- Notable recordings
- References
"If You Could See Me Now" is a 1946 jazz standard, composed by Tadd Dameron.[1] He wrote it especially for vocalist Sarah Vaughan,[2] a frequent collaborator. Lyrics were written by Carl Sigman and it became one of her signature songs, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.[3] Notable recordings - Sarah Vaughan's 1946 original recording was released through Musicraft Records. It also appeared on her 1981 album Send in the Clowns with the Count Basie Orchestra.
- Gil Evans recorded a version for his 1957 album Gil Evans & Ten
- Chet Baker recorded it for his 1959 album Chet.
- Yusef Lateef recorded it on his 1959 album Cry! - Tender
- Red Garland recorded a quintet version which appeared on his Soul Burnin' album
- Joe Lovano included it in his 2000 album 52nd Street Themes.
- Buddy DeFranco from his 19992 album ""Chip off the Old Bop" and 1997 Dave McKenna album ""You Must Believe in Swing"
- Bobby Timmons from his album Easy Does It (1961)
- Bill Evans recorded his version of the song for his 1962 album Moon Beams and also on his Trio '65 album
- Junior Cook recorded on the Roy Brooks album Roy Brooks Beat
- Milt Jackson recorded it on his 1962 Big Bags album
- Dexter Gordon recorded it on his 1970 album The Jumpin' Blues
- Barry Harris recorded it on his 1975 Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron album
- Oscar Peterson - The Oscar Peterson Four with Joe Pass recorded it in 1983 on the album If You Could See Me Now
- John Abercrombie and John Scofield included the song in their 1984 album Solar.
- Eliane Elias included the song in her 2010 album Eliane Elias Plays Live.
- Jaco Pastorius covered the song in 1985 during a televised concert in Belgium.[3]
- Mel Tormé recorded a notable version in 1995 with Canadian trombonist and bandleader Rob McConnell.[4]
- Wes Montgomery on Smokin' at the Half Note (1965)
- Tsuyoshi Yamamoto on Life (1976)
References1. ^{{cite book|last=Giddins|first=Gary|title=Visions of Jazz: The First Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MH0btmTBccsC&pg=PA308|accessdate=7 December 2011|date=18 May 2000|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-513241-0|page=308}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Gioia|first=Ted|title=The History of Jazz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J9G50L3c14QC&pg=PT214|accessdate=7 December 2011|date=9 May 2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-539970-7|page=214}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7ziGoGEiY|title=Jaco Pastorius - If You Could See Me Now|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=March 25, 2013}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-1/ifyoucouldseemenow.htm|title=If You Could See Me Now|publisher=Jazz Standards.com|accessdate= December 7, 2011}}
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