Song: Detour Ahead

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Written by

Composition date

1947

Language

English

Comments

Credited to Carter, Ellis and Frigo, this work seems to be principally the creation of Johnny Frigo. It was written when the three were playing together in a trio known as the Soft Winds. Frigo states that he split the the songwriting credits three ways as a means of keeping the trio together longer.

Originals

First recording

Detour Ahead by Woody Herman and His Orchestra (July 14, 1949)

Versions

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	Detour Ahead	Woody Herman and His Orchestra	1949
2	Detour Ahead	Charlie Ventura and Mary Ann McCall	1954
3	Detour Ahead	Jackie Paris	1954
4	Detour Ahead	Jerri Adams	1956
5	Detour Ahead	Herb Ellis With Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Mariano, Oscar Peterson, Alvin Stoller, Ray Brown	1956
6	Detour Ahead	Mary Ann McCall	1958
7	Detour Ahead	Jeri Southern	1958
8	Detour Ahead	Irene Kral, Herb Pomeroy	1958
9	Detour Ahead	Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio	1958
10	Detour Ahead	Lorez Alexandria	1960
11	Detour Ahead	Bev Kelly with the Bob Graf Quartet	1960
12	Detour Ahead	Johnny Griffin with Strings and Brass	1961
13	Detour Ahead	Bill Evans Trio	1961
14	Detour Ahead	Anita O'Day	1961
15	Detour Ahead	Teri Thornton	1961
16	Detour Ahead	Erma Franklin	1962
17	Detour Ahead	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962
18	Detour Ahead	Pat Thomas	1964
19	Detour Ahead	Della Reese with Bill Doggett, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis and Bobby Bryant	1966
20	Detour Ahead	Sam Rivers	1967
21	Detour Ahead	Milt Jackson	1974
22	Detour Ahead	Lars Gullin	1979
23	Detour Ahead	Junior Cook, Cedar Walton, Billy Higgins, Buster Williams	1982
24	Detour Ahead	Boulevard of Broken Dreams	1985
25	Detour Ahead	Carla White	1986
26	Detour Ahead	Jeannie and Jimmy Cheatham and the Sweet Baby Blues Band	1987
27	Detour Ahead	Johnny Frigo with Bucky & John Pizzarelli	1989
28	Detour Ahead	Dave McKenna	1990
29	Detour Ahead	Vince Jones	1991
30	Detour Ahead	Hal Galper	1991
31	Detour Ahead	Sue Matthews	1991
32	Detour Ahead	Jay Thomas	1992
33	Detour Ahead	Terence Blanchard	1992
34	Detour Ahead	Denise Jannah, Rick Margitza, Cyrus Chestnut, George Mraz, Billy Hart	1993
35	Detour Ahead	Gloria Lynne	1993
36	Detour Ahead	Kevin Hays Trio	May 24, 1994
37	Detour Ahead	Larry Schneider & Andy LaVerne	1994
38	Detour Ahead	Toshiyuki Miyama and New Herd	1994
39	Detour Ahead	Ralph Lalama	1994
40	Detour Ahead	Lannie Garrett	February 28, 1995
41	Detour Ahead	Dianne Reeves	1995
42	Detour Ahead	Joanie Sommers with Shelly Manne and His Men	1995
43	Detour Ahead	Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins	1995
44	Detour Ahead	Dennis Rowland	1996
45	Detour Ahead	The Soft Winds	1996
46	Detour Ahead	Steve Davis [1]	1997
47	Detour Ahead	Sunny Sumter	1999
48	Detour Ahead	Jack Brownlow	1999
49	Detour Ahead	Marlene Ver Planck	1999
50	Detour Ahead	Randy Johnston	1999
51	Detour Ahead	Jane Monheit	May 9, 2000
52	Detour Ahead	Ruth Cameron	October 17, 2000
53	Detour Ahead	Martha Lorin	2000
54	Detour Ahead	Dena DeRose	2000
55	Detour Ahead	Tierney Sutton	July 24, 2001
56	Detour Ahead	Kurt Elling	August 28, 2001
57	Detour Ahead	Eddie Higgins Trio	December 18, 2001
58	Detour Ahead	Elaine Lucia	2001
59	Detour Ahead	Lee Gibson	June 2002
60	Detour Ahead	Peter Welker... and Friends	2002
61	Detour Ahead	Sarah Partridge	October 2003
62	Detour Ahead	Jerry Grillo	2003
63	Detour Ahead	Nancy Marano	March 2, 2004
64	Detour Ahead	Jacqui Dankworth	2004
65	Detour Ahead	Sasha Dobson With The Chris Byars Octet	2004
66	Detour Ahead	Tommy Newsom and His Octo-Pussycats	2005
67	Detour Ahead	Daisy Chute	2005
68	Detour Ahead	Christine Rosholt	2006
69	Detour Ahead	Mundell Lowe, Jim Ferguson	2007
70	Detour Ahead	Perez	April 8, 2008
71	Detour Ahead	Thomas Marriott	April 2009
72	Detour Ahead	Lisa Engelken	2010
73	Detour Ahead	Shirley Crabbe	2011
74	Detour Ahead	Carol Welsman	April 10, 2012