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Drop Me Off in Harlem

First released 1933English87 recordingson 137 releasesISWC T-071.059.817-6

Written by

Duke EllingtonComposerNick KennyLyricist

From the film

The Cotton ClubThe Cotton Club1984the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Drop Me Off at HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:53
Drop Me Off in HarlemSun Ra Arkestra5:04
Drop Me Off in HarlemDave Frishberg3:27
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:49
Drop Me Off in HarlemJohn Barry3:06
Drop Me Off in HarlemEllis Marsalis3:37
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:53
Drop Me Off in HarlemElla Fitzgerald3:51
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:23
Drop Me Off in HarlemBen Webster6:14
Drop Me in HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra2:21
Drop Me Off at HarlemLouis Armstrong3:53
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:49
Drop Me Off at HarlemLouis Armstrong3:52
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:58
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington4:57
Drop Me Off in HarlemParis Washboard4:26
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington3:04
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:50
Drop Me Off at HarlemLouis Armstrong3:48
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & Nick Kenny3:39
Drop Me Off in Harlem (reprise)Duke Ellington & Nick Kenny0:47
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington3:02
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington3:00
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:00
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:02
Drop Me Off at HarlemLouis Armstrong with The Duke Ellington Orchestra3:52
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
Drop Me Off in HarlemBenny Goodman & Duke Ellington3:03
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:00
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:00
Drop Me Off in HarlemMills Blue Rhythm Band2:49
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:59
Drop Me Off in Harlem (alternate take B)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:39
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra2:22
Drop Me Off in HarlemAdelaide Hall2:45
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington & Louis Armstrong3:47
Uptown, DowntownThe San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus & Nell Carter6:15
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington2:49
Drop Me Off at HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:50
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:57
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra2:18
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet & His Orchestra2:24
Drop Me Off in HarlemRichard Wyands5:39
Drop Me Off in HarlemAbdullah Ibrahim1:13
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra2:58
Drop Me Off in HarlemAlan Barnes & David Newton4:46
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington3:01
Drop Me Off in HarlemRalph Sutton3:02
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet2:23
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington4:57
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington3:52
Drop Me Off at HarlemBob Barnard with Danny Moss & Brian Lemon5:17
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington2:59
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington3:02
Drop Me Off in HarlemClaude Bolling Big Band3:32
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra featuring Lena Horne, Kay Starr & Peanuts Holland2:16
Drop Me off in HarlemDuke Ellington & Louis Armstrong3:49
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald3:51
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orchestra
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra2:44
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington and His Orchestra2:59
Drop Me Off in HarlemDuke Ellington3:01
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Drop Me Off in HarlemWarren Vaché5:44
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:55
Drop Me Off in HarlemLouis Armstrong3:49
Drop Me Off in HarlemElla Fitzgerald feat. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:15
Drop Me Off At HarlemKenny Davern Big Three3:22
Drop Me Off in HarlemRalph Sutton2:14
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington & His Orch.
Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington E La Sua Orchestra
Drop Me Off in HarlemAdelaide Hall with the Mills Blue Rhythm Band2:45
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra2:15
Drop Me Off at HarlemHumphrey Lyttelton4:48
Drop Me off in HarlemElla Fitzgerald3:49
Echoes of Harlem / Drop Me Off in HarlemThe Nagel Heyer Allstars2:41
Drop Me Off in HarlemElise Roth3:32
Drop Me Off In Harlem (2022 Remaster)Duke Ellington and His Orchestra3:04
Drop Me Off at HarlemMasahiko Osaka & Tomonao Hara Quintet5:03
Drop Me Off in HarlemUlf Johansson Werre4:32

On these albums

Slippery Horn / Drop Me Off at Harlem
Slippery Horn / Drop Me Off at HarlemDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1933
Drop Me Off at Harlem / Clarinet Lament
Drop Me Off at Harlem / Clarinet LamentDuke Ellington & His Orch. · 1943
Drop Me Off at Harlem / Mood Indigo
Drop Me Off at Harlem / Mood IndigoDuke Ellington E La Sua Orchestra · 1943
Dreamdust / Fine and Dandy / Straighten Up and Fly Right / Drop Me Off in Harlem
Dreamdust / Fine and Dandy / Straighten Up and Fly Right / Drop Me Off in HarlemLes Paul Trio / Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra · 1946
Drop Me Off in Harlem / Gulf Coast Blues
Drop Me Off in Harlem / Gulf Coast BluesCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra · 1946
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song BookElla Fitzgerald · 1957
Recording Together for the First Time
Recording Together for the First TimeLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 1961
The Ellington Era, Volume One: 1927–1940
The Ellington Era, Volume One: 1927–1940Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1963
The Great Reunion
The Great ReunionLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 1963
For the Guv'nor
For the Guv'norBen Webster · 1969
Duke Ellington Classics
Duke Ellington ClassicsHumphrey Lyttelton · 1971
The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 5: 1932-1933
The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 5: 1932-1933Duke Ellington · 1974
Autobiography
AutobiographyAbdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand · 1983
Nuclear War
Nuclear WarSun Ra Arkestra · 1984
The Cotton Club
The Cotton ClubJohn Barry · 1984Soundtrack
Can't Take You Nowhere
Can't Take You NowhereDave Frishberg · 1987
The Great Summit
The Great SummitLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 1988
Playing For Kicks
Playing For KicksKenny Davern Big Three · 1989
Swing 1930 to 1938
Swing 1930 to 1938Duke Ellington · 1989
Drop Me Off at Harlem
Drop Me Off at HarlemBob Barnard with Danny Moss & Brian Lemon · 1990
The Essence of Duke Ellington
The Essence of Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington & His Orchestra · 1991
Drop Me Off in Harlem
Drop Me Off in HarlemCharlie Barnet and His Orchestra · 1992
The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1933
The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra 1933Duke Ellington and His Orchestra · 1992
1969 All-Star White House Tribute
1969 All-Star White House TributeDuke Ellington & His Orchestra · 1992
The Essential Ella Fitzgerald: The Great Songs
The Essential Ella Fitzgerald: The Great SongsElla Fitzgerald · 1992
Stormy Weather 1933
Stormy Weather 1933Various Artists · 1992
The Chronological Classics: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1933-1934
The Chronological Classics: Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1933-1934Mills Blue Rhythm Band · 1993
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song BooksElla Fitzgerald · 1993
The Original Edward Duke Ellington, Volume 2
The Original Edward Duke Ellington, Volume 2Duke Ellington & His Orchestra · 1993
The Circle Recordings
The Circle RecordingsLuckey Roberts & Ralph Sutton · 1994
American Big Bands
American Big BandsVarious Artists · 1995
Cotton Club
Cotton ClubVarious Artists · 1995
An Introduction to Charlie Barnet: His Best Recordings 1935-1944
An Introduction to Charlie Barnet: His Best Recordings 1935-1944Charlie Barnet · 1996
Louis Armstrong meets Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong meets Duke EllingtonLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 1996
Skyliner 1940-1945
Skyliner 1940-1945Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra featuring Lena Horne, Kay Starr & Peanuts Holland · 1996
Born to Swing
Born to SwingVarious Artists · 1996
Jazz Greats, Volume 14: Jazz Voices - The Women
Jazz Greats, Volume 14: Jazz Voices - The WomenVarious Artists · 1996
American Freedom
American FreedomLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 1996
Streets & Avenues
Streets & AvenuesMasahiko Osaka & Tomonao Hara Quintet · 1997
The Classic Duke Ellington
The Classic Duke EllingtonDuke Ellington & His Orchestra · 1997
Jazz Greats, Volume 71: Charlie Barnet: Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie
Jazz Greats, Volume 71: Charlie Barnet: Clap Hands, Here Comes CharlieCharlie Barnet · 1998
The Best of Duke Ellington in the Thirties, Vol. 1
The Best of Duke Ellington in the Thirties, Vol. 1Duke Ellington · 1998
Shine
ShineWarren Vaché · 1998
A Tone Parallel to Harlem
A Tone Parallel to HarlemDuke Ellington; Claude Bolling Big Band · 1999
The Complete Sessions
The Complete SessionsLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 1999
Caravan
CaravanParis Washboard · 1999
The Duke
The DukeDuke Ellington & His Orchestra · 1999
Anniversary
AnniversaryDuke Ellington · 1999
Misbehavin’!
Misbehavin’!The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus & Nell Carter · 1999
The Centenary Collection
The Centenary CollectionDuke Ellington & His Orchestra · 1999
The Great Summit: The Complete Sessions
The Great Summit: The Complete SessionsLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 2000
Uptown Lowdown: A Jazz Salute to the Big Apple
Uptown Lowdown: A Jazz Salute to the Big AppleThe Nagel Heyer Allstars · 2000
New York, New York: The City in Song
New York, New York: The City in SongVarious Artists · 2000
The Making of the Great Summit
The Making of the Great SummitLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 2000
The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington, Volume 2: 1930-1933
The Chronological Classics: Duke Ellington, Volume 2: 1930-1933Duke Ellington · 2000
Masterpieces 1926-1949
Masterpieces 1926-1949Duke Ellington & His Orchestra · 2001
As Long as There’s Music
As Long as There’s MusicRichard Wyands · 2001
The Best Of Louis Armstrong
The Best Of Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington · 2002
Golden Greats
Golden GreatsDuke Ellington · 2002
Harlem Song (2002 original Apollo Theater cast)
Harlem Song (2002 original Apollo Theater cast)Various Artists · 2002Soundtrack

Source: MusicBrainz work f95ed2d2-0165-3aa3-af6f-eb1545bfd048 (CC0).