Avalon

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Annotation

First recording and first release by Al Jolson (August 16, 1920 / 1920)

Annotation last modified on 2026-08-05 04:38 UTC.

Relationships

writer:B. G. DeSylva
Al Jolson
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
Stephen Ballentine Music
Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23)
Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/67735 [info]
Wikidata:Q790091 [info]
referred to in medleys:Avalon - Just Like a Gypsy Medley (order: 1)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1920-08-16AvalonAl Jolson3:01
1920-08-16Avalon (1920)Al Jolson3:00
1920-10-01AvaloncoverIsham Jones Rainbo Orchestra3:24
1920AvaloncoverErnest Hare?:??
1928-02-15AvaloncoverPaul Whiteman and His Orchestra?:??
1928-02-27AvaloninstrumentalRed Nichols and His Five Pennies3:07
1928-02-27AvaloninstrumentalRed Nichols3:09
1934-09-04Avalon (1934-09-04, mx. CP-1106-A)coverCab Calloway and His Orchestra3:22
1935-03-02AvaloncoverColeman Hawkins with Michel Warlop and his Orchestra3:01
1935-06Avalon (matrix P 77434, recorded late June 1935)cover and instrumentalDjango Reinhardt et le Quintette du Hot Club de France avec Arthur Briggs et Stéphane Grappelli2:53
1935-09-30Avalon (1935-09-30)coverJimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:09
1935-09-30AvaloncoverJimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra3:02
1935-09-30AvaloncoverJimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra2:58
1935-09-30AvaloncoverJimmie Lunceford3:03
1937-06-29Avaloninstrumental and liveThe Benny Goodman Quartet + members of B.G. orchestra2:29
1937-07-30AvaloncoverThe Benny Goodman Quartet2:46
1937-07-30AvaloninstrumentalThe Benny Goodman Quartet2:47
1937-09-17Blues of AvaloncoverBoots and His Buddies3:32
1937-10-04Avalon (1937-10-04, mx. OLA 1959-1)cover and instrumentalAlix Combelle et son orchestre1:57
1938-01-16Avalon (live, mono, 1938-01-16: Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, USA)cover and liveBenny Goodman?:??
1938-01-16Avaloncover and liveBenny Goodman4:22
1938-01-16Avaloncover and liveBenny Goodman4:13
1939-07-13AvaloncoverHarry James and His Orchestra2:52
1939-11-08AvaloncoverHarry James and His Orchestra3:08
1940-03-02Whispering / Avalon / Japanese Sandmancover and medleyFrank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey2:22
1941-06-18Avaloncover and instrumentalAlf Søgaards Orkester2:34
1943-02Avaloncover and instrumentalCharlie Parker2:40
1945-10-03Avalon (studio, 1945-10-03: Jamboree MJ-7010, New York, NY, USA)cover and instrumentalDon Byas All-Star Quartet3:04
1946-06-03Avaloncover and instrumentalMel Powell and His Orchestra4:13
1946-06-03Avalon No. 2coverMel Powell and His Orchestra4:19
1946-06-03Avalon No. 3coverMel Powell and His Orchestra4:20
1946-08-21AvalonAl Jolson2:15
1946-08-21AvalonAl Jolson2:18
1951-03-07Avaloncover and instrumentalCharlie Ventura & His Quintet2:51
1951-11-05AvaloninstrumentalSidney Bechet4:53
1951-11-05AvaloninstrumentalSidney Bechet and His Hot Six4:58
1951-11-05AvaloninstrumentalSidney Bechet and His Hot Six4:57
1952-02-10Avaloncover, instrumental and liveDave Brubeck Quartet with Paul Desmond2:10
1952-08-04Avaloncover, instrumental and liveChet Baker5:58
1953-02-27AvaloncoverErroll Garner4:11
1953-02-27Avaloncover and instrumentalErroll Garner4:11
1954-08-17Avaloncover and instrumentalMel Powell3:38
1954Avaloncover, instrumental and liveBenny Goodman2:45
1955-07-31Avaloncover and instrumentalGene Krupa Quartet with Lionel Hampton and Teddy Wilson8:21
1956-05-07Avalon (studio, 1956-05-07)cover and instrumentalElmo Hope Sextet9:38
1956-11-26Avaloncover and instrumentalArt Pepper & Warne Marsh3:54
1956-12-21Avaloncover and instrumentalArt Pepper & Ted Brown3:09
1956Avaloninstrumental and liveTeddy Wilson Trio2:44
1957-08-12AvaloninstrumentalTeddy Wilson Trio2:39
1958-07-01AvaloncoverNat King Cole1:46
1958-12AvaloncoverRita Reys & Bengt Hallberg1:57
1959-04-13 – 1959-04-20Avalon (mono)coverDakota Staton?:??
1959-04-13 – 1959-04-20AvaloncoverDakota Staton2:03
1959Serenata / When Your Lover Has Gone / Avaloninstrumental, live and medleyTeddy Wilson Trio6:08
1960-02-06 – 1960-02-10Avaloncover and instrumentalArt Farmer & Benny Golson3:32
1960-02AvaloninstrumentalThe Jazztet3:30
1960-02AvaloninstrumentalThe Jazztet3:32
1960-02AvaloninstrumentalThe Jazztet3:30
1960-04-02AvaloncoverBenny Waters and The Latin Jazz Band?:??
1960-06-07AvaloninstrumentalZoot Sims4:29
1960-06-07Avalon (alt.)instrumentalZoot Sims4:07
1960-12Avalon (version 1)instrumentalTeddy Edwards2:53
1960-12Avalon (version 2)instrumentalTeddy Edwards2:29
1961-03-16AvaloninstrumentalRed Garland6:23
1961-04-27Avaloncover and instrumentalLou Donaldson4:15
1961-10-15Avaloninstrumental and liveRalph Sutton4:56
1961Avaloncover and instrumentalHank Jones & Tyree Glenn3:07
1962-07Quintet Medley: Avalon / Body and Soul / Rose Room / The World Is Waiting for the Sunriseinstrumental, live and medleyBenny Goodman Quintet11:19
1964-08AvaloncoverSarah Vaughan1:49
1967-06-03Avaloninstrumental and liveTeddy Wilson6:59
1967-06-18AvaloninstrumentalTeddy Wilson5:28
1967-07Avaloncover and liveLouis Armstrong2:42
1972-04AvaloncoverEddie Condon5:57
1974AvaloninstrumentalSal Nistico / Kenny Barron / Anthony Jackson / Buddy Rich3:31
1974Avaloncover and instrumentalGeorge Duvivier, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Zoot Sims, Teddy Wilson3:31
1977Avalon #1instrumentalThe Dave McKenna Swing Six with Scott Hamilton and Warren Vaché5:28
1977Avalon #2instrumentalThe Dave McKenna Swing Six with Scott Hamilton and Warren Vaché5:38
1978-09Avaloninstrumental and liveTeddy Wilson3:43
1979-05-21Avaloninstrumental and liveTeddy Wilson Trio5:00
1979-07-16 – 1979-07-23Avaloncover, instrumental and liveArt Pepper8:21
1979-07-16 – 1979-07-23Avaloncover and liveArt Pepper8:51
1982-03-10AvaloncoverEddie "Lockjaw" Davis Featuring Karl Ratzer & Michael Starch Trio6:54
1983-04AvaloncoverWoody Herman6:18
1986-10-17Avaloncover, instrumental and liveMel Powell, Bob Wilber, Mel Lewis4:08
1987-12-19 – 1987-12-20Avaloncover and instrumentalHacke Björksten, Mel Lewis & Ulf Johansson5:20
1988-01-25 – 1988-01-27Avaloncover and instrumentalKenny Baker & Blaine Sprouse3:48
1991-04Avaloncover, instrumental and liveTerry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Herb Ellis Sextet7:29
1996Avaloncover and instrumentalThe Richard Smith Guitar Trio3:01
1997-02AvaloncoverJohn Pizzarelli4:50
1998-01-17 – 1998-01-18AvaloncoverUni Jazzband Halle4:24
1998-04-20 – 1998-04-21AvaloninstrumentalRuby Braff9:56
2000-08-22 – 2000-08-23AvaloncoverJohnny Varro Swing Seven4:00
2000AvaloncoverJames Carter4:38
2006-03-28 – 2006-03-29AvaloncoverAllan Vaché5:53
2012-07-06 – 2012-07-08AvaloncoverHot Club of Cowtown2:59
Al Jolson Medley: Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / Carolina in the Morning / Pretty Baby / Toot Toot Tootsie Goo’bye / I’m Sitting on Top of the World / I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover / Chinatown My Chinatown / Baby Face / California Here I Come / Avaloninstrumental and medley[mechanical instruments]6:53
April Showers / Avalon Medley (outtake)medleyAl Jolson1:50
AvaloncoverJames Last?:??
AvaloncoverBenny Goodman3:17
AvaloncoverDjango Reinhardt et Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France avec Stephane Grappelli2:51
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