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The Year of Tony Bennett

An Appreciation of the Art and Music of Tony Bennett

September 28, 2015 By Suzanne Leave a Comment

Song of the Day: I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

The song of the day for Monday, September 28, 2015 is “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart.”

About This Song

Today’s song, “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart,” was composed in 1938 by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills, Henry Nemo and John Redmond. It was a major hit for Duke Ellington, reaching #1 on the charts. In addition to his own recording that year, other recordings by Benny Goodman and Mildred Bailey were made that year and were extremely popular as well. In 1952 Ellington named this song as one of his eleven favorites of the songs he had written.

About This Version

Marion Evans and Tony Bennett in 1967. Photo by Milt Hinton.
Marion Evans and Tony Bennett in 1967. Photo by Milt Hinton.

Tony Bennett recorded “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart” January 27, 1967 for the album Tony Makes It Happen! The arrangement is by Marion Evans. There were some excellent musicians playing for the session, including Milt Hinton on bass, Urbie Green on trombone, Joe Soldo on flute and John Bunch on piano.

I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart

Listen to I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1967.


“I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart,” as well as Tony Makes It Happen!, is available from iTunes.

Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: 1967, Duke Ellington, Henry Nemo, Irving Mills, John Redmond, Marion Evans

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