THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE
Music: Isham Jones- Lyrics: Marty Symes
Year: 1936
Origin of the song
Isham Jones was a prolific composer and performer. Between 1920 and 1938, seventy-three songs sung by his orchestra were on the charts, and eight of them made it to number one.
On 3 February 1936, Isham Jones recorded 'There Is No Greater Love', which was released as B side of 'Life Begins When You're in Love', the latter belonging to the film The Music Goes 'Round. The lead singer was Woody Herman and the album was a rare success. A few months later, Jones retired to devote himself to composing and handed over the direction of the band to Woody Herman, who began a career as an orchestra leader that would last more than fifty years.
Other well known compositions by Isham Jones include 'On the Alamo' (1922), 'Broken Hearted Melody' (1922), 'Swingin' Down the Lane' (1923), 'Indiana Moon' (1923), 'I'll See You in My Dreams' (1924), 'The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else' (1924), 'It Had to Be You' (1924), 'Indiana Moon' y 'You’ve Got Me Crying Again' (1933).
In addition to 'There Is No Greater Love', songwriter Marty Symes is the author of 'Under a Blanket of Blue' (1933) and 'It's the Talk of the Town' (1933).
Versions in the top charts
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
DAY OF
ENTRANCE |
PERMANENCE WEEKS |
HIGH POSITION REACHED |
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Isham Jones Orchestra |
1936.02.03 |
1936.04.11 |
1 |
20 |
Woody Herman (voc) |
Jazz. Outstanding performances
Instrumental
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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Duke Ellington Orchestra |
1936.02.27 |
Duke Ellington (p, dir), Rex Stewart (cnt), Arthur Whetsel, Cootie Williams (tp), Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (cl, ts), Johnny Hodges (as, ss), Otto Hardwick (as, cl), Harry Carney (bars, cl, as), Fred Guy (g), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d) |
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Ben Webster with strings |
1955.09.09 |
Ben Webster (ts), Ralph Burns Orchestra |
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1955.11.16 |
Miles Davis (tp), John Coltrane (ts), Red Garland (p), Paul Chambers (b), Philly Joe Jones (d) |
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1957.03.07 |
Sonny Rollins (ts), Ray Brown (b), Shelly Manne (d) |
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1958.01.16 |
Ahmad Jamal (p), Israel Crosby (b), Vernell Fournier (d) |
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1958.12.22 |
Frank Rosolino (tb), Harold Land (ts), Victor Feldman (p), Leroy Vinnegar (b), Stan Levey (d) |
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1959.02.03 |
Paul Chambers (b), Cannonball Adderley (as), Wynton Kelly (p), Philly Jimmy Cobb (d) |
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1961.08.27 |
Gene Ammons (ts), Sonny Stitt (as, ts), John Houston (p), Charles Williams (b), George Brown (d) |
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1962.01.11 |
McCoy Tyner (p), Art Davis (b), Elvin Jones (d) |
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1964.02.12 |
Miles Davis (tp), George Coleman (ts), Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter (b), Tony Williams (d) |
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1969.04.28 |
Lenny Breau (g), Ronnie Halldorson (b), Reg Kelin (d) |
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Circle |
1971.02.21 |
Chick Corea (p), Anthony Braxton (as), Dave Holland (b), Barry Altschul (d) |
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1975.07.15 |
Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry (tp), Oscar Peterson (p), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b), Louis Bellson (d) |
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Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Quartet |
1983.08.23 |
Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis (ts), Kenny Drew (p), Jesper Lundgaard (b), Svend-Erik Nørregaard (d) |
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Stan Getz- Kenny Barron Duo |
1991.03.06 |
Stan Getz (ts), Kenny Barron (p) |
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Stefon Harris |
1999.02.14 |
Stefon Harris (vib), Steve Turre (tb), Greg Osby (as), Gary Thomas (ts, fl), Jason Moran (p), Tarus Mateen (b), Eric Harland (d) |
Vocal
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1954.08.14 |
Dinah Washington (voc), Junior Mance (p), George Morrow (b), Max Roach (d) |
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1957.04.04 |
Peggy Lee (voc), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Manny Klein (tp), Tommy Pederson (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), James Decker, Vincent DeRosa (tpa), Buddy Collette, Harry Klee (as), Warren Webb (ts), Joe Koch (bars), Lou Levy (p), Nick Bonney (g), Max K. Bennett (b), George Roberts (d), string section, Frank Sinatra (dir) |
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1958.05.06 |
Nat Cole (voc), Rene Faure (p), John Collins (g), Charles P. Harris (b), Lee Young (d), string section, Gordon Jenkins (dir) |
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1965.03.04 |
Betty Carter (voc), Kenny Burrell (g), unidentified (p, b, d) |
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1965.05.?? |
Chet Baker (fis, voc), Leon Cohen, Henry Freeman, Wilford Holcombe, Seldon Powell, Alan Ross (r), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Richard Davis (b), Connie Kay (d) |
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1986.11.24 |
Dee Dee Bridgewater (voc), Hervé Sellin (p), Antoine Bonfils (b), André Ceccarelli (d) |
On cinemas
The song 'There Is No Greater Love' is included in the soundtrack of the following movies:
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ORIGINAL
TITLE |
TITLE IN
SPAIN |
YEAR OF
PRODUCTION |
PERFORMERS OF THE SONG IN THE FILM |
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Doctor Dolittle |
Doctor Dolittle |
1998 |
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The Anniversary Party |
The Anniversary Party |
2001 |
Sammy Davis Jr. |
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The Wolf of Wall Street |
El lobo de Wall Street |
2013 |
Ahmad Jamal Trio |