"Flamingo" (1940) is a popular song and
jazz standard written by
Ted Grouya with lyrics by Edmund Anderson and first recorded by singer
Herb Jeffries and the
Duke Ellington Orchestra on December 28, 1940, for Victor Records (catalog No. 27326B).[1] This briefly reached the Billboard charts in 1941.[2]
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. A&M 813. Charted number 28, Pop and number 5, Easy Listening in 1966.[7]
Other notable versions
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 3752A) on March 28, 1941.[8]
Tony Martin - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 3857A) on May 29, 1941.[9]
Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra (vocal by Dan Grissom) - recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 3931A) on June 23, 1941.[10]
Arild Andresen, piano with guitar and bass recorded it in Oslo on March 11, 1955 as the third melody of the medley "Klaver-Cocktail Nr. 3" along with "
Sophisticated Lady" and "
With a Song in My Heart". The medley was released on the
78 rpm record His Master's Voice A.L. 3514.
^Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Billboard Pop Hits, Singles & Albums, 1940-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 56.
ISBN0-89820-198-5.
^Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot R&B Songs, 1942-2010, 6th ed. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 76.
ISBN978-0-89820-202-1.
^Whitburn, Joel (2011). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 13th ed. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 350.
ISBN978-0-89820-188-8.
^Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot R&B Songs, 1942-2010, 6th ed. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 336.
ISBN978-0-89820-202-1.
^Whitburn, Joel (2011). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 13th ed. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 30.
ISBN978-0-89820-188-8.