I Should Care

I Should Care is a pop song by Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston and Sammy Cahn, written in 1944 and published in 1945. The 32 -bar song is held in the form of a song ABAC.

Success as a pop song

The song was first presented by Bob Allen ( with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ) in the feature film Thrill of a Romance (1945 ). Since that time, he came several times in the hit parade:

• Martha Tilton (1945, with Eddie Miller and His Orchestra, # 10)
• Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1945, Vocals: Teddy Walters, # 13)
• Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (1945, vocals: Bonnie Lou Williams and the Sentimental Leftists, # 11)
• Frank Sinatra (1945, Axel Stordahl and His Orchestra with, # 8)
• Ralph Flanagan and His Orchestra (1952, vocals: Harry Prime, # 4)
• Jeff Chandler (1954, with Victor Young and His Orchestra, # 21)

He continued to be recorded by many pop artists such as Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Julie London and Jane Monheit.

Development to the Jazz Standard

The way to Jazz Standard prepared his interpretation of Thelonious Monk with the song by Kenny Hagood 1948, appeared on the album Genius of Modern Music; the following year they should Johnny Hartman record with the Dizzy Gillespie orchestra also. Monk's solo recording in 1957 for his album Thelonious Himself is regarded as " one of the greatest solo piano recordings in the history of jazz. " 1962 Bill Evans played an instrumental version for his album How My Heart Sings! one. Contemporary interpretations put Nils Landgren and Diana Krall ago.