Body and Soul

~ Recording by Paul Desmond

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9Body and Soul5:05Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
BMG France74321851492
1.9Body and Soul5:05Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Victor RecordingsPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-08-31
RCA VictorR 2008992
1.9Body and Soul5:05Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
BMG France74321851492
1.9Body and Soul5:02Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
  • DE2002-05-27
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor)09026 63898 2
7.9Body and Soul5:02Paul DesmondThe Perfect Jazz Collection II (European version)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)88697876582
7.9Body and Soul5:02Paul DesmondPerfect Jazz Collection II (There is a Europe version with a few discs replaced by different artists presumably for copyright reasons)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2011-07-11
Sony Music UK (~2002)
1.9Body and Soul5:02Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697939412
1.9Body and Soul4:54Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697939412
1.9Body and Soul4:54Paul DesmondDesmond BluePaul DesmondAlbum
RCA Victor88985346432
5.9Body and Soul4:57Paul Desmond With StringsMilestones of a Jazz Legend: Paul DesmondPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2019-09-20
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group), The Intense Media600538
1.9Body and Soul4:54Paul DesmondThe Complete RCA Albums CollectionPaul DesmondAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Music on CD8718627235249, MOCCD14223
1.1Body & Soul4:53Paul DesmondWOM - Cool JazzVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG The Netherlands74321 889272

Relationships

recording engineer:Ray Hall (engineer)
producer:George Avakian (US 1940-90s record producer)
recording of:Body and Soul (on 1961-10-02: instrumental)

Body and Soul

lyricist:Frank Eyton (in 1930)
Edward Heyman (in 1930)
Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:Edward Heyman
Robert Sour
John Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:Bug Music, Inc.
Chappell & Co Ltd.
Druropetal Music
Quartet Music Inc.
Range Road Music Inc.
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
later translated versions:Cuerpo y Alma
Hut und Haar
arrangements:Body and Soul