Once Upon a Summertime
English-language version of "La valse des lilas"
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"Once Upon a Summertime" is the title of the American version (with lyrics from Johnny Mercer) of a French song written by Michel Legrand, Eddie Barclay and Eddy Marnay.
The French original is La valse des lilas.[1]
Notable recordings
- Blossom Dearie – Once Upon a Summertime (1959)[2], Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's (1966)[3]
- Tony Bennett – I Wanna Be Around (1963)[4]
- Miles Davis – Quiet Nights (1963)[5]
- Sarah Vaughan – Star Eyes (1963)[6]
- Monica Zetterlund and Bill Evans – Waltz for Debby (1964)[7]
- Carmen Mcrae – Second to None (1964)[8]
- Astrud Gilberto – Look to the Rainbow (1966)[9]
- Barbra Streisand – Je m'appelle Barbra (1966)[10]
- The Walker Brothers - Images (1967)[11]
- Oscar Peterson – Walking the Line(1971)[12]
- June Christy – Impromptu (1977) with the Lou Levy Sextet[13]
- Chet Baker – Once Upon a Summertime (1980)[14]
- Maria Farantouri – 17 Songs (1990)[15]
- Betty Carter – It's Not About the Melody (1992)[16]
- Betty Carter with Vienna Art Orchestra - Quiet Ways: Ballads (1997)[17]
