Black Coffee (1948 song)

For the All Saints song, see Black Coffee (All Saints song).

"Black Coffee" is a song. The music was written by Sonny Burke (based on the 1938 piece "What's Your Story Morning Glory" composed by Mary Lou Williams), the lyrics by Paul Francis Webster. The song was published in 1948. Sarah Vaughan charted with this song in 1949 on Columbia. Peggy Lee first released her version in 1953, and in 1956 it was included on her debut album Black Coffee. It was included in the soundtrack for the 1960 Columbia Pictures feature Let No Man Write My Epitaph, recorded on Verve by Ella Fitzgerald, also in 1960. The version by Ella Fitzgerald was a favourite song of Polish Nobel Prize laureate Wisława Szymborska who chose it as the song to be performed at her funeral.^[1]

Cover versions

Other versions of "Black Coffee" were performed by:

Martha Hayes on her album A Hayes Named Martha (1956)
Ray Charles on his album The Great Ray Charles (1957)
Bobby Darin on his album This Is Darin (1960)^[2]
Julie London – Around Midnight (1960), The Ultimate Collection (2005)
Chris Connor – Double Exposure (with Maynard Ferguson) (1961)
Earl Grant on his albums Midnight Sun (1962) and In Motion (1968)
Rosemary Clooney on her album Thanks for Nothing (1964)
Sonny Criss – This Is Criss (1966)
Ruth Brown on the Thad Jones Mel Lewis album The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones/Mel Lewis (1968)^[3]
Petula Clark on her album The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener (1968)
The Pointer Sisters on the album That's a Plenty (1974)
Roseanna Vitro on her debut album Listen Here (1984)
Janis Siegel on the album At Home (1987)
k.d. lang on the album Shadowland (1988)
Carmen McRae on the album Sarah: Dedicated to You (1991)
Sinéad O'Connor on the album Am I Not Your Girl? (1992)
Diane Schuur on her covers album In Tribute (1992)
Elkie Brooks on her album Round Midnight (1993)
Patricia Kaas on her album Café Noir (1996)
Martina Topley-Bird and Tricky on the album Nearly God (1996)
Alexia Vassiliou on her album In a Jazz Mood (1996)
Nana Mouskouri on her live album Nana Swings (2003)
Kimiko Itoh on her album Once You've Been in Love (2004)^[4]
Barbara Lusch on Spotify (2004)
Marianne Faithfull for her album Easy Come, Easy Go (2008)
Anita Eccleston on her album Anita Eccleston Jazz EP (2011)^[5]
Caroll Vanwelden on her album Don't Explain (2013)

References

Sarah Vaughan

Studio albums	Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown In the Land of Hi-Fi After Hours Sassy Swingin' Easy Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows No Count Sarah Vaughan and Violins Close to You Dreamy The Divine One The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan Count Basie/Sarah Vaughan After Hours You're Mine You Sarah + 2 Sarah Sings Soulfully Snowbound Sweet 'n' Sassy Star Eyes Sarah Slightly Classical Vaughan with Voices Pop Artistry of Sarah Vaughan The Lonely Hours ¡Viva! Vaughan Sarah Vaughan Sings the Mancini Songbook The New Scene It's a Man's World Sassy Swings Again A Time in My Life Sarah Vaughan with Michel Legrand Feelin' Good Send in the Clowns I Love Brazil! How Long Has This Been Going On? The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 1 The Duke Ellington Songbook, Vol. 2 Copacabana Songs of the Beatles Send in the Clowns Crazy and Mixed Up The Planet Is Alive...Let it Live! Brazilian Romance

Live albums	At Mister Kelly's After Hours at the London House Sassy Swings the Tivoli Live in Japan Sarah Vaughan with the Jimmy Rowles Quintet Ronnie Scott's Presents Sarah Vaughan Live Gershwin Live! One Night Stand – The Town Hall Concert 1947 In the City of Lights Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More Divine Lady of Song

Compilation albums	Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi

Other album appearances	2:00 AM Paradise Cafe Back on the Block

Extended plays	Hot Jazz The Divine Sarah Sings

Charted singles	"Tenderly" "Nature Boy" "It's Magic" "Black Coffee" "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)" "Thinking of You" "Vanity" "How Important Can It Be?" "Whatever Lola Wants" "Mr. Wonderful" "The Banana Boat Song" "Passing Strangers" "Broken Hearted Melody" "Misty" "Eternally" "A Lover's Concerto"

Songs	"Autumn in New York" "Body and Soul" "Dancing in the Dark" "Don't Blame Me" "Everything I Have Is Yours" "I've Got a Crush on You" "If You Could See Me Now" "Moonlight in Vermont" "My Funny Valentine" "Poor Butterfly" "Send in the Clowns" "Someone to Watch Over Me"

Related topics	Discography The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan Sarah: Dedicated to You Unmarked Van: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan

Book:Sarah Vaughan

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