By Myself (1937 song)
"By Myself" is a 1937 jazz standard. It was written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz.
The song was first sung by Jack Buchanan in the show "Between the Devil" and was a musical number in the 1953 musical comedy film, The Band Wagon.Notable Recordings
- Mabel Mercer – Songs by Mabel Mercer, Vol. 2
- Barbara Carroll Trio – Lullabies in Rhythm
- Lee Wiley and Ellis Larkins – Duologue: Lee Wiley Sings Rogers & Hart; Ellis Larkins Plays Piano Solos
- Art Farmer – Farmer's Market
- Patty McGovern – Wednesday's Child, arranged by Thomas Talbert
- Helen Merrill – Dream of You, arranged by Gil Evans
- Sammy Davis Jr. – Sammy Swings
- Judy Garland – Alone, arranged by Gordon Jenkins; I Could Go On Singing
- Gogi Grant – Granted It's Gogi, arranged by Johnny Mandel
- Jerry Lewis – Jerry Lewis Just Sings, arranged by Buddy Bregman
- Johnny Mathis – Warm, arranged by Percy Faith
- Ruth Price – The Party's Over
- Freddie Redd – San Francisco Suite
- Mal Waldron –
- Tony Bennett – Hometown, My Town, arranged by Ralph Burns; Steppin' Out
- Carmen McRae – Book of Ballads, arranged by Frank Hunter
- Teresa Brewer – Ridin' High, arranged by Jerry Fielding
- Shirley Scott – Hip Soul
- Fred Astaire – Three Evenings with Fred Astaire, arranged by David Rose
- Shelley Manne and Jack Marshall – Sounds Unheard Of
- Lena Horne – Lena Like Latin, arranged by Shorty Rogers
- Doc Severinsen – Torch Songs for Trumpet
- Jack Jones – Where Love Has Gone
- Julie London – In Person at the Americana, arranged by Don Bagley
- Esther Ofarim - Is it really me?, arranged and produced by Bobby Scott
- Don Shirley – Water Boy
- Cher – Bittersweet White Light
- Dave McKenna – By Myself, "Dancing in the Dark" and Other Music of Arthur Schwartz, and Fresh Air in Concert
- Shirley Horn – A Lazy Afternoon
- Roger Kellaway – Say That Again
- James Williams – Flying Colors
- Cal Collins – By Myself
- Johnny Hartman – Once in Every Life
- Maxine Sullivan – Maxine Sullivan With the Ike Isaacs Quintet ; On Tour With the Allegheny Jazz Quartet: Starring Maxine Sullivan ; Uptown
- Buddy De Franco and Oscar Peterson – Hark: Buddy De Franco Meets the Oscar Peterson Quartet, with Joe Pass and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen
- Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass – Easy Living
- Barney Kessel – Red, Hot and Blues
- Joe Pass – Blues for Fred
- Junior Cook – On a Misty Night
- Trudy Desmond – Tailor Made, arranged by Roger Kellaway
- Stephanie Nakasian – Bitter Sweet
- Lou Levy – By Myself
- Gary Lemel – Moonlighting, arranged by Roger Kellaway
- Paul Smoker – Standard Deviations
- Claudia Schmidt – I Thought About You: A Jazz Collection
- Cleo Laine – Quality Time, arranged by John Dankworth
- Susie Arioli – Learn to Smile Again
- Herb Geller – Herb Geller Plays the Arthur Schwartz Songbook
- Stevie Holland – More Than Words Can Say
- Meredith D'Ambrosio – By Myself
- Cecile McLorin Salvant – The Window''