’Round Midnight
~ Song
Annotation
Credited to Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, and Bernard Hanighan. Williams added a short instrumental interlude to Monk's composition, and Hanighan wrote lyrics; neither the interlude nor the lyrics are commonly performed.
Annotation last modified on 2021-09-26 00:55 UTC.
Relationships
| lyricist: | Bernie Hanighen |
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| composer: | Thelonious Monk Cootie Williams |
| publisher: | Advanced Music Advanced Music corp. Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises Thelonious Music Thelonious Music Corporation (publisher, affiliated to BMI) Ultra Empire Music Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) |
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| other databases: | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00058463 [info] https://d-nb.info/gnd/1031479511 [info] https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no00058463 [info] |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/27369 [info] |
| VIAF ID: | 178813638 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q383357 [info] |
| later translated versions: | ’round Midnight (japanese) ’Round Midnight Autour de minuit (lyrics translated by Claude Nougaro) Autour de minuit (lyrics translated by Boris Vian) |
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| is based on: | I Need You So |
| is the basis for: | Eine kleine Mitternachtmusik |
| arrangements: | ’round Midnight (Walter Dobschinski arrangement) ’round Midnight (Christian Heid arrangement) ’Round Midnight (for saxophone quartet, Müller-Irion) ’Round Midnight (Art Ensemble of Chicago arrangement) Lydia Round Midnight (George Russell arrangement) Round Midnight (Misha Mengelberg arrangement) |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| recordings | ||||
| 1944-08-22 | ’round Midnight (1944-08-22, mx: T-450) | Cootie Williams and His Orchestra | 3:20 | |
| 1946-02-05 | 'Round Midnight (1946-02-07, mx. GRC-1005-A) | Tempo Jazzmen (Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen) | 2:47 | |
| 1946-02-05 | 'round Midnight (D1005-A) (studio, 1946-02-06: Dial D1005-A) | instrumental | Tempo Jazzmen | 2:52 |
| 1946-02-05 | 'round Midnight (D1005-B) (studio, 1946-02-06: Dial D1005-B) | instrumental | Tempo Jazzmen | 2:54 |
| 1946-02-07 | 'Round Midnight | Tempo Jazz Men | 2:52 | |
| 1946-02-07 | Round Midnight | instrumental | Dizzy Gillespie | 2:29 |
| 1946-06 | 'round Midnight | instrumental | Dizzy Gillespie Big Band | 6:57 |
| 1947-11-21 | ’Round Midnight (studio, 1947-11-21: Blue Note matrix # BN321-1) | instrumental | The Thelonious Monk Quintet | 3:12 |
| 1947-11-21 | ’Round Midnight (studio, stereo, 1947‐11‐21: WOR Studios, New York City, NY, USA) | Thelonious Monk | 3:11 | |
| 1948-02-28 | 'round About Midnight | live | Dizzy Gillespie | 8:46 |
| 1948-07-19 | Round About Midnight | instrumental and live | Dizzy Gillespie and His Big Band featuring Chano Pozo | 3:45 |
| 1948-07-26 | 'Round Midnight | live | Dizzy Gillespie | 8:48 |
| 1948-07-26 | 'Round Midnight | live | Dizzy Gillespie | 3:46 |
| 1948 | Round Midnight | Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra | 3:40 | |
| 1950-05-15 – 1950-05-16 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1950‐05‐15–1950‐05‐16: Birdland, New York, NY, USA) | live | Charlie Parker | 5:07 |
| 1950-05-17 | 'Round Midnight | live | Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie | 3:43 |
| 1950-05-30 | 'Round Midnight | instrumental and live | Charlie Parker | 5:04 |
| 1950-06-30 | 'Round Midnight | Charlie Parker Quintet | 5:03 | |
| 1950-06 | 'Round Midnight | live | Charlie Parker | 5:10 |
| 1950 | 'Round About Midnight | live | Charlie Parker | 6:20 |
| 1951-03-31 | 'Round About Midnight | live | Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie | 3:14 |
| 1951-03-31 | 'Round Midnight | live | Charlie Parker | 3:43 |
| 1951-03-31 | 'Round Midnight | cover, instrumental and live | Charlie Parker | 3:30 |
| 1951-03-31 | ’Round Midnight | live | The Charlie Parker All-Stars | 3:12 |
| 1951-03-31 | ’Round Midnight | live | Charlie Parker & the All-Stars | 3:48 |
| 1951-09-18 | 'Round Midnight | Milt Jackson | 2:58 | |
| 1951-09-18 | Round About Midnight | Modern Jazz Quartet | 2:58 | |
| 1951-09-18 | Round About Midnight | instrumental | Modern Jazz Quartet | 2:59 |
| 1953-01-23 | 'round About Midnight | instrumental | Mary Lou Williams | 4:32 |
| 1953-01-23 | 'Round About Midnight | cover and instrumental | Mary Lou Williams | 4:15 |
| 1953-01-23 | 'round About Midnight (alternate take) | instrumental | Mary Lou Williams | 2:48 |
| 1953-01-23 | 'Round About Midnight (alternate take) | cover and instrumental | Mary Lou Williams | 2:44 |
| 1953-01-23 | Round About Midnight | instrumental | Mary Lou Williams Trio | 4:08 |
| 1953-01-23 | Round About Midnight | Mary Lou Williams | 4:35 | |
| 1953-01-23 | Round About Midnight (alternative take) | Mary Lou Williams | 2:51 | |
| 1953-01-30 | ’Round Midnight (studio, 1953-01-30: WOR Studio, New York, US) | cover and instrumental | Miles Davis | 7:07 |
| 1953-04-23 | 'round About Midnight | Jimmy Raney Quintet | 5:17 | |
| 1953-04-23 | 'Round About Midnight | Stan Getz | 5:22 | |
| 1953-04-23 | ’Round Midnight | instrumental | Stan Getz Quintet | 5:18 |
| 1953-09-13 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1953-09-13: Lighthouse Café, Hermosa Beach, California, US) | cover, instrumental and live | Miles Davis | 5:48 |
| 1954-03-13 | 'round Midnight | Al Haig | 5:21 | |
| 1954-06-04 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1954-06: Paris, France) | Thelonious Monk | 5:18 | |
| 1954-06-04 | ’Round Midnight (incomplete) (live, 1954-06: Paris, France) | instrumental and partial | Thelonious Monk | 2:56 |
| 1954-06-07 | ’Round About Midnight (studio, 1954‐06‐07: solo piano) | instrumental | Thelonious Monk | 5:16 |
| 1954-12 | ’Round Midnight | instrumental | Richard Twardzik Trio | 3:47 |
| 1954 | 'Round Midnight | instrumental | Richard Twardzik | 3:33 |
| 1954 | Round About Midnight | instrumental | Dick Twardzik Trio | 3:32 |
| 1955-04-26 – 1955-06-14 | 'round Midnight | cover | Bob Cooper | ?:?? |
| 1955-06-14 | 'round Midnight | Bob Cooper | 3:21 | |
| 1955-06-20 | 'round Midnight | instrumental and live | Barney Kessel with The Lighthouse All‐Stars | 5:53 |
| 1955-06-20 | 'Round Midnight | instrumental and live | Barney Kessel | 5:52 |
| 1955-07-17 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1955-07-17: Newport Jazz Festival, Festival Field, Newport, RI, USA) | instrumental and live | Miles Davis | 6:01 |
| 1955-07-17 | Around Midnight (live, 1955-07-17: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, US) | live | Miles Davis | 6:04 |
| 1956-02-26 | 'round Midnight | Clifford Brown | 8:27 | |
| 1956-02 | 'round About Midnight | Jane Fielding | 3:40 | |
| 1956-05-28 | 'round About Midnight | Sacha Distel | 3:31 | |
| 1956-05-31 | 'Round About Midnight | instrumental and live | Kenny Dorham | 7:46 |
| 1956-06-18 | ’round About Midnight (1956-06-18) | cover | Babs Gonzales & His Orchestra | 3:37 |
| 1956-08-03 | 'Round Midnight | cover | Art Farmer & Donald Byrd | 6:38 |
| 1956-09-10 | ’Round Midnight (studio, 1956-09-10 (mono): Columbia Studio, New York, NY, USA) | cover and instrumental | Miles Davis Quintet | 5:57 |
| 1956-09-30 | Round Midnight (mono) | Sonny Clark | ?:?? | |
| 1956-10-26 | 'round Midnight | Kenny Clarke's Sextet Plays André Hodeir | 2:51 | |
| 1956-10-26 | ’Round About Midnight (studio session, 1956-10-26: RVG Studio, NJ, US) | cover and instrumental | Miles Davis | 5:25 |
| 1956-11-25 | ’Round About Midnight | instrumental | Kenny Clarke’s Sextet | 2:57 |
| 1956 | Round About Midnight | Sacha Distel | 3:31 | |
| 1957-01-11 | ’round Midnight | Hazel Scott | 3:01 | |
| 1957-04-05 | ’Round Midnight (studio, 1957-04-05: solo piano recording for Riverside, master take 7) | Thelonious Monk | 6:43 | |
| 1957-04-05 | ’Round Midnight (in progress) | Thelonious Monk | 21:59 | |
| 1957-04-15 | Medley: Lover Man / Willow Weep for Me / 'round Midnight | cover, instrumental and medley | Cal Tjader Quartet | 7:00 |
| 1957-06 | 'Round Midnight | cover | Joy Bryan | 3:13 |
| 1957-07-04 | 'Round Midnight | Jimmy Smith Trio with Lou Donaldson | 6:26 | |
| 1957-08-13 | ’Round Midnight (mono) | Thelonious Monk & Gerry Mulligan | 8:29 | |
| 1957-08-13 | ’Round Midnight | Thelonious Monk & Gerry Mulligan | 8:29 | |
| 1957-11-30 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1957-11-30: Olympia, Paris, France) | instrumental and live | Miles Davis Quintet | 5:11 |
| 1957-11 – 1957-12 | Round About Midnight | cover | The Fletcher Henderson All Stars, Rex Stewart | 4:28 |
| 1957-12-08 | 'Round Midnight (live, 1957-12-08: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | cover and live | Miles Davis | 5:36 |
| 1957-12-08 | 'Round Midnight (live, 1957-12-08: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | instrumental and live | Miles Davis | 5:36 |
| 1957-12-08 | 'Round Midnight (live, 1957-12-08: Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands) | live | Miles Davis | 5:36 |
| 1957-12-18 | Round About Midnight (live, 1957-12-18: Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany) | instrumental and live | Miles Davis | 4:53 |
| 1957 | Round About Midnight | The Fletcher Henderson And All Stars | ?:?? | |
| 1958-04-02 | Ballad Medley: ’Round Midnight / You Don’t Know What Love Is / How Can We Be Wrong? / Lullaby of the Leaves / Yesterdays | instrumental and medley | The Buddy DeFranco Men | 11:24 |
| 1958-04-09 | 'Round Midnight (stereo) | instrumental | Gil Evans and His Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley | 4:08 |
| 1958-06-25 | ’Round Midnight (studio, 1958-06-25) | cover and instrumental | Michel Legrand | 3:00 |
| 1958-06-25 | ’Round Midnight (studio, 1958-06-25) | Michel Legrand | 3:00 | |
| 1958-06-27 | 'Round Midnight | Mel Tormé | 3:15 | |
| 1958-06-30 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1958-06-30: radio broadcast, Bandstand USA, Spotlight Lounge, Washington DC) | cover, instrumental and live | Miles Davis Sextet | 5:07 |
| 1958-07-06 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1958‐07‐06: Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, RI, USA) | live | Thelonious Monk Trio | 4:33 |
| 1958-07-09 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1958-07-09: Five Spot, New York, NY, USA) | live | Thelonious Monk Quartet | 6:18 |
| 1958-08-09 | ’round Midnight (live, 1958-08-09: Spotlite Lounge, Washington, DC, USA) | cover and live | Miles Davis Sextet | 5:16 |
| 1958-08-24 | Round About Midnight | Dizzy Reece | 4:46 | |
| 1958 – 1960 | 'Round Midnight | cover | Sun Ra and His Astro Infinity Arkestra | 3:55 |
| 1959-03-14 | ’Round Midnight | Art Pepper | 3:35 | |
| 1959-04-20 | ’Round About Midnight (live, 1959-04-20: Sunset Auditorium, Carmel, CA, USA) | cover, instrumental and live | The Cal Tjader Sextet | 6:08 |
| 1959-10-05 | ’Round Midnight | Wes Montgomery Trio | 4:57 | |
| 1959-10 | ’Round Midnight | instrumental | Wes Montgomery | 4:56 |
| 1959-11-28 | Round Midnight | live | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers | 10:03 |
| 1959-12 | 'round Midnight | instrumental | Teddy Wilson | 2:57 |
| 1959 | 'round Midnight | cover | Bill Evans | 5:37 |
| 1959 | Round Midnight | instrumental | Art Pepper | 3:36 |
| 1960-03-21 | ’Round Midnight (live, 1960-03-21: Olympia, Paris, France) | instrumental and live | Miles Davis Quintet | 5:39 |
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