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Laura (1945 Song)

"Laura" is a 1945 popular song composed by David Raksin, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer. It has since become a jazz standard with over four hundred known recordings.The best known versions are by Dick Haymes, Charlie Parker, J.J Johnson, Woody Herman, Frank Sinatra[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/laura.htm Jazz Standards: Laura] and Julie London (included on her album ''Julie Is Her Name''). It was adapted from the theme of the 1944 film, ''Laura''.

Notable recordings

*Ella Fitzgerald - ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook'' (1964)
*Frank Sinatra - ''From his album Where Are You?''
*Trini Lopez - ''From his album The Love Album''
*Charlie Parker - "From his album ''Charlie Parker with Strings''"

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