The Preacher

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:Babs Gonzales
composer:Horace Silver
publisher:Silhouette Music
referred to in medleys:Struttin’ With Some Barbecue Medley (order: 6)
later translated versions:Jazzbasilli
later versions:A Crazy Romance
is the basis for:Drôle de rêve (The Preacher)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1955-02-06The PreacherinstrumentalHorace Silver & The Jazz Messengers4:19
1955-02-06The PreacherinstrumentalThe Horace Silver Quintet4:19
1956-02-18The PreacherinstrumentalJimmy Smith4:32
1956-07The PreacherliveWoody Herman and His Orchestra4:59
1956-08-04The Preacherinstrumental and liveJimmy Smith11:46
1956-08-04The PreacherJimmy Smith11:44
1957-06-06The PreacherWoody Herman5:10
1957-06The Preacherinstrumental and liveKai Winding7:27
1957-12-05The PreacherGerry Mulligan6:30
1961-11-17The PreacherinstrumentalShirley Scott5:17
1963-01-15The PreacherBilly May & His Orchestra?:??
1963-03-20The PreacherinstrumentalJimmy Smith6:17
1965-07-28The Preachercover and liveWoody Herman & His Orchestra4:31
1967-12-15The PreacherKenny Burrell3:00
1969-10-29The PreacherinstrumentalBen Webster6:57
1993-12-24 – 1993-12-25The Preacher (live, 1993-12-24/25: Kirin Plaza, Osaka, Japan)cover and liveJimmy Smith Trio featuring Kenny Burrell5:52
1998-05-27The PreacherJoey DeFrancesco5:45
1998-11-16 – 1998-11-17The Preachercover and instrumentalHank Crawford & Jimmy McGriff6:30
2011The PreacherFlavio Boltro, Rosario Giuliani, André Ceccarelli, Pietro Lussu & Darryl Hall1:54
PreacherBing Crosby2:20
The PreacherKai Winding3:23
The PreacherDavy Graham3:57
The PreacherliveFabrizio Bosso4:25
The PreacherLouis Armstrong2:19
The PreacherWoody Herman4:39
The PreacherWoody Herman4:27
The PreacherWoody Herman4:59
The PreacherWoody Herman & His Orchestra5:05
The PreacherLouis Armstrong & Bing Crosby2:21
The PreacherThe Horace Silver Quintet4:19
The PreacherJamey Aebersold5:04