Six or Seven Times

Six or Seven Times is a satirical romantic jazz song written by Fats Waller and Irving Mills. The song was copyrighted in November, 1929.[1] The song was first recorded by The Chocolate Dandies in September, 1929, for Okeh Records; their B-side was That's How I Feel Today.[2] A month later, it was recorded by Duke Ellington and his Six Jolly Jesters, with vocals by Freddy Jenkins and Sonny Greer, for Brunswick/Vocalion.[3]

Cab Calloway recorded a popular version for Brunswick on June 11, 1931.[4]

  1. ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series. Washington: Copyright Office, The Library of Congress, 1956. 203. Web. 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ Discogs. [1] Web. 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ Laird, Ross. Brunswick Records: A Discography of Recordings, 1916-1931 - Volume 2: New York Sessions 1927-1931. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 732. Web. 23 March 2017.
  4. ^ Laird, Ross. Brunswick Records: A Discography of Recordings, 1916-1931 - Volume 2: New York Sessions 1927-1931. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 875. Web. 23 March 2017.