1940s : World War II, Swing and BeBop

Song Title Year Composer Lyricist

Afternoon in Paris1949 Lewis, John
Strayhorn, Billy
Strayhorn, Billy
Mona Lisa1949 Livingston, Jay
Livingston, Jay
Evans, Ray
My Foolish Heart1949 Young, Victor
Washington, Ned
Some Enchanted Evening1949 Rogers, Richard
Hammerstein, Oscar Adam
This Nearly Was Mine1949 Rogers, Richard
Hart, Lorenz
Lush Life1949 Strayhorn, Billy
Strayhorn, Billy
On a Slow Boat to China1948 Loesser, Frank
Loesser, Frank
So in Love1948 Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole
Tennessee Waltz1948 King, Pee Wee
Stewart, Redd
King, Pee Wee
Stewart, Redd
But Beautiful1947 Van Heusen, James
Burke, Johhny
Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me1947 Ellington, Duke
Russel, Bob
Old Devil Moon1947 Lane, Burton
Harburg, E. Y.
One Green Dolphin Street1947 Kaper, Bronislaw
Washington, Ned
Time After Time1947 Styne, Jule
Cahn, Sammy
A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing1946 Strayhorn, Billy
Strayhorn, Billy
Come Rain or Come Shine1946 Arlen, Harold
Mercer, Johnny
Mercer, Johnny
Ev'ry Time You Say Goodbye1946 Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole
Stella by Starlight1946 Young, Victor
Washington, Ned
They Say It's Wonderful1946 Berlin, Irivng
Berlin, Irivng
To Each His Own1946 Livingston, Jay
Livingston, Jay
Evans, Ray
You Make Me Feel so Young1946 Myrow, Josef
Gordon, Mack
I Should Care1945 Stordahl, Axel
Weston, Paul
Cahn, Sammy
If I Loved You1945 Rogers, Richard
Hammerstein, Oscar Adam
It Might as Well Be Spring1945 Rogers, Richard
Hammerstein, Oscar Adam
It's Been a Long, Long Time1945 Styne, Jule
Cahn, Sammy
Like Someone in Love1945 Van Heusen, James
Burke, Johhny
The More I See You1945 Warren, Harry
Gordon, Mack
Laura1945 Raskin, David
Mercer, Johnny
Mercer, Johnny
Candy1944 Kramer, Alex J.
David, Mack
Whitney, Joan
Don't Fence Me In1944 Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole
I Love You1944 Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole
I'm beginning to See the Light1944 Ellington, Duke
George, Don
It Could Happen to You1944 Van Heusen, James
Burke, Johhny
Moonlight in Vermont1944 Suessdorf, Karl
Blackburn, John
Nancy1944 Van Heusen, James
Silvers, Phil
Round Midnight1944 Monk, Thelonious
Williams, Cootie
Hanighen, Bernard
Sentimental Journey1944 Brown, Les
Homer, Ben
Green, Bud
A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening1943 McHugh, Jimmy
Adamson, Harold
Don't Get Around Much Anymore1943 Ellington, Duke
Russel, Bob
People Will Say We're in Love1943 Rogers, Richard
Hammerstein, Oscar Adam
Star Eyes1943 Raye, Don
De Paul, Gene
De Paul, Gene
Surrey with the Fringe on Top1943 Rogers, Richard
Hammerstein, Oscar Adam
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To1943 Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole
You'll Never Know1943 Warren, Harry
Gordon, Mack
At Last1942 Warren, Harry
Gordon, Mack
Could It Be You1942 Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole
Dream1942 Kalmanoff, Martin
Kalmanoff, Martin
I Don't Want To Walk Without You1942 Styne, Jule
Loesser, Frank
Loesser, Frank
I'll Remember April1942 De Paul, Gene
Raye, Don
De Paul, Gene
I'm Old Fashioned1942 Kern, Jerome
Mercer, Johnny
Mercer, Johnny
I've Heard That Song Before1942 Styne, Jule
Cahn, Sammy
Lover Man1942 Sherman, Jimmy
Davis, Jimmie
Ramirez, Roger
Davis, Jimmie
Skylark1942 Carmichael, Hoagy
Mercer, Johnny
Mercer, Johnny
Tangerine1942 Schertzinger, Victor
Mercer, Johnny
Mercer, Johnny
That Old Black Magic1942 Arlen, Harold
Mercer, Johnny
Mercer, Johnny
There Will Never Be Another You1942 Warren, Harry
Gordon, Mack
Wait Till You See Her1942 Rogers, Richard
Hart, Lorenz
Besame Mucho1941 Velazquez, Consuelo
Skylar, Sunny
I Could Write a Book1941 Rogers, Richard
Hart, Lorenz
I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire1941 Benjamin, Bennie
Marcus, Sol
Durham, Eddie
Seiler, Eddie
Benjamin, Bennie
Marcus, Sol
Seiler, Eddie
I Got It Bad1941 Ellington, Duke
Webster, Paul Francis
Take the A Train1941 Strayhorn, Billy
Strayhorn, Billy
Where Are You?1941 Warren, Harry
Gordon, Mack
You Don't Know What Love Is1941 Raye, Don
De Paul, Gene
De Paul, Gene
My Ship1941 Weill, Kurt
Gershwin, Ira
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square1940 Sherwin, Manning
Maschwitz, Eric
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered1940 Rogers, Richard
Hart, Lorenz
How High the Moon1940 Lewis, Morgan
Hamiltion, Nancy
I Concentrate on You1940 Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole
I've Got My Eyes on You1940 Porter, Cole
Porter, Cole
Imagination1940 Van Heusen, James
Burke, Johhny
It Never Entered My Mind1940 Rogers, Richard
Hart, Lorenz
Polka Dots and Moonbeams1940 Van Heusen, James
Burke, Johhny
Taking a Chance on Love1940 Duke, Vernon
Duke, Vernon
Fetter, Ted
Latouche, John
When You Wish Upon a Star1940 Harline, Leigh
Washington, Ned