Old Devil Moon

"Old Devil Moon" is a popular song composed by Burton Lane, with lyrics by E.Y. Harburg for the 1947 musical Finian's Rainbow. It was introduced by Ella Logan and Donald Richards.

Notable recordings

• Miles Davis - Blue Haze (1954)
• Sarah Vaughan – Make Yourself Comfortable (1954)
• Mickey Baker (1955)
• Jack Pleis, His Piano, Orchestra and Chorus - Broadway Goes Hollywood (1955)
• Bob Dorough - Devil May Care (1956)
• Frank Sinatra - Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)
• Jay Jay Johnson - Jay (1956)
• Andrew Hill Trio – So in Love (1956)
• Sonny Rollins - A Night at the Village Vanguard (1957)
• Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine - Passing Strangers (1957)
• Anita O'Day - Anita Sings the Most (1957)
• Chet Baker - (Chet Baker Sings) It Could Happen to You (1958)
• Totlyn Jackson [with Lance Hayward] - Lance Hayward at the Half Moon (1958), Jamaica Jazz 1931-1962
• Lurlean Hunter - Stepping Out (1958)
• Judy Garland - That's Entertainment (1960)
• Ahmad Jamal - Poinciana (1963)
• Milt Jackson with Hubert Laws - Goodbye (1974)
• George Benson & Joe Farrell - Benson & Farrell (1976)
• Peter Magadini - Bones Blues featuring Don Menza, Wray Downs (1977)
• Carmen McRae - The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets (1987)
• Mel Torme - Mel Torme in Hollywood (1992)
• Jamie Cullum - "Twentysomething" (2003)
• Carmen Lundy – Old Devil Moon (1997)
• David Campbell - Taking the Wheel (1997)
• Rosemary Clooney - Out of This World (2000), At Long Last (with the Count Basie Orchestra) (1998)
• Margaret Whiting - Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting (1999)
• Cheyenne Jackson - The Power of Two (2009) (who also starred as Woody in the 2009 revival of Finian's Rainbow)
• Stan Kenton - At the Rendezvous, Vol 2 (2000) (vocal by Ann Richards)
• Josh Groban - Stages (2015)
• McCoy Tyner Trio - Reaching Fourth (1962)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics