Prelude to a Kiss

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938)
Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
Lafleur Music Ltd.
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/4808 [info]
Wikidata:Q1579875 [info]
arrangements:Prelude to a Kiss (David Murray/World Saxophone Quartet arrangement)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1938-08-09Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
1938-08-09Prelude to a KissinstrumentalDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:01
1938-08-09Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra?:??
1938-08-09Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington2:56
1938-08-09Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra?:??
1938-08-09Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington and His Orchestra3:03
1938-08-09Prelude to a KissinstrumentalDuke Ellington2:59
1938-08-09Prelude to a Kiss (alternate take 2)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:59
1938-08-24Prelude to a KissJohnny Hodges and His Orchestra2:43
1938Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:57
1938Prelude to a KissinstrumentalCharlie Barnet And His Orchestra2:34
1939-08-09Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington3:00
1945-05-10Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
1945-05-10Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
1945-05-10Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:01
1945-05-10Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington and His Orchestra3:00
1945-05-10Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington and His Orchestra3:06
1945-06-16Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington and His Orchestra2:55
1945-12-12Prelude to a KissBenny Carter and His Orchestra3:18
1945-12-12Prelude to a KissinstrumentalBenny Carter and His Orchestra3:17
1945Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington3:00
1946-08-01Prelude to a KissJune Christy3:02
1946Duke Ellington Medley: Mood Indigo / Prelude to a Kiss / In a Sentimental Mood / Sophisticated Ladyinstrumental and medleyGene Krupa and His Orchestra8:06
1946Prelude to a KissinstrumentalBenny Carter and His Orchestra3:08
1948Prelude to a KissinstrumentalJohn Hardee2:44
1949-11-29Prelude to a KissinstrumentalBilly Taylor Quintet2:26
1949-12-28Prelude to a KissCharlie Ventura & His Orchestra2:51
1951-03-23Prelude to a KissinstrumentalStan Getz and Swedish All Stars featuring Bengt Hallberg2:50
1951Prelude to a KissStan Kenton and His Orchestra2:57
1952-03-25Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Any More / In a Sentimental Mood / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Prelude to a Kiss / It Don't Mean a Thing / Solitude / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heartinstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington and His Orchestra6:55
1952-03-25Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore / In a Sentimental Mood / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Prelude to a Kiss / It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Going That Swing) / Solitude / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart / Don't Get Around Much Anymoreinstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington and His Orchestra6:40
1952-10-20Prelude to a KissinstrumentalHorace Silver2:51
1952-10-20Prelude to a KissinstrumentalThe Horace Silver Trio2:50
1952Prelude to a KissinstrumentalThe Oscar Peterson Trio3:18
1953-04-13Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington3:05
1953-04-13Prelude to a KissinstrumentalDuke Ellington3:04
1953-04-13Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington3:05
1954-02-14Prelude to a KissinstrumentalDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:48
1954-04-02Prelude to a KissSarah Vaughan and Her Trio2:47
1954-06-04Prelude to a KissinstrumentalBarney Kessel Quintet3:11
1954-06-04Prelude to a Kisscover and instrumentalBarney Kessel3:13
1955-08-23Prelude to a KissBillie Holiday5:35
1955-08-23Prelude to a KissBillie Holiday5:35
1955-08-23Prelude to a KissBillie Holiday and Her Orchestra5:35
1955-08Prelude to a KissBillie Holiday2:45
1955-09-08Ballad Medleyinstrumental and medleyJohnny Hodges13:29
1955-09-08The Ballad Medley: Prelude to a KissinstrumentalJohnny Hodges1:56
1955Prelude to a KissBillie Holiday2:48
1956-01-19Prelude to a KissinstrumentalJoe Wilder5:06
1956-01-19Prelude to a KissinstrumentalJoe Wilder, Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall & Kenny Clarke5:06
1956-03-19Prelude to a KissinstrumentalDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:29
1956-11-03Prelude to a Kissinstrumental and liveHal McKusick3:58
1956-11-03Prelude to a Kissinstrumental and liveThe Hal McKusick Quartette3:42
1956-12-16Prelude to a KissinstrumentalDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:29
1957-02-14Prelude to a KissSarah Vaughan and Her Trio2:47
1957-03-10Prelude to a KissinstrumentalKenny Burrell / Bill Jennings / Tiny Grimes7:15
1957-09Prelude to a KissinstrumentalThe Ed Higgins Trio?:??
1957-10-01Prelude to a KissinstrumentalDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:45
1957-10-17Prelude to a KisscoverElla Fitzgerald5:29
1958-08-15Prelude to a KissinstrumentalMose Allison4:13
1958-12Prelude to a KissRita Reys & Bengt Hallberg4:05
1959-01-18Prelude to a Kissinstrumental and liveWes Montgomery, Eddie Higgins Trio5:52
1959-11-25Prelude to a KissinstrumentalBobby Hackett3:26
1960-01-13 – 1960-01-14Prelude to a KissBobby Timmons3:23
1960-06-22Prelude to a Kiss (mono)coverHumphrey Lyttelton3:34
1960Medley: Prelude to a Kiss / I'm Beginning to See the Lightlive and medleyBilly Eckstine4:57
1961-11-27Prelude to a KissCarol Sloane4:23
1962-09-12Prelude to a KissPhineas Newborn, Jr.4:02
1962-11-19Prelude to a KissJune Christy3:56
1963-04-18Prelude to a KissinstrumentalWes Montgomery3:08
1965-02-16Prelude to a KissinstrumentalArchie Shepp4:51
1965-05-03Prelude to a KisscoverBill Le Sage Directing Directions in Jazz Unit3:27
1966-07-28Prelude to a KissliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:27
1966-07Prelude to a Kissinstrumental and liveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra4:29
1968-12-14Prelude to a KissinstrumentalTeddy Wilson2:55
1969-04-29Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:57
1969-04-29Prelude to a Kiss [2]Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:11
1969-05-26Prelude to a KissinstrumentalBen Webster7:22
1969-07-31Prelude to a KisscoverHumphrey Lyttelton4:00
1969-11-26Medleyinstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington16:22
1971-11-09Medleyinstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington19:11
1972-04-10Medley: a) Black and Tan Fantasy. b) Prelude to a Kiss. c) Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me. d) Caravaninstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington & His Orchestra6:55
1972-04-10Medley: Black and Tan Fantasy / Prelude to a Kiss / Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me / Caravaninstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington, Joe Benjamin, Rufus Jones6:51
1972-10-28Prelude to a Kiss / Prisoner of Loveinstrumental, live and medleyEarl Hines5:53
1972Prelude to a Kissinstrumental and liveBobby Timmons4:45
1973-01-08Prelude to a KissinstrumentalDuke Ellington5:42
1973-05-01Prelude to a Kissinstrumental and liveJoe Albany1:18
1973-06Prelude to a Kiss (live, 1973-06: Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA, United States)cover, instrumental and liveRahsaan Roland Kirk5:04
1973-07-29Prelude to a Kissinstrumental and liveHerb Ellis, Joe Pass Also Featuring Jake Hanna & Ray Brown5:34
1973-10Prelude to a KissinstrumentalBuddy Rich3:34
1974-01-23Prelude to a Kiss / Sophisticated Lady / Caravaninstrumental, live and medleyDick Wellstood6:26
1974-05Prelude to a KissinstrumentalKenny Drew Trio5:00
1974-05Prelude to a KissinstrumentalKenny Drew Trio5:00
1975-11 – 1975-12Prelude to a KissinstrumentalKenny Burrell2:55
1976-04-09Prelude to a Kiss / Take the "A" Traininstrumental, live and medleyTeddy Wilson5:32
1976-05Prelude to a Kissinstrumental and liveStan Getz5:34
1976-11-16Prelude to a KissinstrumentalAl Haig5:25
1976Prelude to a KissinstrumentalAhmad Jamal7:50
1977-04Prelude to a KissinstrumentalMcCoy Tyner4:38
1977-06-03Prelude to a KissinstrumentalArchie Shepp5:28
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