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Body and Soul
Composer
Johnny Green
Lyricist
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton
Published
1943
Album
Artist
The King Cole Trio
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Release
1943
Recording
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"Body and Soul" is a song that Nat King Cole recorded, along with Oscar Moore and Wesley Prince, for his debut album, The King Cole Trio.

History[]

"Body and Soul" was written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton, with the music by Johnny Green. The song was first recorded by Jack Hylton in 1930. After the song's use in the 1947 film of the same name, the song became recognized as a jazz standard, and now has been covered by several artists.

Other renditions[]

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Other artists to record "Body and Soul."
Jack Hylton Ella Fitzgerald Annette Hanshaw
Billie Holiday Billy Eckstine Frank Sinatra
Coleman Hawkins Tony Bennett Amy Winehouse
John Coltrane
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