Do Nothing till You Hear from Me
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" (also written as "Do Nothin'
Til
You Hear From Me") is a song with music by Duke Ellington and lyrics by Bob Russell.
It originated as a 1940 instrumental ("Concerto for Cootie") that was designed to highlight the playing of Ellington's lead trumpeter, Cootie Williams.
Russell's words were added later.
In 1944, Ellington's own recording of the song was a number one hit R&B chart for eight non-consecutive weeks and number six on the pop chart.
Other recordings to reach the "Billboard" charts in 1944 were by Woody Herman and by Stan Kenton (vocal: Red Dorris).
"Do Nothing till You Hear from Me" has since been performed by many other famous musical artists, including:
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and leader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death over a career spanning more than six decades.
Born in Washington, D.C.,
Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s onward and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem.
In the 1930s, his orchestra toured in Europe.
Although widely considered to have been a pivotal figure in the history of jazz, Ellington embraced the phrase "beyond category" as a liberating principle and referred to his music as part of the more general category of American Music rather than to a musical genre such as jazz.
Some of the jazz musicians who were members of Ellington's orchestra, such as saxophonist Johnny Hodges, are considered to be among the best players in the idiom.
Ellington melded them into the best-known orchestral unit in the history of jazz.
Some members stayed with the orchestra for several decades.
A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format
, Ellington wrote more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, with many of his pieces having become standards.
Ellington also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, for example Juan Tizol's "Caravan", and "Perdido", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz.
In the early 1940s, Ellington began a nearly thirty-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writing and arranging companion.
With Strayhorn, he composed many extended compositions, or suites, as well as additional short pieces.
Following an appearance at the Newport Jazz Festival, in July 1956, Ellington and his orchestra enjoyed a major revival and embarked on world tours.
Ellington recorded for most American record companies of his era, performed in several films, scored several, and composed a handful of stage musicals.
Ellington was noted for his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and for his eloquence and charisma.
His reputation continued to rise after he died, and he was awarded a posthumous Pulitzer Prize Special Award for music in 1999.
Wait till You See Her
" Wait till You See Her"( or, sung by a female," Wait till You See Him") is a popular song.
The music was written by Richard Rodgers, the lyrics by Lorenz Hart.
The song was published in 1942 and introduced in the musical play," By Jupiter"( 1942) where it was performed by Ronald Graham.
Alexandru Cristea
Alexandru Cristea( 1890 – 1942) was the composer of the music for" Limba Noastră", current national anthem of Moldova.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Petrus de Domarto
Petrus de Domarto( fl. c. 1445– 1455) was a Franco- Flemish composer of the Renaissance.
He was a contemporary and probable acquaintance of Ockeghem, and was the composer of at least one of the first unified mass cycles to be written in continental Europe.
Walter Robinson (composer)
Walter Robinson is an African American composer of the late 20th century.
He is most notable for his 1977 song" Harriet Tubman", which has been recorded by folk musicians such as Holly Near, John McCutcheon, and others.
He is also the composer of several operas.
Marco Minnemann
Marco Minnemann( born 24 December 1970) is a German drummer, composer and multi-instrumentalist.
He lives in San Diego, California.
Marco Minnemann has published a number of solo CDs.
On most of them he performs all instruments and vocals.
He is known for developing a very advanced drum technique called interdependence allowing him to play various patterns with each of his feet or hands, and has published several instructional books describing this concept.
Minnemann provided additional guest voices in the Titmouse- animated series" Metalocalypse" on Adult Swim.
In 2011, he was the runner- up in a series of auditions for Dream Theater after Mike Portnoy left the band in 2010.
Marco also performs with several other groups.
He was a member of the German Crossover band Freaky Fukin Weirdoz from 1992 – 98, with whom he recorded 4 albums, and from 1998- 99 he was a member of the German Rock band H- Blockx and recorded the album" Fly Eyes" with them.
From 2011- 2016 he was a member of Steven Wilson's studio band and, on occasion, his touring band as well.
He is a member of the rock group
The Aristocrats and has performed with Joe Satriani since 2013.
Currently he is also the drummer for The Mute Gods, which is a project of Nick Beggs( Kajagoogoo, Steven Wilson Band) and appears on their album" Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me".
In late 2017 he joined a new prog supergroup, The Sea Within, with an album and tour announced for 2018.
From Me to You
" From Me to You" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released in April 1963 as their third single.
It was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon.
The song was the Beatles' first number 1 hit on what became the official UK singles chart but the second, after" Please Please Me", on most of the other singles charts published in the UK.
" From Me to You" failed to make an impact in the United States at the time of its initial release.
Instead, a 1963 cover version released by Del Shannon resulted in the song becoming the first Lennon – McCartney tune to enter the US pop charts.
Alexander Courage
Alexander Mair" Sandy" Courage Jr.( December 10, 1919
May 15, 2008) was an American orchestrator, arranger, and composer of music, primarily for television and film.
He is best known as the composer of the theme music for the original" Star Trek" series.

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