[3] The Frank Sinatra recording was made for Columbia on 3 June 1952 in Hollywood, in the same session as "The Birth of the Blues", "Bim Bam Baby", and two other songs.
[9] According to producer Mitch Miller, Columbia Records hoped for a profitable release to make up for a sizeable advance payment to Sinatra (for a tax bill), but despite the quality of Azure Te and his other songs, they did not sell well at the time.
The Tympany Five recording of April 1952, with Wolf's lyrics, was described as a "slow and sophisticated song", and the "best tune of the batch" in John Chilton's 1994 biography of band founder Louis Jordan.
[27] "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)" sung by The Manhattan Transfer who won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Duo or Group with it, also recorded by Sarah Vaughan,[28][29] Tony Bennett, Marvin Gaye the Four Tops and others.
[30][31] the 1958 The Playmates song Let's be lovers,[32] and the 1957 million-copy selling Majesty of Love, recorded by Marvin Rainwater and Connie Francis.