Six or Seven Times is a satirical romantic jazz song written byFats Waller andIrving Mills. The song was copyrighted in November, 1929.[1] The song was first recorded byThe Chocolate Dandies in September, 1929, forOkeh Records; their B-side wasThat's How I Feel Today.[2] A month later, it was recorded byDuke Ellington and his Six Jolly Jesters, with vocals by Freddy Jenkins and Sonny Greer, forBrunswick/Vocalion.[3]
Cab Calloway recorded a popular version for Brunswick on June 11, 1931.[4]
^Laird, Ross.Brunswick Records: A Discography of Recordings, 1916-1931 - Volume 2: New York Sessions 1927-1931. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 732. Web. 23 March 2017.
^Laird, Ross.Brunswick Records: A Discography of Recordings, 1916-1931 - Volume 2: New York Sessions 1927-1931. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001. 875. Web. 23 March 2017.
