Recordings
There are many recordings of Lover Man. The list below is just a selection with a slightly more thorough coverage of the earlier years of the recording history.
 Single (Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) / That Ole Devil Called Love), Billie Holiday, 1945
Single (Begin The Beguine / Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)), Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra, 1945
Single (Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be) / Shaw 'Nuff), Dizzy Gillespie, 1945
Single (Lover Man / Gee, Baby Ain't I Good To You), Woody Herman And His Orchestra / Count Basie And His Orchestra, 1945
The Piano Man And His Orchestra, Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra, 1946
Single (Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be) / Shaw 'Nuff), Dizzy Gillespie And His All-Star Quintette, 1946
Single (Be Bop / Lover Man), Howard McGhee Quintet / Charlie Parker, 1946
Bebop Jazz, Various Artists (Charlie Parker), 1946
Single (I'm Through With Love / Lover Man), Sarah Vaughan, 1947
Single (Down At The Old Bull And Bush / Lover Man), Anne Shelton with Harry Roy, 1947
Charlie Parker, Charlie Parker, 1948
Single (Lover Man / What Is This Thing Called Love), Erroll Garner, 1949
Single (I'm In Town / Lover Man), "Frantic" Fay Thomas, 1949
Piano Moods, Jess Stacy, 1950
Single (Lover Man / The Man I Love), Conne Haines, 1950
The Man I Love, Conne Haines, 1950
Lover Man, Billie Holiday, 1951
Single (Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) / That Ole Devil Called Love), Billie Holiday, 1951
Claude Thornhill Encores, Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra, 1951
Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra, Eddie Heywood And His Orchestra, 1951
Single (Farmer's Market / Lover Man), Wardell Gray, 1952
Classics In Jazz, Billy Butterfield, 1953
Jay Jay Johnson Sextet, Jay Jay Johnson Sextet, 1953
Los Angeles All Stars, Wardell Gray, 1953
Lee Konitz Plays With The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, 1953
Sketches On Standards, Stan Kenton, 1953
Sketches On Standards: Part 2 EP, Stan Kenton, 1953
Volume 2, Gil Mellé Quintet, 1953
Images LP, Sarah Vaughan, 1954
EP (Lover Man/Shulie A Bop/Polka Dots And Moonbeams/Body And Soul), Sarah Vaughan, 1954
Pretty Moods, Buddy De Franco, 1954
In A Mellow Mood, Johnny Smith, 1954
Single (Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be) / Toys), Pat Morrisey, 1954
Late Music Vol. III, Various Artists (Claude Thornhill), 1954
Presenting, Jackie McLean, 1955
The Magnificent Charlie Parker LP, Charlie Parker, 1955
The Magnificent Charlie Parker Album #2, Charlie Parker, 1955
The Art Of Charlie Parker - Vol. 2: The Fabulous Bird, Charlie Parker, 1955
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1, Jay Jay Johnson, 1955
The Jo Jones Special, Jo Jones, 1955
At The Shrine, Stan Getz, 1955
Jazz At Ann Arbor, Chet Baker Quartet, 1955
Angel In The Absinthe House, La Vergne Smith, 1955
Apollo Hall Concert 1954, Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra, 1955
Cool Europe, Jutta Hipp And Her German Jazzmen / Mike Nevard's British Jazzmen, 1955
Sings, Sarah Vaughan, 1955
Single (Stranger In Paradise / Lover Man), Johnny Smith, 1955
Wardell Gray Memorial, Vol. 2, 1956
Jazz By Gee!, Matthew Gee All-Stars, 1956
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1, Jay Jay Johnson, 1956
Lars Gullin with the Moretone Singers, Lars Gullin, 1956
Introducing Johnny Griffin, Johnny Griffin, 1956
The Return of Howard McGhee, Howard McGhee, 1956
Cool Bruel, Max Bruel Quartette, 1956
Mike Cuozzo With The Costa Burke Trio, 1956
Moods, Johnny Smith, 1956
Sunny And Blue, Sunny Gale, 1956
Plays Jazz Classics on the Baldwin Organ, Les Strand, 1956
Tenorman, Lawrence Marable Quartet featuring James Clay, 1956
Whitey Mitchell Sextette, Whitey Mitchell Sextette, 1956
Jazz Tones, Buddy De Franco Quartet, 1956
Moods With Johnny Smith, 1956
Mulligan And Baker!, Gerry Mulligan Quartet With Lee Konitz / Chet Baker Quintet, 1957
Paul Togawa Quartet, Paul Togawa Quartet, 1957
The Young Bloods, Phil Woods/Donald Byrd, 1957
Rhythm Section, Gene Esposito Trío, 1957
Swingin' Easy, Sarah Vaughan And Her Trio, 1957
Make Love To Me, Julie London, 1957
You Don't Know What Love Is, Mary Kaye, 1957
Blossom Dearie, Blossom Dearie, 1957
Spotlight On Sidemen, Ted Heath Personnel, 1957
The Charlie Parker Story #1, Charlie Parker, 1957
Seven Standards And A Blues, Ernie Henry Quartet, 1957
String Fever, Chuck Wayne, 1957
Jazz Of Two Cities, Warne Marsh, 1957
Whisper Not, Al Belletto Sextet, 1957
While At Birdland, The Pat Moran Quartet, 1957
Sleepy Serenade, Claude Thornhill And His Orchestra, 1957
The Cooker, Lee Morgan, 1958
Prayer to the East, Yusef Lateef, 1958
Cal Tjader, Cal Tjader, 1958
With Woodwinds, Joe Newman, 1958
The Jackie McLean Quintet, The Jackie McLean Quintet, 1958
House Party, Jimmy Smith, 1958
 Groovin At Small's Paradise Vol 2, Jimmy Smith, 1958
Groovin At Small's Paradise, Vol. 2, Jimmy Smith, 1958
The Art Tatum / Buddy De Franco Quartet, 1958
Chris Craft, Chris Connor, 1958
Rockin' With Kay, Kay Starr, 1958
The Seven Ages of Jazz: A Live Concert Presentation, Various Artists, 1958
On View At The Five Spot Cafe, Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey, 1959
Alone with the Blues, Ray Bryant, 1959
At Music Inn Volume 2, Modern Jazz Quartet, 1959
The Winds Of Marsh, Warne Marsh Quintet, 1959
The Story Of The Blues, Della Reese, 1959
Jazz At Monterey, Virgil Gonsalves Big Band Plus Six, 1959
Good Pickin's, Howard Roberts, 1959
Ballad Of The Blues, Jo Stafford, 1959
Plays Baby Grand Jazz, Lou Levy, 1959
Single (Lover Man / Lullaby Of The Leaves), Howard McGhee, 1959
The Billie Holiday Story, Billie Holiday, 1959
The Amazing, Mr. Sam Most, 195?
Burnin', Sonny Stitt, 1960
The Montgomery Brothers, Montgomery Brothers, 1960
The Hap'nin's, Gigi Gryce Quintet, 1960
The Shirley Scott Trio, Shirley Scott Trio, 1960
Cruisin' The Rhythm Sections, Wynton Kelly/Wilbur Ware/Philly Joe Jones/Paul Chambers, 1960
Out Of This World, Walter Benton, 1960
The Big New Band Of The 60's, Ernie Wilkins, 1960
Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie / Sarah Vaughan, 1961
Jazz Minus Many Men, Bucky Pizzarelli and Vinnie Burke, 1961
Cannonball Enroute, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, 1961
Guitar Lament, Al Viola, 1961
Martial Solal Martial Solal, 1961
Listen To The Ahmad Jamal Quintet, Ahmad Jamal, 1961
Inta Somethin', Kenny Dorham, 1961
Jazz Argosy: The New Sound Of, Tony Argo, 1961
Djangology, Django Reinhardt, 1961
My Heart Sings, Tony Bennett, 1961
Swinging Big Sound, Don Jacoby And The College All-Stars, 1962
Cal Tjader, Cal Tjader Quintet, 1962
Konitz Meets Mulligan, Lee Konitz and Gerry Mulligan, 1962
Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics, Carmen McRae, 1962
Drinking Again, Dinah Washington, 1962
I Cry At Night, Kay Starr, 1962
It Might as Well Be Spring, Ike Quebec, 1962
The Newest Sound Around, Jeanne Lee with Ran Blake, 1962
Jackie McLean, Jackie McLean, 1963
Sonny Meets Hawk!, Sonny Rollins and Coleman Hawkins, 1963
Swingin' Party At Contemporary, Barney Kessel, 1963
Sassy Swings The Tivoli, Sarah Vaughan, 1963
The Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs, The Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs, 1963
Wardell Gray Memorial Album, 1964
Nirvana, Herbie Mann & The Bill Evans Trio, 1964
A Rare Live Recording Of Billie Holiday, 1964
Herbie Mann's Big Band, Herbie Mann's Big Band, 1965
Where Is Love?, Katty Lester, 1965
The Velvet Groove, Howard Roberts, 1966
Fine And Mellow, Roger Ram, 1966
Whisper Not, Ella Fitzgerald, 1966
Release, The Mike Westbrook Concert Band, 1967
Wes' Best, Wes Montgomery & His Brothers, 1967
These Are My Songs, Pet Clark, 1967
Simply Streisand, Barbra Streisand, 1967
The Bright, The Blue And The Beautiful, Ahmad Jamal, 1968
Konitz Meets Mulligan, Lee Konitz & Gerry Mulligan, 1968
ONE To Get Ready: FOUR To - GO!, Clare Fischer, 1968
In Paris, Don Byas, 1968
Blue Note Café Paris, 1961, Bud Powell, 1968
A Lovely Way To Live, Marge Dodson, 1968
Toots, Toots Thielemans, 1968
Greatest Hits!. Billie Holiday, 1968
Single (Candy / Lover Man), Sonny Stitt, 1968
Soul Electricity, Sonny Stitt, 1969
What's New, Bill Evans With Jeremy Steig, 1969
First Album, Ray Warleigh, 1969
Alone With The Blues, Ray Bryant, 1971
Echoes of an Era: The Dinah Washington Years, Dinah Washington, 1971
Echoes of an Era: The Count Basie Vocal Years, Count Basie, 1971
Ear Of Beholder, Lol Coxhill, 1971
Lady Sings The Blues, Diana Ross, 1972
Siku Ya Bibi (Day Of The Lady), Charles McPherson, 1972
All The King's Horses, Grover Washington Jr., 1972
Sweet Potatoes, Geoff and Maria Muldaur, 1972
In The Beginning, Dizzy Gillespie, 1973
Me And The Blues, Ray Bryant, 1974
Two's Company, Joe Albany & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, 1974
Echoes of an Era: Birdland Live at Carnegie Hall, Various Artists (Billie Holiday), 1974
Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Smith, 1975
Entrance!, Sam Noto, 1975
The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Art Tatum and others, 1975
Bird And Dizzy-A Musical Tribute, Elek Bacsik, 1975
Revelation, Gerry Mulligan & Lee Konitz, 1976
Echoes of an Era: Tune Up, Jackie McLean Sextet, 1976
Helen Sings, Teddy Swings, Helen Merrill & Teddy Wilson, 1976
Interaction, Sonny Stitt & Zoot Sims, 1976
Tune Up, Jackie McLean Sextet, 1976
Swinging The Jugg, Gene Ammons, 1976
Central Avenue, Wardell Gray, 1976
House Of Byrd, Donald Byrd, 1976
Positively, Plas Johnson, 1976
I Cover The Waterfront, Sonny STitt, 1976
The Verve Years 1950-51, Charlie Parker, 1976
Rendez-vous, Sam Rivers and Mario Schiano, 1977
Gong, Yusef Lateef, 1978
Bird Watching, Roland Hanna, 1978
Ross Tompkins And Good Friends, Ross Tompkins And Good Friends, 1978
That Old Feeling, Albert Dailey Trio, 1979
Tootie's Tempo, Tete Montoliu, 1979
Lover Man, Duke Jordan, 1979
Bird Fire: Tribute To Charlie Parker, Archie Shepp Quintet, 1979
The Paris Concert, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Niels Pedersen, 1979
Bush Dance, Johnny Griffin, 1979
Emphasized, Wayne Henderson, 1979
Open Your Eyes, Maria Muldaur, 1979
Living Proof, Sylvester, 1979
Shadow Box, Benny Aronov, 1979
Butch's Encore, The Butch Miles Sextet, 1979
Here's To My Lady, Rosemary Clooney, 1979
One For Lady, Kimiko Kasai & Mal Waldron, 197?
Once More, Billy Higgins, 1980
Atlas Blues "Blow! & Ballade", Sonny Stitt & His West Coast Friends, 1980
In Sweden, Gene Ammons, 1981
Coast To Coast, Bruce Forman, 1981
From My Window, Adam Makowicz, 1981
Loose Walk, Milt Jackson and Sonny Stitt, 1981
Goin' Home, Art Pepper & George Cables, 1982
Pure Genius Volume 1, Clifford Brown/Max Roach, 1982
Violets for Your Furs, Shirley Horn, 1982
The Master, Stan Getz, 1982
The Progressive Records All Star Trombone Spectacular, Various Artists, 1982
The New York Montreux Connection, Various Artists, 1982
Meeting The Tenors, Doug Raney, 1983
Trinity, Boulou Ferré / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen / Elios Ferré, 1983
The Jazz Singers, Various Artists (Sarah Vaughan), 1983
Meeting The Tenors, Doug Raney Sextet, 1983
Virtuoso #4. Joe Pass, 1983
What's New, Linda Ronstadt, 1983
Poetry, Stan Getz & Albert Dailey, 1984
The All American Trio, The All American Trio, 1984
Relaxin', Joe Beck, 1984
Face To Face, Tete Montoliu / Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, 1984
A Tribute To My Friends, Oscar Peterson Quartet, 1984
The Complete Blue Note And Pacific Jazz Recordings Of Clifford Brown, 1984
Nica's Dream, Red Holloway, 1984
Back To Birdland, Freddie Hubbard, 1984
The Stockholm Concert 1966, Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington, 1985
Phantasies, Jaki Byard and the Apollo Stompers, 1985
The Complete Black Lion And Vogue Recordings Of Thelonious Monk, 1985
The Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings Of The Chet Baker Quartet With Russ Freeman. 1985
Loverman, Lee Torchia, 1985
Live At The Haig, Bud Shank, 1985
On The Cool Side, Ben Sidran, 1985
The Trio 1, Cedar Walton, 1986
Double Trios, McCoy Tyner, 1986
My Standard, Paul Bley, 1986
Heads Up, David Newman, 1986
Communards, Communards, 1986
'Round Midnight, Linda Ronstadt, 1986
Everything I Love, Alan Broadbent Trio, 1986
Return To Happiness, Jazz At The Philharmonic, 1986
The Complete Verve Recordings Of The Buddy De Franco Quartet / Quintet With Sonny Clark, 1986
Blues in the Night, Vol.1: The Early Show, Etta James / Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, 1986
Generation, Kenny Burrell, 1987
On The Roll, Ernie Wilkins Almost Big Band, 1987
Mostly Ballads, Steve Kuhn, 1987
Comin' Thru, Queen Bey, 1987
Left Alone '86, Mal Waldron & Jackie McLean, 1987
The Sermon (CD bonus track), Jimmy Smith, 1958
Carryin' On, Michele Hendricks, 1987
Blue Bop, Judy Niemack with Cedar Walton Trio, 1988
Live At Opus 1, Klaus Weiss Quintett featuring Clifford Jordan, 1988
I Get a Kick Out of Bu, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, 1988
Workout!, Greg Marvin Quintet, 1988
Meridien Dreams, Merl Saunders, 1988
Claude Tissendier & Saxomania Featuring Benny Carter, 1988
The Best Of Chess Jazz, Various Artists (Sonny Stitt), 1988
Lover Man, Archie Shepp, 1989
Freeman And Freeman, Chico Freeman and Von Freeman, 1989
Jazz Invention, Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, 1989
Abbey Sings Billie: Live At The UJC, Abbey Lincoln, 1989
The Complete Galaxy Recordings, Art Pepper, 1989
A Sip Of Your Touch, Riccardo Del Fra, 1989
Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was, Sonny Stitt, 198?
Tribute, Keith Jarrett Trio, 1990
Mostly Ballads, Lionel Hampton, 1990
Naima: Unusual Chet, Vol. 1, Chet Baker, 1991
Together Again, Guido Manusardi & Red Mitchell, 1991
Tale of Two Cities, Eddie Harris, 1991
Tale of Two Cities, Eddie Harris, 1991
Matador / Inta Somethin', Kenny Dorham, 1991
Street Cries, Gladys Carbó, 1991
A Tribute To Charlie Parker, Charlie Watts Quintet With Strings, 1992
Concord Duo Series, Vol. 1, Roger Kellaway / Red Mitchell, 1992
Positively!, Dan Papaila, 1993
Lover Man: Tribute To Billie Holiday, John Hicks, 1993
Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings...Jazz And Blues: Live, Diana Ross, 1993
Feed the Fire, Betty Carter, 1994
The Complete Solid State Recordings Of, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra, 1994
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday, Etta James, 1994
Bird Tracks: Remembering Charlie Parker, Roland Hanna, 1994
Bronx Tale, Bob Kenmotsu and Jack McDuff, 1994
A Moon Of Roses, A Moon Of Roses, 1994
Just One of Those... Nights At The Village Vanguard, Eastern Rebellion, 1995
The Complete Blue Note Lee Morgan Fifties Sessions, Lee Morgan, 1995
Pull My Daisy & Other Jazz Classics, David Amram Quartet, 1995
The Chase!, Gene Ammons/Dexter Gordon, 1996
21st Century Union March, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, 1996
Day Dream, Gustavo Bergalli, 1996
The Best Of Grover Washington, Jr., 1996
Live! On the Willamette, Akbar DePriest, 1997
The Complete Bill Evans on Verve, Bill Evans, 1997
Don't Worry 'Bout Me: Live At The Vortex, Bobby Wellins Quartet, 1997
Low & Slow: The Blue Note Tenor Sax Ballads Collection, Stanley Turrentine/Ike Quebec/Dexter Gordon, 1997
Out Of Nowhere, Lee Konitz & Paul Bley, 1997
It's Timeless, Timeless All Stars, 1997
Ballads, Ike Quebec, 1997
Bop!, Frank Morgan With The Rodney Kendrick Trio, 1997
Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was, Sonny Stitt, 1997
When Alto Was King, C.I. Williams, 1997
Ballads, Sarah Vaughan, 1998
Live from the Mountain Stage Lounge, Various Artists (Bob Thompson), 1998
Payne's Window, Cecil Payne, 1999
The Blue Note Years, Vol. 12, Kenny Burrell, 1999
Complete Groovin At Small's Paradise, Jimmy Smith, 1999
Live At The Blue Note: Von Freeman's 75th Birthday Celebration, Von Freeman with the Chico Freeman Quartet, 1999
Complete Groovin At Small's Paradise, Jimmy Smith, 1999
I'm Beginning to See the Light, Martin Taylor / David Grisman Acoustic Jazz Quartet, 1999
Von & Ed, Von Freeman and Ed Petersen, 1999
Legends of Acid Jazz, Vol. 2, Don Patterson / Sonny Stitt, 1999
The Lady in Red, The Hot Club of San Francisco, 1999
Midnite Mood, Bucky Pizzarelli Quartet, 19??
Litania Sibilante, Italian Instabile Orchestra, 2000
Opening Night, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, 2000
Out Of This World, Julian Priester & Walter Benton, 2000
Pride, Lee Konitz, 2000
Comes Love, Willy Ketzer Trio, 2001
Like Cozy, Shirley Scott Trio, 2001
Abbey Sings Billie, Abbey Lincoln, 2001
Birdhouse, Will Lee, 2001
More Cookin, Benny Carter, 2002
Shiver Me Timbers!: Best Of The Early Recordings, Geoff Muldaur, 2002
Rhapsody For Billie, Giancarlo Schiaffini / Silvia Schiavoni, 2002
Previsioni Del Tempo / Forecast, Italian Instabile Orchestra, 2002
No Place To Hide, Ron Escheté And Mort Weiss, 2002
The Legacy Lives On II, Various Artists, 2002
Happy Birthday, Dexter Gordon, 2003
Classic Live!, Maria Muldaur, 2003
Lady Sings The Blues, Various Artists (Rosemary Clooney), 2003
The Kansas City Sound: Live, The Kansas City Sound, 2003
So Alive, The Lonnie Plaxico Group, 2004
Live In Japan Vol 2, Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow, 2004
02, Saori Yano, 2004
Public, Greg Osby, 2004
My Favorite Standards, Giancarlo Schiaffini Trio, 2004
Complete Sessions, Sonny Clark and Buddy De Franco Quartet, 2004
Early Years 1954-1956, Steve Lacy, 2004
Retrospective, Jimmy Smith, 2004
Keep It Simple, Curtis Fuller, 2005
Work Done, Sonny Stitt, 2005
To Love Again (The Duets), Chris Botti, 2005
How's The Horn Treating You?, Joel Press Quartet, 2005
Easy To Love, Roberta Gambarini, 2006
Music For Lovers, Lee Morgan, 2006
Music For Lovers, Jimmy Smith, 2006
The Many Facets Of / Heads Up, David Newman, 2006
Blue Note Plays Billie Holiday, Various Artists (Ike Quebec), 2006
Complete Jubilee Sessions, Jackie McLean, 2007
In Paris: Live at the Sunside, Ted Curson, 2007
evolution/revolution, Martin Bejerano, 2007
Berlin Tango, Joe Sachse Duos David Moss / George Lewis, 2007
Finest In Jazz, Jimmy Smith, 2007
Untying The Standard, Joel Press, 2008
Electrifyin', Jimmy Smith, 2008
Happy Moods, Ahmad Jamal, 2008
Swingin' The Jug, Gene Ammons, 2008
The Complete Sermon Sessions, Jimmy Smith, 2009
Mosaic Select, Onzy Matthews, 2009
The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions: 1956-1962, Ahmad Jamal, 2010
Live, Geri Allen & Timeline, 2010
Searching For The New Sound Of Be-Bop, Quest, 2010
The Complete Whitey Mitchell Sessions, Whitey Mitchell / Steve Lacy, 2011
The Montgomery Brothers, Wes Montgomery, 2011
Night Ballads Montreal 1977, Dexter Gordon, 2012
Togetherness: Live At The Blue Note, Jimmy Heath Big Band, 2013
Loverman, Paul Hubweber, 2013
Too Marvelous For Words: June 1981: Five Concerts From The Netherlands, Sal Mosca, 2015
Banned From New York City Live 1948-1957, Billie Holiday, 2015
Lady Sings The Blues, Rebecca Ferguson, 2015
Live At Smalls, Joel Press, 2015
Sweet Harmony/Southern Winds/Open Your Eyes, Maria Muldaur, 2016
Mabern Plays Mabern, Harold Mabern, 2020
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