Link to Body and Soul Discography
Sound Examples for “Who Plays the Tune in “Body and Soul”? A Performance History using Recorded Sources” (Journal of the Society for American Music)
| Name | Time | Artist | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Body and Soul “A” | 0:16 | Jack Hylton | 1930 |
| 02 Body and Soul “A” | 0:20 | Elsie Carlisle | 1930 |
| 03 Body and Soul “A” | 0:16 | Fred Rich | 1930 |
| 04 Body and Soul “A” | 0:28 | Libby Holman | 1930 |
| 05 Body and Soul End of “A” B5 | 0:10 | Helen Morgan | 1930 |
| 06 Body and Soul End of “A” | 0:08 | Ruth Etting | 1930 |
| 07 Body and Soul “A” | 0:08 | Annette Hanshaw | 1930 |
| 08 Body and Soul “Bridge” | 0:23 | Elsie Carlisle | 1930 |
| 09 Body and Soul “Bridge” | 0:23 | Annette Hanshaw | 1930 |
| 10 Body and Soul “Bridge” | 0:12 | Louis Armstrong | 1930 |
| 11 Body and Soul “Bridge” | 0:17 | Martha Raye | 1939 |
| 12 Body and Soul “Bridge” | 0:18 | Frank Sinatra | 1947 |
| 14 Body and Soul “A” / Last “A” to Jump | 0:53 | Chu Berry / Roy Eldridge | 1938 |
| 15 Body and Soul Jump | 0:19 | Ben Webster / Cozy Cole | 1944 |
| 16 Body and Soul Latin+Jump | 0:23 | Dave Brubeck | 1950 |
| 18 Body and Soul Vamp +”A” | 0:25 | John Coltrane | 1960 |
| 19 Body and Soul Vamp +”A” | 0:25 | Dexter Gordon | 1976 |
| 20 Body and Soul Vamp +”A” | 0:16 | Cassandra Wilson | 1990 |
| 21 Body and Soul “A” | 0:09 | Coleman Hawkins | 1939 |
| 23 Body and Soul “A” | 0:08 | Duke Ellington with Jimmie Blanton | 1940 |
| 24 Body and Soul “A” | 0:08 | Lester Young | 1942 |
| 25 Body and Soul “A” | 0:10 | Jack McVey | 1944 |
| 26 Body and Soul “A” | 0:09 | Bud Powell | 1950 |
| 27 Body and Soul “A” | 0:14 | Stan Getz | 1952 |
| 28 Body and Soul “A” | 0:14 | Kenny G | 1999 |
| 29 Body and Soul 2nd “A” | 0:08 | Billie Holiday | 1940 |
| 30 Body and Soul “A” | 0:13 | Bob Brozman (Steel Guitar) | 1981 |
| 31 Body and Soul “A” | 0:14 | Rick Braun | 1997 |
| 33 Body and Soul “AA” No Bridge | 0:41 | Jason Moran | 2002 |
| 34 Body and Soul “A” Em Vamp | 0:47 | Nnenna Freelon | 2003 |
| 35 Body and Soul “A”__ | 0:35 | Gabriela Anders | 2004 |
| 36 Body and Soul “Bridge”_ | 0:24 | Gabriela Anders | 2004 |
| 40 Body and Soul “Latin+Jump” | 0:17 | Charlie Parker Latin Bridge | 1947 |
| 42 Body and Soul Jump Bridge | 0:19 | Sarah Vaughan | 1954 |