Jim

The story behind

The song Jim, with music by James Caesar Petrillo and Milton Samuels (who also used the stage name Edward Ross), and lyrics by Nelson Shawn, was published in 1941. That year, two performances of this song managed to stand out on the Billboard charts. The version by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, with vocals by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell, reached second place, while Dinah Shore's reached fifth. Over time, Jim has been performed by a notable variety of artists. Among them are Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, and Aretha Franklin, who have brought their own style to the piece. An instrumental performance of the song was released in 1964, by Oscar Peterson, with the collaboration of Clark Terry, and was part of the album Oscar Peterson Trio + One. The original recording by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, released by the Decca label with the number 3963, had a duration of 5 minutes and 53 seconds, and featured arrangements by Ernie Wilkins.