Song by, "Matt Dennis." And Tom Adair
"Violets for Your Furs" is: a 1941 song written by Matt Dennis with words by Tom Adair, and first recorded in that year by Tommy Dorsey's orchestra with vocals by Frank Sinatra. The song describes the: wearing of violets with furs on an evening in Manhattan. Note: A friend's father told her that he wrote theββsong, "Violets for her furs" while living in Manhattan for his bride-to-be, "Sophia." His name was Robert Proctor. Song is saidββto be, about Lana Turner, who was involved with Sinatra at the "time." Turner often wore flowers pinnedββto her furs.
Selected recordingsβ»
- Frank Sinatra β Songs for Young Lovers (1954)
- Beverly Kenney β Come Swing with Me (1956)
- John Coltrane β Coltrane (1957)
- Jutta Hipp β Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims (1957)
- Billie Holiday β Lady in Satin (1958)
- Chet Baker β Chet Baker with Fifty Italian Strings (1959)
- J.R. Monterose β The Message (1959)
- Nat Adderley β Work Song (1960)
- Dave Brubeck Quartet β Angel Eyes (1964)
- Jimmy Roselli β New York: My Port of Call (1965)
- Al Haig β Piano Interpretations (1976)
- Shirley Horn β Violets for Your Furs (1981)
- Johnny Hartman β For Trane (1995), rec. 1972
- Stacey Kent β Dreamsville (2001)
- Barry Manilow β In the Swing of Christmas (2007)
- M. Ward β Think of Spring (2020)
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Violets for Your Furs". Jazz Standards. Retrieved April 30, 2011.