While My Lady Sleeps (song)
| "While My Lady Sleeps" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Nelson Eddy | |
| Published | January 21, 1941[1] |
| Genre | |
| Composer(s) | Bronisław Kaper |
| Lyricist(s) | Gus Kahn |
"While My Lady Sleeps" is a 1941 jazz standard composed by Bronisław Kaper with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The song was written for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Chocolate Soldier, where it was sung by Nelson Eddy.[2]
The song's main key is C major and its chorus has an unusual 40-bar AABC form.[3]
Notable renditions
- Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Roy Lanson (1941)
- Chuck Wayne – The Jazz Guitarist (1953)
- Al Cohn – The Sax Section (1956)
- Phineas Newborn Jr. – While My Lady Sleeps (1957)
- John Coltrane – Coltrane (1957)
- Chet Baker – 1987 CD reissue of It Could Happen to You (1958)
- Nelson Eddy – Favorites in Stereo (1958)
- Mike Taylor – Trio (1967)
- Harold Mabern and Geoff Keezer – For Phineas (1995)
- Jan Lundgren – A Touch Of You (1998)
- Michael Feinstein – Fly Me to the Moon (2010)
References
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1941). Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1941 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 36. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ^ "The Chocolate Soldier (1941) – Soundtracks". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 133. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.