserquintett des Deutschen Symphonie‐Orchesters Berlin2:51
2014-02-03Old Devil MoonJimmy Cobb8:09
Finian's Rainbow: Old Devil MoonElla Logan, Donald Richards3:35
Old Devil MoonMel Tormé2:50
Old Devil MooninstrumentalJeff Hedberg2:44
Old Devil MooncoverMaxine Linehan3:34
Old Devil MoonTierney Sutton5:15
Old Devil MoonAnita O’Day2:57
Old Devil MooninstrumentalPepe Jaramillo?:??
Old Devil MoonAnita O’Day3:05
Old Devil MooncoverTuck & Patti3:38
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