"Corner Pocket" is a 1955
jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive lis ...
. Versions with lyrics are titled "Until I Met You", or "Until I Met You (Corner Pocket)".
It was composed by
Freddie Green, with lyrics by
Donald E. Wolf.
Recordings
The song was first popularized in 1957 by
Count Basie's instrumental recording for his album ''
April in Paris''. A
vocalese cover of this performance was released by
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer is a Grammy award–winning vocal group founded in 1969 that has explored a cappella, vocalese, swing, standards, Brazilian jazz, rhythm and blues, and pop music.
There have been two editions of the Manhattan Transfer, ...
for their 1981 album ''
Mecca for Moderns'', which would eventually earn them a
Grammy Award. (The vocalese lyrics are by
Jon Hendricks,
although he is not credited on either ''Mecca for Moderns'' or ''
Anthology: Down in Birdland''.
Harry James recorded a version on his 1976 album ''The King James Version''.
See also
*
List of jazz standards
References
1950s jazz standards
1955 songs
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