Erroll Garner - Don't Worry 'Bout Me (EmArcy Records 1954)

"Don't Worry 'bout Me" is a 1938 song composed by Rube Bloom, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was introduced by Cab Calloway and his Orchestra in the Cotton Club Parade of 1939. Hal Kemp and his Orchestra had a hit with their recording that year as did Frank Sinatra with his 1953 recording, arranged by Nelson Riddle. Despite a mere two commercial hits to support it, the song has become an upper tier standard of jazz. As magnificent as the song is, to get a real appreciation one must clos