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On my mp3 player the other morning a couple versions of Body & Soul came on one after the other, First the Coleman Hawkins classic version then a vocal version by Sarah Vaughan which suffered by comparison. I started looking through my cds for other versions and found loads as you can imagine.

Anybody got any standout favourites of the tune?

Its an intriguing one for me since its not a tune I love, but what Hawk does with it is. I can think of a few other versions I really like; Trane (on Coltrane's Sound?) is one that stands out for me.

Any other versions I should look for?

Apologies if this has been done on here already...

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http://www.jazz.com/music/2007/11/21/chu-berry-roy-eldridge-body-and-soul

CHU BERRY & HIS “LITTLE JAZZ” ENSEMBLE NYC. Nov. 11, 1938
Roy Eldridge (tp), Chu Berry (ts), Clyde Hart (p), Danny Barker (g), Art Shapiro (b), Sid Catlett (dm).
Four titles were recorded for Commodore:
23699-1 Sittin’ In
23699-2 Sittin’ In
23700-1 Stardust
23701-1 Body And Soul
23702-1 46 West 52
23702-2 46 West 52
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As ever here, you guys make me ashamed that i don't know the stuff I've got better. I'll need to dig out Prez, Armstrong and Coltrane at Birdland. a few others I'll need to look for.

A couple of others dug out Monk solo from Monks Dream and Dolphy on candid

Wish all was on itunes then it would be easy.

thought there would be more...

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Lester Young! 1942 with Nat Cole - to these ears, unsurpassed, like any of his great ballad performances.

Actually, I think that Pres may have surpassed it himself on that live broadcast from Chicago from 1950 released by Savoy.

Two other people who did great things with Body and Soul many times on record: Art Tatum and Warne Marsh.

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