The Things We Did Last Summer

Reprinted from http://jazzwax.com

Yesterday I couldn't get The Things We Did Last Summerout of my head. The song was written by Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne for Frank Sinatra, who recorded it in 1946 for Columbia under the direction of Axel Stordahl. [Photo above, from left, Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne]

Here's Sinatra's original followed by eight terrific versions...

Here's Fats Navarro in 1949, a rare ballad for the trumpeter, who would die seven months after this live recording...

Here's a group led by Sahib Shihab in 1957, with John Jenkins (as), Clifford Jordan (ts), Sahib Shihab (bar), Hank Jones (p), Addison Farmer (b) and Dannie Richmond (d)...

Here's Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys in 1963 (move the time bar up to 2:35)...

Here's Carmen McRae and Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957...

Here's trumpeter Stu Williamson in 1955 with  Charlie Mariano (as), Claude Williamson (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b) and  Stan Levey (d)...

Here's Nancy Wilson and the George Shearing Quintet in 1960...

Here's Freddie Hubbard with Roland Hanna (p), Ron Carter (b) and Louis Hayes(d) in1969...

Here's the Stan Kenton Orchestra in 1958, with an arrangement by Kenton...

Used with permission by Marc Myers