1960 Ernestine Anderson Harlem Nocturne

From the78prof playlist And Then They Added Words. The LP The Fascinating Ernestine introduced this treatment of the muchrecorded jazz standard, first done in 1940 by the Ray Noble orchestra ) and written by Noble band members Earle Hagen and Dick Rogers. Original track issued on Mercury LP 60171 Harlem Nocturne (HagenRogers) by Ernestine Anderson, produced by Hal Mooney, conducted by either Ernie Wilkins or Gigi Gryce (the LP notes do not specify who conducted which track).