Artist: Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Jenkins
Aliases
Gordon Jenkins and His Chrous and Orchestra
Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra
Real name
Gordon Hill Jenkins
Born
May 12, 1910
Died
May 1, 1984
Country
United States
Comments
Arranger, composer and pianist. Jenkins became the musical director for Decca in 1949. In that capacity, he bucked resistance from Decca's management and signed The Weavers.

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 The Conductor Gordon Jenkins January 1954 (70 artists)
2 Maybe You'll Be There Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1947 (13 artists)
3 My Resistance Is Low Hoagy Carmichael and Gordon Jenkins and His Chorus and Orchestra 1951 (5 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Allez-vous-en Gordon Jenkins 1953 Lilo
2 Alone Together Pat Boone with Gordon Jenkins 1964 Clifton Webb
3 Black Coffee Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins 1955 Sarah Vaughan
4 Blueberry Hill Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra 1949 Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
5 Chlo-e (Song of the Swamp) Louis Armstrong and Gordon Jenkins and His Chorus and Orchestra 1952 Douglas Richardson
6 Goodnight Irene Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers 1950 Leadbelly
7 Happy Talk Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins 1955 Juanita Hall
8 How Are Things in Glocca Morra Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1947 Ella Logan
9 I Concentrate on You Pat Boone with Gordon Jenkins 1964 Douglas McPhail
10 I Hadn't Anyone Till You Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins 1955 Ray Noble and His Orchestra
11 I Wished on the Moon Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins 1955 Bing Crosby
12 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles Gordon Jenkins and Artie Shaw with the Jenkins Orch. and Chorus 1950 Nell Carrington
13 I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins 1955 Mary Martin
14 Just One More Chance Pat Boone with Gordon Jenkins 1964 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
15 Long Ago (And Far Away) Pat Boone with Gordon Jenkins 1964
16 Midnight Special Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers 1952 Dave Cutrell with McGinty's Oklahoma Cow Boy Band
17 My Foolish Heart Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1949 Martha Mears
18 My Funny Valentine Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1948 Mitzi Green
19 My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1954 Margaret Whiting - The MGM Studio Orchestra
20 My Romance Pat Boone with Gordon Jenkins 1964 Gloria Grafton & Donald Novis
21 Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1949 Desi Arnaz - Trio Durango
22 Rose, Rose, I Love You Gordon Jenkins and His Chrous and Orchestra 1951 Frankie Laine & The Norman Luboff Choir with Paul Weston and His Orchestra - Yao Lee
23 So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh) Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra & The Weavers 1951 Woody Guthrie
24 The Touch of Your Lips Pat Boone with Gordon Jenkins 1964 Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
25 Warm All Over Pat Boone with Gordon Jenkins 1964 Jo Sullivan
26 Where Is the One? Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1949
27 You're Mine, You Gordon Jenkins and Artie Shaw with the Jenkins Orch. and Chorus 1950 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
28 You're My Thrill Billie Holiday With Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1949 Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Blue Prelude Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop (15 artists)
2 Goodbye Gordon Jenkins (58 artists)
3 The Conductor Gordon Jenkins (70 artists)
4 This Is All I Ask Gordon Jenkins (28 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Miss Ella Fitzgerald and Mr. Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins 1955 Decca
2 Seven Dreams Gordon Jenkins January 1954 Decca
3 The Touch of Your Lips Pat Boone with Gordon Jenkins 1964 Dot Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Allez-vous-en Gordon Jenkins 1953 Decca
2 Blueberry Hill Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra 1949 Decca
3 Chlo-e (Song of the Swamp) Louis Armstrong and Gordon Jenkins and His Chorus and Orchestra 1952 Decca
4 Don't Do Something to Someone Else Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1949 Decca
5 Goodnight Irene Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers 1950 Decca
6 How Are Things in Glocca Morra Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1947 Decca
7 I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles Gordon Jenkins and Artie Shaw with the Jenkins Orch. and Chorus 1950 Decca
8 Just One of Those Things Peggy Lee and Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra July 28, 1952 Decca
9 Linda Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1947 Decca
10 Midnight Special Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers 1952 Decca
11 My Funny Valentine Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1948 Decca
12 My Own True Love (Tara's Theme) Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1954 Decca
13 My Resistance Is Low Hoagy Carmichael and Gordon Jenkins and His Chorus and Orchestra 1951 Decca
14 My Silent Love Dick Haymes and Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1949 Decca
15 Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra 1949 Decca
16 So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh) Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra & The Weavers 1951 Decca
17 Unless Gordon Jenkins and His Chrous and Orchestra 1951 Decca
18 Wimoweh The Weavers and Gordon Jenkins 1952 Decca

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 You're My Thrill Billie Holiday 1949 Decca

Forum topics

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1 Winter Wonderland cover by Louis Armstrong with Gordon Jenkins' and His Orchestra Add songs leonardo.radoiu 0 2011-12-11 10:11:27 GMT by leonardo.radoiu
2 My Foolish Heart covers Add songs rioub 1 2013-05-11 22:02:46 GMT by Gatalin

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