You Stepped Out of a Dream jazz standard

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You Stepped Out of a Dream was written by Nacio Herb Brown with lyrics by Gus Kahn in 1940. It was used in the 1941 musical Ziefeld Girl. It has since become a popular jazz standard and often played and recorded by some of the greatest in jazz. This tune is most commonly played in the key of C major.

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"You Stepped Out of a Dream"
Song
Published	1940
Songwriter(s)	Composer: Nacio Herb Brown Lyricist: Gus Kahn

"You Stepped Out of a Dream" is a popular song with music written by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Gus Kahn that was published in 1940. The song has become a pop and jazz standard, with many recorded versions.

It was a centerpiece in the 1941 musical Ziegfeld Girl, in which it was sung by Tony Martin and accompanied an iconic image of Lana Turner walking down a grand staircase. Although Turner never officially sang or recorded the song, it became her theme song during her peak years as one of Hollywood's top leading ladies, often played when she entered a nightclub or restaurant. The song is played in the film The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) during a murder scene.

The song was added to the Chichester/London 2012 Revival version of the musical Singin' in the Rain.

Other versions[edit]

Dave Brubeck – 1950[1]
Peter Cincotti[1]
Nat King Cole[1]
Ray Conniff
Eddie Lockjaw Davis[1]
Teddy Edwards[1]
The Four Freshmen[1]
Art Garfunkel[1]
Stan Getz – 1950[1]
Dexter Gordon – A Swingin' Affair (1962)[1]
Johnny Griffin and Martial Solal – In and Out (1999)[1]
Johnny Hartman – This One's for Tedi (1985)
Shirley Horn – You Won't Forget Me (1990)[1]
Barney Kessel – Kessel Plays Standards (1955)[1]
Kay Kyser[1]
Guy Lombardo[1]
Warne Marsh[1]
Johnny Mathis – Wonderful, Wonderful (1957)[1]
Glenn Miller with Ray Eberle – 1941[1]
Brew Moore[1]
Lennie Niehaus – Vol.1: The Quintets (1954)[1]
Sonny Rollins with J. J. Johnson – Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)[1]
George Shearing – 1941[1]
Archie Shepp[1]
McCoy Tyner – Fly with the Wind (1976)[1]
Teddy Weatherford[1]
Julie London - Julie at Home (1960)
Ilse Huizinga - Out of a Dream (1997)

References[edit]

^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Gioia, Ted (2012). The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire. New York City: Oxford University Press. pp. 470–471. ISBN 978-0-19-993739-4.