Do Nothin Till You Hear From Me

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

Lyrics written by: Bob Russell
Original music written by: Duke Ellington
Adapted from: Concerto for Cootie written by Duke Ellington
Comments: With Al Hibbler on vocals. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (with Al Hibbler) first performed this song at the Hurricane Club in New York on August 14th, 1943 and on numerous later occasions. Some of these recordings were subsequently made available. The song consists of part of the tune of "Concerto for Cootie" with lyrics added by Bob Russell.
First release: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Al Hibbler on audio single Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (1947).

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Lyrics

Do nothin' till you hear from me
Pay no attention to what's said
Why people tear the seam of anyone's dream is over my head

Do nothin' till you hear from me
At least consider our romance
If you should take the word of others you've heard
Oh, I haven't a chance

True I've been seen with someone new
But does that mean that I've been untrue?
When we're apart the words in my heart reveal how I feel about you

Some kiss may cloud my memory
And others arms may held a thrill
But please do nothin' till you hear from me
And you never will

Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me Singers

Concerto for Cootie written by Duke Ellington instrumental
1. Concerto for Cootie Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra 1940 2. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me Ben Webster with Strings 1955 3. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me The Bud Shank Quartet featuring Claude Williamson 1956

Do Nothing till You Hear from Me written by Bob Russell English
1. Woody Herman and His Orchestra (Billboard hit 1944) 1944 (First recording on November 8, 1943) 2. Delta Rhythm Boys April 1944 3. Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (Billboard hit 1944) 1944
4. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Al Hibbler (Billboard hit 1944) 1944
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5. Ames Brothers and Les Brown and His Band of Renown 1952 6. Patti Page 1953 7. Billy Eckstine with The Pied Pipers - Orchestra conducted by Lou Bring September 1954 8. Al Hibbler 1957 9. Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1957 10. Rosemary Clooney with The Buddy Cole Trio May 1959 11. Billie Holiday August 1959 12. Ed Townsend - Orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle 1959 13. Janet Blair 1959 14. June Christy, arranged and conducted by Bob Cooper February 1960 15. Dinah Shore and The Red Norvo Quintet April 1960 16. Sammy Davis, Jr. 1960 17. Mose Allison January 1961 18. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington September 1961 19. Leslie Uggams with Mitch Miller's Sing Along Chorus October 1961 20. Jimmy Witherspoon 1961 21. Anita O'Day March 1962 22. The Four Freshmen September 1962 23. Dinah Washington - Arranged by Don Costa October 1962 24. Nina Simone 1962 25. Joni James 1962 26. Kevin Gavin, Orchestra conducted by Mundell Lowe 1962 27. Frances Faye arranged and conducted by Marty Paich 1962 28. Bobby Darin June 1964 29. Sammy Davis Meets Sam Butera and The Witnesses January 1965 30. Joan Toliver 1965 31. Arthur Prysock with the Count Basie Band 1966 32. Priscilla Paris 1969 33. The Rumour July 1977 34. Count Basie 1977 35. The Big Sky Mudflaps 1979 36. Emery, Schmidt & McCann 1980 37. Cal Tjader, Carmen McRae 1982 38. Jonathan and Darlene Edwards (Jo Stafford, Paul Weston) 1982 39. Stanisław Sojka 1982 40. Toni Tennille 1984 41. Helen Shapiro, Humphrey Lyttelton 1985 42. Vince Jones 1985 43. Laila Dalseth & Al Cohn 1986 44. Diane Schuur 1986 45. Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and The Boss Brass 1986 46. Carmen Lundy 1987 47. Harry Connick Jr. 1988 48. Juell Kadet 1989 49. Susannah McCorkle 1989 50. Johnny Mathis October 9, 1990 51. Rebecca Parris 1991 52. Robert Palmer 1992 53. Jim Porcella 1992 54. Diana Krall 1993 55. Martha Lorin 1993 56. Lils Mackintosh 1993 57. Jack Sheldon 1993 58. Karen Gallinger October 1994 59. Julie Anthony - Don Burrows 1994 60. Lynwood Slim 1994 61. Lena Horne 1994 62. Hue and Cry November 1995 63. Quincy Jones featuring Phil Collins 1995 64. Tiziana Ghiglioni 1995 65. Jeffery Smith with The Shirley Horn Trio 1995 66. Ann Hampton Callaway 1996 67. Judy Roberts 1996 68. Herb Pomeroy - Donna Byrne 1997 69. Junior Mance 1997 70. Marion Montgomery 1997 71. Melani L. Skybell 1998 72. Loston Harris 1998 73. 8+ Jazz & Dance featuring Anneli Axelsson February 1999 74. Tony Bennett September 28, 1999 75. Iza Zając 1999 76. Jennifer Trainor 1999 77. Lisa Thorson 1999 78. Silje Nergaard June 5, 2000 79. Shirley Witherspoon 2000 80. Janet Planet, Tom Theabo 2000 81. Dr. John 2000 82. Julie Edwards Quintet November 1, 2001 83. Robbie Williams November 19, 2001 84. Sean Jamaal 2001 85. Come Shine 2001 86. Susie Arioli Swing Band ft. Jordan Officer May 21, 2002 87. Lisa Bell July 2002 88. Lyambiko August 5, 2002 89. Ninna & Fjeldtetten 2002 90. Sherry Williams with The John Rodby Trio 2002 91. Suzy Bogguss June 17, 2003 92. Libby McDowell August 2003 93. Carolyn Graye with Jessica Williams August 2003 94. Linda Tate with Bradley Williams and His Original 21st Century Review September 2003 95. Steve Tyrell October 28, 2003 96. Sandy Dennison 2003 97. Barbara Levy Daniels 2003 98. Kellye Gray 2003 99. Lisa Lynn 2003 100. Bob Stewart 2004 101. Tom Munch 2004 102. June Tabor October 17, 2005 103. Herb Bruce and the Herbicide Jazz Band 2005 104. Mark Murphy 2005 105. Chris Bennett 2005 106. Leora Cashe 2005 107. Matthew Ford 2005 108. Marci Haus July 5, 2006 109. John Proulx August 1, 2006 110. Gladys Knight October 3, 2006 111. Isabelle Georges - René Urtreger 2006 112. Ginai 2006 113. Mina Agossi May 21, 2007 114. Etta James June 5, 2007 115. Anna Nygren August 1, 2007 116. Gemma Abrié Swingtet September 21, 2007 117. John McLean September 2007 118. Arlene Smith with Mark Eisenman 2007 119. Kristine Mills 2007 120. Beth Logan, featuring Harvey Diamond 2007 121. Hanna Elmquist - Björn Jansson Quartet 2007 122. Boz Scaggs October 28, 2008 123. Othella Dallas 2008 124. Trudy Kerr feat. Michael Garrick March 8, 2009 125. Eric Wangensteen 2009 126. Savoy March 10, 2010 127. Sid Selvidge June 8, 2010 128. Stephanie Porter June 2010 129. Robin Aleman September 1, 2010 130. Guga Stroeter & HB Jazz Combo featuring Estela Cassilatti September 23, 2010 131. Zoe Gilby September 2010 132. The Satin Doll Trio 2010 133. Cordelia April 10, 2011 134. Holli Ross October 18, 2011 135. Majken 2011 136. Anthony Caceres 2011 137. Leah Natale 2011 138. Joe Jackson with Sharon Jones & Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson June 21, 2012 139. Chasing the Moon 2012 140. Chris Thompson 2012 141. Alicia Varcoe March 2013 142. Judy Carmichael May 2013 143. The Greg Tivis Trio featuring Kelsey Taylor 2013 144. Diane Ducey Quartet 2013 145. Blue Champagne 2013 146. Jane Harvey 2014 147. Molly Johnson 2014 148. Pilsner Jazz Band January 2015 149. Deborah J. Carter September 4, 2015 150. Stanisław Sojka & Roger Berg Big Band 2015 151. Jayne Manning 2015 152. Darby Williams 2015 153. Tianna Hall 2015 154. Nancy Harms February 16, 2016 155. Sant Andreu Jazz Band March 10, 2016 156. Viktorija Gečytė with Go Trio May 16, 2016 157. Cait and The Critters November 22, 2016 158. Ellington Trio 2016 159. Dino Vera 2016 160. Svetlana and The Delancey Five 2016 161. Danielle Talamantes with Henry Dehlinger 2016 162. Jessica Young February 15, 2017 163. Southside Johnny February 9, 2018 164. Bonnie Bowden & The Angel City Big Band March 2018 165. Madoka Masaki April 2018 166. Rodney Whitaker October 2019 167. Gregg Arthur November 13, 2020.

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