What connects this song
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Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, also Blue Train (John Coltrane), I’m Old Fashioned (John Coltrane) and Lazy Bird (John Coltrane)
Written by Frank Loesser, also Luck Be a Lady (Frank Sinatra), I’ve Never Been in Love Before (Chet Baker) and I Don’t Want to Walk Without You (Barry Manilow)
Released on Prestige, also Vierd Blues (Miles Davis), Airegin and Blues by Five
Part of Relaxin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet, also Woody’n You, I Could Write a Book and It Could Happen to You
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
289 other songs on fono were recorded at Van Gelder Studio, by John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins and others
Frank Loesser wrote 65 songs on fono
Frank Loesser’s most frequent co-writer is Friedrich Hollaender (5 songs together)
Frank Loesser first appears on fono in 1926, 32 years before this song
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Frank Loesser
- Performed by
- John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones and Red Garland
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- Prestige
- Written by
- Frank Loesser
- Performed by
- John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones and Red Garland
- Recorded at
- Van Gelder Studio
- Released on
- Prestige
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Frank Loesser
Same studio: Van Gelder Studio
Same label: Prestige
Same release: Relaxin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet
Same writer: Frank Loesser
Same studio: Van Gelder Studio
Same label: Prestige
Same release: Relaxin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell was performed by John Coltrane
If I Were a Bell was performed by John Coltrane
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell was performed by Miles Davis
If I Were a Bell was performed by Miles Davis
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell was performed by Paul Chambers
If I Were a Bell was performed by Paul Chambers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell was performed by Philly Joe Jones
If I Were a Bell was performed by Philly Joe Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell was performed by Red Garland
If I Were a Bell was performed by Red Garland
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell was written by Frank Loesser
If I Were a Bell was written by Frank Loesser
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell is part of the release Relaxin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet
If I Were a Bell is part of the release Relaxin’ With the Miles Davis Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
If I Were a Bell was recorded at Van Gelder Studio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Prestige is the label of the song If I Were a Bell
Prestige is the label of the song If I Were a Bell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz If I Were a Bell was released on 1958