Vincent Youmans, music · Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu, lyrics · Introduced in the Broadway musical Great Day
More Than You Know is a 1929 song by Vincent Youmans, with words by Billy Rose and Edward Eliscu. Its passes through and before it returns to . Ruth Etting, Billie Holiday, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins and Stanley Turrentine recorded it.
The path opens with vocals by Ruth Etting, Dinah Washington and Ella Fitzgerald, then moves to instrumentals. The Benny Goodman Trio, Coleman Hawkins, Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Criss and Sonny Rollins with Thelonious Monk each play the same song in a different setting.
8 recordings, 1929 to 1961 · Play all 8 on YouTube ↗
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Ruth Etting · 1929
Columbia 78 rpm single
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Dinah Washington · 1955 · Vocal
Dinah!
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Ella Fitzgerald · 1957 · Vocal
Like Someone in Love
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Benny Goodman Trio · 1936
Victor 78 rpm single
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Coleman Hawkins · 1961 · Bebop, Hard bop
The Hawk Relaxes
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Stanley Turrentine · 1961 · Hard bop, Soul jazz
Z.T.'s Blues
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Sonny Criss Quintet · 1956
Jazz U.S.A.
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Sonny Rollins (with Thelonious Monk) · 1954 · Bebop
Sonny Rollins And Thelonious Monk
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7 more, from 1929 to 1997. Tap a cover to play it here.
1929
Brunswick 78 rpm single
Libby Holman recorded the song with an orchestra in November 1929, and Brunswick issued it as 4613.
1936
“More Than You Know (78rpm Version)”, Vocalion 78 rpm single
Mildred Bailey recorded the song with her orchestra on November 9, 1936, for Vocalion 3378. She recorded it again for Decca on February 12, 1942.
1939 · Swing
“More Than You Know (Take 2)”, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia
Billie Holiday recorded the song with Teddy Wilson and his orchestra on January 30, 1939, and Brunswick issued it as 8319 with Sugar on the other side. The linked upload is take 2.
1959
“More Than You Know (1959 Version)”, Oscar Peterson Plays the Harry Warren and Vincent Youmans Song Books
Oscar Peterson recorded the song with Ray Brown on bass and Ed Thigpen on drums at Universal Recording in Chicago in sessions that ran from July 14 to August 9, 1959. The track runs 2:57.
1975
“More Than You Know (Live)”, Joe Pass at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
Joe Pass is the only musician listed on this live album, which was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 1975. The track runs 4:18.
1976 · Big band
Hawthorne Nights
Zoot Sims recorded the song with the Bill Holman Orchestra at RCA Studios in Los Angeles on September 20 and 21, 1976. Pablo issued it on Hawthorne Nights in 1977.
1997 · Vocal, Easy listening
Close Your Eyes
Stacey Kent first released her version on the album Close Your Eyes, Candid CCD79737, in 1997. The linked track runs 5:35 on the compilation Cool Jazz For Hot Nights.
The tune's layout, its keys and the chord chart, for anyone who wants to play along.
The is 32 in form. Every opens with and , and bars 3 and 4 play and . The first A continues with , Dm7 G7, Em7 A7 and Dm7 G7. The second A continues with Em7 A7, Dm7 G7, C6 and , which leads into the . The bridge plays Em7 , F♯m7♭5 and Em7 for three bars in , then , Em7 and Am7 D7 for three bars in . Dm7 G7 in bars 7 and 8 of the bridge brings back for the last A. The last A matches the second A through bar 6, then plays C6 Am7 and Dm7 G7 as a . The and the count as part of the surrounding , so the page lists C major, E minor, G major and C major. These follow the iReal Pro chart.
Chart from iReal Pro's Jazz 1460 playlist, contributed by its users.