The song of the day for Monday, October 20, 2025, is “Just In Time.”
About This Song
“Just In Time” was written by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green for the 1956 Broadway musical Bells Are Ringing. The song was introduced by Judy Holliday and Sidney Chaplin in the Broadway production; Holliday and Dean Martin sang it for the 1960 film version.
About This Version
Tony Bennett, with the Ralph Sharon Trio (Sharon on piano, Hal Gaylord on bass, Billy Exiner on drums) recorded “Just In Time” live on August 28, 1962, in Washington, DC on the Mall near the mall near The Washington Monument for a concert to honor that year’s group of presidential scholars, along with The Dave Brubeck Quartet, requested by President John F. Kennedy. The concert was originally scheduled for the White House Rose Garden, but there was so much interest in the concert that it had to be moved to a larger venue.
Frank Laico at Columbia Records recorded the concert. Over time, the tapes were determined to be lost somewhere in the vaults. They weren’t discovered until 2012, where they were finally located in the classical music section. In May 2013, Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions Live 1962 was released.
“Just In Time,” as well as Bennett/Brubeck: The White House Sessions Live 1962, is available on Apple Music.
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