I Left My Baby
Count Basie Orchestra & Jimmy Rushing * Track #1 On Giants Of Jazz: Lester Young (Time Life)
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Album Giants Of Jazz: Lester Young (Time Life)
I Left My Baby by Count Basie Orchestra (Ft. Jimmy Rushing)
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Count Basie OrchestraJimmy RushingAbout
Lester Young (1909-1959) was a hip, tragic character, an incredibly talented tenor sax and clarinet player known mostly from his work with Count Basie and Billy Holiday (who gave him his nickname “Pres” or “Prez,” as in president).
Hip, because he essentially defined “cool” in language, dress, and...
I Left My Baby Lyrics
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I left my baby
Standing in the back door cryin'
I left my baby
Standing in the back door cryin’
She said, Baby you got a home
Just as long as I got mine
When I leave you baby
Count the days I'm gone
When I leave you baby
Count the days I'm gone
Where there ain’t no love
There ain't no getting along
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Confirmed by transcription 01March2021 caj
I Left My Baby Q&A
Who wrote I Left My Baby's ?
I Left My Baby was written by Andy Gibson & Jimmy Rushing & Count Basie.
When did Count Basie Orchestra release I Left My Baby?
Count Basie Orchestra released I Left My Baby on Mon Nov 06 1939.