I’m Beginning to See the Light

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944)
Johnny Hodges (in 1944)
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/65049 [info]
Wikidata:Q1146122 [info]
referred to in medleys:Duke Ellington Fantasy (order: 2)

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1942I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:15
1944-11-21I’m Beginning to See the Light (mx. HC0 112601B)Harry James and His Orchestra vocal by Kitty Kallen3:16
1944-11-21I’m Beginning to See the LightHarry James and His Orchestra, Kitty Kallen3:18
1944-12-01I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington and His Orchestra3:15
1944-12-01I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington and His Orchestra3:10
1944-12-01I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington3:12
1944-12-01I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:13
1944-12-01I'm Beginning to See the Light (take 1) (studio, 1944-12-01: Victor matrix D4VB-454-1)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:13
1944-12-01I'm Beginning to See the Light (take 2) (studio, 1944-12-01: Victor matrix D4VB-454-2)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:11
1944-12-01I‘m Beginning to See the Light (studio, 1944-12-01: matrix D4VB454-2)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:13
1944-12-01I’m Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra3:15
1944I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington3:10
1944I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:12
1944I'm Beginning to See the Light (1944)Duke Ellington3:33
1945-01-02I'm Beginning to See the Light (take 1, false start)Duke Ellington & His Orchestra0:58
1945-02-26I'm Beginning to See the Light (1945-02-26)Cootie Williams and His Orchestra3:16
1945-02-26I’m Beginning to See the Light (1945-02-26, mx. 72746-A)coverElla Fitzgerald and Ink Spots2:45
1945-04-21I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:20
1945-04-28I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:03
1945-10-26I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalArt Tatum3:15
1945-10-26I'm Beginning to See the Lightinstrumental and liveArt Tatum3:15
1945-11-26I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Orchestra3:15
1945I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington3:10
1946-01-21I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalArt Tatum3:19
1946-02-26I’m Beginning to See the LightcoverElla Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots2:45
1946-12-04I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalDon Byas2:25
1947-01-06I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalDon Byas Quartet?:??
1947-01-06I’m Beginning to See the Light (1947-01-06, mx. 0SW 444-1)instrumentalDon Byas Quartet2:24
1951-02-21I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalOscar Pettiford2:50
1952-03-25Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Any More / In a Sentimental Mood / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Prelude to a Kiss / It Don't Mean a Thing / Solitude / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heartinstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington and His Orchestra6:55
1952-03-25Ellington Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore / In a Sentimental Mood / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Prelude to a Kiss / It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Going That Swing) / Solitude / I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart / Don't Get Around Much Anymoreinstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington and His Orchestra6:40
1953-04-29 – 1953-04-30I'm Beginning to See the LightcoverGerry Mulligan Quartet?:??
1953-04-29 – 1953-04-30I'm Beginning to See the LightGerry Mulligan Quartet3:06
1953-04-29 – 1953-04-30I’m Beginning to See the Light (10″ take)instrumentalGerry Mulligan Quartet3:35
1953-04-29 – 1953-04-30I’m Beginning to See the Light (12″ take)instrumentalGerry Mulligan Quartet3:08
1954-02-08Don't Get Around Much Anymore / In a Sentimental Mood / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Sophisticated Lady / Caravan / It Don't Mean a Thing / Solitude / C-Jam Blues / I Let a Song Go Out My Heartlive and medleyDuke Ellington7:59
1954-07-08I'm Beginning to See the LightWoody Herman & Erroll Garner3:46
1955-01-01Duke Ellington Medleylive and medleyTommy Dorsey & Jimmy Dorsey9:09
1956-04-28I'm Beginning to See the LightCount Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams3:08
1956-04-28I'm Beginning to See the Light (stereo take)Count Basie and His Orchestra with Joe Williams3:09
1956-05-04I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalPhineas Newborn, Jr.3:03
1956-12-31Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the LightmedleyLena Horne4:30
1957-02-20Mood Indigo / I’m Beginning to See the Lightlive and medleyLena Horne4:30
1957-06-25 – 1957-06-27I’m Beginning to See the LightcoverElla Fitzgerald3:28
1958-05-30I’m Beginning to See the LightcoverPeggy Lee1:49
1958-08-22I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalChico Hamilton5:08
1958-10-29Medleyinstrumental and medleyDuke Ellington18:38
1959-10-04I'm Beginning to See the LightliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra0:49
1960-01-08I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalColeman Hawkins All Stars Featuring Joe Thomas & Vic Dickenson6:59
1960-01-08I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalColeman Hawkins All Stars Featuring Joe Thomas, Vic Dickenson6:55
1960-01-18 – 1960-01-19I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalBen Webster2:47
1960-01I’m Beginning to See the LightcoverBilly Eckstine2:35
1960-02-29I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalPaul Gonsalves4:02
1960-05-31I'm Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:06
1960-05-31I’m Beginning to See the LightDuke Ellington & His Orchestra2:06
1960-06-28I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalThe Three Sounds2:28
1960-07-01I'm Beginning to See the LightliveLouis Armstrong & His All‐Stars3:20
1960Medley: Prelude to a Kiss / I'm Beginning to See the Lightlive and medleyBilly Eckstine4:57
1961-04-03I'm Beginning to See the LightLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:33
1961-04-03I'm Beginning to See the LightLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:39
1961-04-03I’m Beginning to See the LightLouis Armstrong & Duke Ellington3:39
1961-05-19I'm Beginning to See the LightCal Tjader, Mary Stallings3:08
1961-10-17I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalGene Ammons4:45
1962-03-24I'm Beginning to See the Lightcover and liveMel Tormé2:21
1962-04-10I’m Beginning to See the Light (original studio master)coverFrank Sinatra2:37
1963-03I'm Beginning to See the LightAlice Babs & Duke Ellington2:38
1963-07-15I’m Beginning to See the LightcoverElla Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra4:07
1963-11-15I’m Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalThe Pete Jolly Trio and Friends5:45
1964-03-13Ellington Rides Again: Don’t Get Around Much Anymore / Perdido / I’m Beginning to See the Lightinstrumental and medleyClark Terry2:56
1964-12-19 – 1965-01-14I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalThe Ramsey Lewis Trio3:04
1965-07-28I'm Beginning to See the LightliveDuke Ellington with Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops2:37
1965-07-28I'm Beginning to See the LightliveDuke Ellington with Arthur Fiedler and The Boston Pops2:37
1966-01-14I'm Beginning to See the LightJohnny Hodges, Earl "Fatha" Hines2:55
1967-08-17I'm Beginning to See the LightliveDuke Ellington Octet4:13
1968-05-19I’m Beginning to See the Lightcover and liveElla Fitzgerald6:15
1969-01-21Whispering / I'm Beginning to See the Light 21.13cover and medleyThe Beatles3:22
1969-11-10I'm beginning to see the lightliveDuke Ellington & His Orchestra1:20
1971-10-30I'm Beginning to See the LightliveDuke Ellington1:10
1971-11-09Medleyinstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington19:11
1971-12-10I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalEarl Hines4:16
1973-09-05I’m Beginning to See the LightcoverDuke Ellington & Teresa Brewer2:06
1973-11-14Medley: Don't Get Around Much Anymore / Mood Indigo / I'm Beginning to See the Light / Sophisticated Ladyinstrumental, live and medleyDuke Ellington & His Orchestra5:07
1975-11 – 1975-12I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalKenny Burrell4:15
1980-01-21I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalMilt Jackson, Ray Brown, Joe Pass & Mickey Roker3:23
1983-08I'm Beginning to See the LightRosemary Clooney3:39
1983I’m Beginning to See the LightMaxine Sullivan3:26
1984-10Johnny Hodges Medleylive and medleyDave Frishberg8:36
1989-05I'm Beginning to See the Lightinstrumental and liveJack Sharpe Big Band7:41
1989-06I'm Beginning to See the LightKarin Krog4:27
1990-09Ellington Medley: Cotton Tail / I Didn't Know About You / Don't Get Around Much Anymore / I'm Beginning to See the Lightlive and medleyGeorge Shearing & Mel Tormé5:29
1990-11-11I'm Beginning to See the Lightinstrumental and liveBenny Carter10:04
1993I’m Beginning to See the LightcoverNatalie Cole3:30
1994-09-24 – 1994-10-03I'm Beginning to See the LightCleo Laine with The Duke Ellington Orchestra3:10
1997-03-31 – 1997-04-01I'm Beginning to See the LightcoverLisa Michel2:55
2003-04-10I’m Beginning to See the LightliveIris Williams2:40
2004I’m Beginning to See the LightcoverAl Jarreau4:07
2008-07I'm Beginning to See the LightinstrumentalAki Takase & Rudi Mahall5:22
2015-07-13 – 2015-11-23I’m Beginning to See the LightDanielle Talamantes with Henry Dehlinger3:22
Beginning to See the Light (reimagined)Melanie Charles & Ella Fitzgerald2:45
But Not for Me / I Get a Kick Out of You / I’ve Got You Under My Skin / I Got Rhythm / I Had the Craziest Dream / The Lady Is a Tramp / Nice Work If You Can Get It / Night & Day / Don’t Get Around Much Anymore / ’s Wonderful / They All Laughed / You Make Me Feel So Young / You Took Advantage of Me / All the Things You Are / Button Up Your Overcoat / Fly Me to the Moon / I’m Beginning to See the Light / On the Sunny Side of the Street / Pennies From Heaven / Tangerine / Just in Time / It’s Only a Paper Moon / Look for the Silver Lining / On the Street Where You Live / Pick Yourself Up / Autumn Leaves[unknown male vocal with piano accompaniment]1:01:10
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