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A Sleepin’ Bee

A Sleeping Bee
First released 1955English120+ recordingson 318 releasesISWC T-070.135.945-6, T-925.609.551-9

House of Flowers

Written by

Harold ArlenComposerHarold ArlenLyricistTruman CapoteLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
A Sleepin' BeeKT Sullivan6:08
A Sleepin’ BeeJulie Wilson5:11
A Sleepin' BeeSylvia Syms5:06
A Sleepin' BeeRoger Kellaway3:11
A Sleepin' BeeThe Marian McPartland Trio5:57
A Sleepin' BeeRay Brown / Jimmy Rowles5:04
A Sleepin' BeeRob McConnell / Ed Bickert / Don Thompson6:30
A Sleepin' BeeAudra McDonald3:58
A Sleepin’ BeeBill Evans4:11
A Sleepin' BeeBill Evans Trio4:24
A Sleepin’ BeeQuincy Jones4:41
A Sleepin’ BeeBarbra Streisand3:41
A Sleepin' BeeMel Tormé with the Marty Paich Orchestra3:37
A Sleepin’ BeeBill Evans6:05
A Sleepin’ BeeBarbra Streisand4:50
A Sleepin’ BeeTony Bennett3:29
A Sleepin' BeeArt Pepper3:35
Sleeping BeeAl Jarreau5:49
House of Flowers: A Sleepin' BeeJessye Norman, Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams4:21
A Sleeping BeeBill Evans5:29
Sleepin’ BeeJohnny Hartman2:12
A Sleepin’ BeeNancy Wilson2:35
A Sleepin' BeeSylvia McNair & André Previn5:29
A Sleepin’ BeeWynton Marsalis3:16
A Sleepin' BeeBill Evans Trio5:18
A Sleepin' BeeKenny Burrell4:26
Sleeping BeeBill Evans4:47
A Sleepin’ BeeNancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley2:35
A Sleepin’ BeeAl Jarreau5:58
Sleepin' BeeBill Evans4:33
A Sleepin' BeeKaren Akers3:07
A Sleepin’ BeeBarbra Streisand4:23
A Sleepin’ BeeAl Jarreau5:58
A Sleepin’ BeeAl Jarreau5:58
A Sleepin' BeeAl Jarreau
A Sleepin' BeeCarmen McRae2:28
A Sleepin’ BeeCarmen McRae2:29
A Sleepin’ BeeTony Bennett3:27
A Sleepin’ BeeTony Bennett3:23
A Sleepin' BeeBill Evans4:13
A Sleepin' BeeMaureen McGovern4:10
A Sleepin' BeeToni Harper2:43
A Sleepin' BeeTony Bennett2:58
A Sleepin' BeeJeanie Bryson3:55
A Sleepin' BeeDick Hyman4:10
A Sleepin' BeeMasahiro Sayama Trio4:31
A Sleepin' BeeKitty Margolis7:14
A Sleepin BeeTed Rosenthal8:28
Sleeping BeeSheila Jordan & Harvie Swartz4:28
A Sleein' BeeAl Jarreau5:57
A Sleepin’ BeeRené Marie6:21
A Sleepin' BeeDiahann Carroll5:23
A Sleepin' BeeEd Reed6:43
A Sleepin' BeeEliane Elias2:51
Sleepin' BeeJackie Ryan3:46
A Sleeping BeeHank Jones5:04
A Sleepin' BeeBill Evans3:39
A Sleepin' BeeBill Evans4:52
Sleepin' BeeCassandra Wilson4:36
A Sleepin' BeeRoland Hanna Trio4:28
A Sleepin' Bee (House of Flowers)Diahann Carroll, Dolores Harper, Ada Moore & Enid Mosier5:20
A Sleepin' BeeHarold Arlen5:21
Sleeping BeeBill Evans4:51
A Sleepin’ BeeAndré Previn with Mundell Lowe & Ray Brown5:13
Sleepin' BeeKeith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette8:18
Sleepin' BeeJohn T. Williams Septet3:06
A Sleeping BeeJ.J. Johnson3:54
A Sleepin’ BeeMel Tormé3:35
A Sleepin' BeeJulie Andrews3:10
A Sleepin' BeeAl Jarreau5:57
A Sleepin’ BeeAl Jarreau5:58
A Sleepin' BeeBill Evans5:50
A Sleeping BeeOscar Peterson3:43
A Sleepin’ BeeGreetje Kauffeld4:15
A Sleeping BeeNew York Trio6:23
A Sleepin' BeeSam Yahel7:31
A Sleepin' BeeSheila Jordan6:34
A Sleepin' BeeMia Žnidarič & Steve Klink Trio2:53
A Sleepin' BeeMagni Wentzel6:27
A Sleepin’ BeeHarold Arlen3:41
A Sleepin' BeeMelissa Morgan3:38
A Sleeping BeeArt Farmer8:39
A Sleepin' BeeDenise Donatelli7:16
A Sleepin' BeeDenise Jannah5:00
A Sleepin' BeeKiri Te Kanawa3:55
A Sleepin' BeeJim Cullum Jazz Band4:42
A Sleepin’ BeeAl Jarreau5:57
A Sleepin' BeeHarold Arlen5:22
A Sleepin' BeeQuincy Jones
A Sleepin’ BeeEileen Farrell3:34
Sleepin’ BeeLena Horne3:37
A Sleeping BeeHarold Mabern Trio7:45
Sleepin’ BeeLena Horne3:36
A Sleepin’ Bee / I Never Has Seen Snow (reprise)Harold Arlen & Truman Capote1:57
A Sleepin’ BeeAl Jarreau5:57
A Sleepin' BeeReija Lang & Arricone Big Band6:12
A Sleepin’ BeeJimmy Rowles6:42
A Sleepin’ BeeJimmy Rowles6:27
Sleepin' BeeBertha Hope Trio5:51
Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe/A Sleepin' BeeBill Charlap & Sandy Stewart5:45
A Sleepin' BeeBill Evans Trio6:42
A Sleeping BeeBill Evans5:32
A Sleepin' BeeJames Tormé3:40
A Sleepin’ BeeCarmen McRae2:29
Sleeping BeeThe Metropole Orchestra
A Sleepin’ BeeBill Charlap Trio4:52
A Sleeping BeeBill Evans5:00
A Sleepin' BeeMel Tormé3:34
A Sleepin' BeeTommy Flanagan6:01
A Sleepin' BeeBill Evans Trio5:49
Sleeping BeeBilly Taylor Trio5:27
A Sleeping BeeQuincy Jones4:42
A Sleepin’ BeeTony Bennett with Ralph Sharon & His Orchestra
A Sleepin’ BeeTony Bennett3:28
A Sleepin' BeeJulie Andrews3:05
A Sleepin’ BeeBill Evans4:58
A Sleepin’ BeeTommy Flanagan4:47
A Sleepin’ BeeTony Bennett3:25
A Sleeping BeeBill Evans5:36
A Sleepin' BeeJune Christy2:13

On these albums

House of Flowers (1954 original Broadway cast)
House of Flowers (1954 original Broadway cast)Harold Arlen · 1955Soundtrack
This Is How I Feel About Jazz
This Is How I Feel About JazzQuincy Jones · 1956
World on a String
World on a StringJohn Towner Williams and co. · 1957
Something to Swing About
Something to Swing AboutCarmen McRae · 1960
Night Mood
Night MoodToni Harper · 1960
Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley
Mel Tormé Swings Shubert AlleyMel Tormé with the Marty Paich Orchestra · 1960
Off Beat
Off BeatJune Christy · 1960
Broadway Right Now
Broadway Right NowMel Tormé & Margaret Whiting · 1961
Tony Bennett Sings for Two
Tony Bennett Sings for TwoTony Bennett · 1961
Broadway’s Fair Julie
Broadway’s Fair JulieJulie Andrews · 1961
At Carnegie Hall: The Complete Concert
At Carnegie Hall: The Complete ConcertTony Bennett · 1962
Nancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley
Nancy Wilson / Cannonball AdderleyNancy Wilson / Cannonball Adderley · 1962
Conversations With Myself
Conversations With MyselfBill Evans · 1963
Oscar Peterson & Nelson Riddle
Oscar Peterson & Nelson RiddleOscar Peterson · 1963
The Barbra Streisand Album
The Barbra Streisand AlbumBarbra Streisand · 1963
I Just Dropped By to Say Hello
I Just Dropped By to Say HelloJohnny Hartman · 1964
Trio 64
Trio 64Bill Evans · 1964
Soul Call
Soul CallKenny Burrell · 1964
Harold Sings Arlen (With Friend)
Harold Sings Arlen (With Friend)Harold Arlen · 1966
At the Montreux Jazz Festival
At the Montreux Jazz FestivalBill Evans · 1968
Sleeping Bee
Sleeping BeeBilly Taylor Trio · 1969
A Sleeping Bee
A Sleeping BeeArt Farmer · 1974
Quiet Now
Quiet NowBill Evans · 1981
1965
1965Al Jarreau · 1982
Old Time Feeling
Old Time FeelingSheila Jordan & Harvie Swartz · 1983
The Canadian Concert of Bill Evans
The Canadian Concert of Bill EvansBill Evans · 1983
The Silver Collection
The Silver CollectionOscar Peterson · 1984
American Popular Song
American Popular SongVarious Artists · 1984
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My HeartJessye Norman, Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams · 1984
Compact Jazz: Bill Evans
Compact Jazz: Bill EvansBill Evans · 1987
Body and Soul
Body and SoulSheila Jordan · 1987
Broadway Magic: The 1950s
Broadway Magic: The 1950sVarious Artists · 1987
Jazzhouse
JazzhouseBill Evans · 1987
American Musical Theater, Volume III
American Musical Theater, Volume IIIVarious Artists · 1989
Jazz-Club: Alto Sax
Jazz-Club: Alto SaxVarious Artists · 1989
... Then Along Came Bill
... Then Along Came BillSylvia Syms · 1990
Standard Time, Vol. 3: The Resolution of Romance
Standard Time, Vol. 3: The Resolution of RomanceWynton Marsalis · 1990
Uptown
UptownAndré Previn with Mundell Lowe & Ray Brown · 1990
The Great American Composers: Harold Arlen
The Great American Composers: Harold ArlenVarious Artists · 1990
Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook
Sings the Harold Arlen SongbookJulie Wilson with William Roy · 1990
Just for the Record…
Just for the Record…Barbra Streisand · 1991
Take It From the Top
Take It From the TopDenise Jannah · 1991
Setting Standards
Setting StandardsCarmen McRae · 1991
Forty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett
Forty Years: The Artistry of Tony BennettTony Bennett · 1991
Hank Jones with the Meridian String Quartet
Hank Jones with the Meridian String QuartetHank Jones · 1991
Between Two Kings
Between Two KingsBertha Hope Trio · 1992
Kiri Sidetracks
Kiri SidetracksKiri Te Kanawa · 1992
Here to Stay
Here to StayCarmen McRae · 1992
Very Early
Very EarlyMark Murphy · 1993
I Love Being Here With You
I Love Being Here With YouJeanie Bryson · 1993
Al Jarreau
Al JarreauAl Jarreau · 1993
Verve Jazz Masters 5
Verve Jazz Masters 5Bill Evans · 1994
Verve's Grammy Winners
Verve's Grammy WinnersVarious Artists · 1994
Autumn Leaves
Autumn LeavesBill Evans · 1994
Tasty!
Tasty!Ray Brown · 1995
Sing My Heart: The Songs of Harold Arlen
Sing My Heart: The Songs of Harold ArlenKT Sullivan · 1995
Hold My Hand
Hold My HandMia Žnidarič & Steve Klink Trio · 1995
The Secret Sessions
The Secret SessionsBill Evans · 1996
Come Rain or Come Shine
Come Rain or Come ShineSylvia McNair & André Previn · 1996
Ballads, Blues & Big Bands
Ballads, Blues & Big BandsNancy Wilson · 1996

Source: MusicBrainz work 603c64a6-90cd-37ba-8fb7-277760b2123c (CC0).