Betty Roché

Betty Roché

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Betty Roché was an American jazz and blues singer who was born as Mary Elizabeth Roché in 1918 in Wilmington. She began a professional career in 1939 after winning a talent competition at the Apollo Theater and later performed with the Savoy Sultans. Roché is best known for her version of the song “Take the ‘A’ Train” with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, which she performed in the film Reveille with Beverly (1944). She also sang in the 1943 Carnegie Hall premiere of Ellington's suite Black, Brown and Beige. Her recordings with Ellington include the album Ellington Uptown (1952), which featured an extended vocal version of her signature song. In addition to her work with Ellington, she performed with jazz musicians including Lester Young and Hot Lips Page and joined the Earl Hines band in 1944. Her solo discography includes the studio albums Take the "A" Train (1956), Singin' & Swingin' (1960), and Lightly and Politely (1961). Roché died in 1999. 

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I'll Get By
Dinah Washington
The Classy Lady Singers of Jazz, Vol. 1
02:20
20
Take the 'A' Train (with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra)
Betty Roché
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
07:15
Writer: Billy Strayhorn / Composers: Billy Strayhorn
01
Clarinet Quintet In A, K581: I. Allegro
Betty Roché
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
08:44
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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The Style Of Betty
2025 Chameleon Archive Ed
28-07-2025
The Style Of Betty
01
You Don't Love Me No More
Betty Roché
The Style Of Betty
03:18
Writer: Al Hibler / Composers: Duke Elllington
02
Can't Help Lovin' That Man Of Mine
Betty Roché
The Style Of Betty
03:42
Writer: Jerome Kern / Composers: Oscar Peterson
03
September in the Rain
Betty Roché
The Style Of Betty
03:50
Writer: Al Dubin / Composers: Harry Warren
04
Go Away Blues
Betty Roché
The Style Of Betty
03:18
Writer: Duke Ellington / Composers: Duke Elllington
05
Time After Time
Betty Roché
The Style Of Betty
03:05
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Julie Styne
06
Route 66
Betty Roché
The Style Of Betty
04:34
Writer: Bobby Troup / Composers: Bobby Troup
07
All Too Soon
Betty Roché
The Style Of Betty
04:07
Writer: Carl Sigman / Composers: Duke Elllington
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Betty Roché - First Recordings
℗ 2024 ISWJDigital2
13-12-2024
Betty Roché - First Recordings
01
Blue Moon
Betty Roché
Betty Roché - First Recordings
02:57
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers / Composers: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers
02
Blues On My Weary Mind
Betty Roché
Betty Roché - First Recordings
03:01
Writer: Leonard Geoffrey Feather / Composers: Leonard Geoffrey Feather
03
Day By Day
Betty Roché
Betty Roché - First Recordings
03:52
Writer: Sammy Cahn - Axel Stordahl - Paul Weston / Composers: Sammy Cahn - Axel Stordahl - Paul Weston
04
Design For Jivin'
Betty Roché
Betty Roché - First Recordings
03:18
Writer: Leonard Geoffrey Feather / Composers: Leonard Geoffrey Feather
05
I'll Get By
Betty Roché
Betty Roché - First Recordings
02:22
Writer: Fred E. Ahlert - Roy Turk / Composers: Fred E. Ahlert - Roy Turk
06
Mellow Tone
Betty Roché
Betty Roché - First Recordings
02:26
Writer: Duke Ellington - Milt Gabler / Composers: Duke Ellington - Milt Gabler
07
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
Betty Roché
Betty Roché - First Recordings
03:52
Writer: Johnny Burke - James Van Heusen / Composers: Johnny Burke - James Van Heusen
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Go Away Blues
℗ 2024 THEWEBENGINE
20-09-2024
Go Away Blues
01
Summertime
Betty Roché
Go Away Blues
02:48
Writer: Betty Roché / Composers: Betty Roché
02
September In The Rain
Betty Roché
Go Away Blues
03:50
Writer: Betty Roché / Composers: Betty Roché
03
I Had The Craziest Dream
Betty Roché
Go Away Blues
02:15
Writer: Betty Roché / Composers: Betty Roché
04
Take the A train
Betty Roché
Go Away Blues
03:11
Writer: Betty Roché / Composers: Betty Roché
05
Something To Live For
Betty Roché
Go Away Blues
04:02
Writer: Betty Roché / Composers: Betty Roché
06
Maybe Youll Be There
Betty Roché
Go Away Blues
03:38
Writer: Betty Roché / Composers: Betty Roché
07
Time After Time
Betty Roché
Go Away Blues
03:03
Writer: Betty Roché / Composers: Betty Roché
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Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
℗ 2014 Bethlehem Records
01-01-2000
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
01
Take the "A" Train
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
03:11
Writer: Joya Sherrill / Composers: Duke Ellington - Billy Strayhorn
02
Something to Live For
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
04:02
Writer: Duke Ellington - Billy Strayhorn / Composers: Duke Ellington - Billy Strayhorn
03
In a Mellow Tone
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
02:28
Writer: Milt Gabler / Composers: Duke Ellington
04
Time After Time
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
03:03
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Jule Styne
05
Go Away Blues
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
03:18
Writer: Duke Ellington / Composers: Duke Ellington
06
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
03:39
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern
07
Route 66
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2014)
04:34
Writer: Bobby Troup / Composers: Bobby Troup
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Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
℗ 2013 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
01-01-2000
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
01
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
03:14
Writer: Billy Strayhorn / Composers: Billy Strayhorn
02
Something To Live For (Remastered 2013)
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
04:04
Writer: Billy Strayhorn - Duke Ellington / Composers: Billy Strayhorn - Duke Ellington
03
Mellow Tone (Remastered 2013)
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
02:29
Writer: Duke Ellington - Milt Gabler / Composers: Duke Ellington - Milt Gabler
04
Time After Time (Remastered 2013)
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
03:05
Writer: Tony McPhee / Composers: Tony McPhee
05
Go Away Blues (Remastered 2013)
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
03:18
Writer: Duke Ellington / Composers: Duke Ellington
06
Can't Help Lovin' That Man (Remastered 2013)
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
03:42
Writer: Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Jerome Kern - Oscar Hammerstein II
07
Route 66 (Remastered 2013)
Betty Roché
Take the "A" Train (Remastered 2013)
04:34
Writer: Bobby Troup / Composers: Bobby Troup
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Lightly And Politely
℗ 1992 Prestige Records, Distributed by Concord.
01-01-1961
Lightly And Politely
01
Someone To Watch Over Me
Betty Roché
Lightly And Politely
04:44
Writer: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
02
Why Shouldn't I
Betty Roché
Lightly And Politely
03:25
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
03
Jim
Betty Roché
Lightly And Politely
04:30
Writer: Caesar Petrillo - Edward Ross - Nelson Shawn / Composers: Caesar Petrillo - Edward Ross - Nelson Shawn
04
Polka Dots And Moonbeams
Betty Roché
Lightly And Politely
03:51
Writer: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke / Composers: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke
05
For All We Know
Betty Roché
Lightly And Politely
02:40
Writer: Samuel M. Lewis - J. Fred Coots / Composers: Samuel M. Lewis - J. Fred Coots
06
Rocks In My Bed
Betty Roché
Lightly And Politely
04:09
Writer: Duke Ellington / Composers: Duke Ellington
07
Just Squeeze Me
Betty Roché
Lightly And Politely
02:39
Writer: Lee Otho Gaines - Duke Ellington / Composers: Lee Otho Gaines - Duke Ellington
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Singin' And Swingin'
℗ 1961 Prestige Records, Distributed by Concord.
01-01-1960
Singin' And Swingin'
01
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Betty Roché
Singin' And Swingin'
03:52
Writer: Johnny Mercer - Harold Arlen / Composers: Johnny Mercer - Harold Arlen
02
A Foggy Day
Betty Roché
Singin' And Swingin'
03:40
Writer: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
03
Day By Day
Betty Roché
Singin' And Swingin'
03:55
Writer: Sammy Cahn - Axel Stordahl - Paul Weston / Composers: Sammy Cahn - Axel Stordahl - Paul Weston
04
When I Fall In Love
Betty Roché
Singin' And Swingin'
03:21
Writer: Edward Heyman / Composers: Victor Young
05
Blue Moon
Betty Roché
Singin' And Swingin'
03:01
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
06
Where Or When
Betty Roché
Singin' And Swingin'
02:59
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
07
September Song
Betty Roché
Singin' And Swingin'
02:12
Writer: Maxwell Anderson - Kurt Weill / Composers: Maxwell Anderson - Kurt Weill
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Singles
Trouble Trouble
26-03-2015
Trouble Trouble
01
Trouble Trouble
Betty Roché
Trouble Trouble
05:36
Featured in
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
℗ 2000 (P) SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
01-01-1999
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
01
Hot and Bothered (Album Version)
Duke Ellington
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
02:52
Writer: D. Ellington / Composers: D. Ellington
02
East St. Louis Toodle-Oo (Columbia session)
Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
03:03
Composers: Duke Ellington - Bubber Miley
03
Black and Tan Fantasy (Okeh session)
Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
03:23
Composers: Duke Ellington - Bubber Miley
04
Black Beauty
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
03:01
Writer: E.K. Ellington / Composers: E.K. Ellington
05
Ring Dem Bells (Take 4)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
02:48
Writer: Duke Ellington - Irving Mills / Composers: Duke Ellington - Irving Mills
06
The Mooche (1928 Okeh Version)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
03:14
Composers: Duke Ellington
07
It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
The Duke: The Columbia Years (1927-1962)
03:08
Writer: Irving Mills / Composers: Duke Ellington
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Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
01-01-1996
Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
01
Jubilee Program Intro
Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman
Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
00:34
02
Sweet Georgia Brown
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
02:33
03
Habanera
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
02:24
04
Jubilee Jump
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
03:16
05
Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman
Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman
Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
00:23
06
Stomping At The Savoy
Earl Hines And His Orchestra
Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
02:59
07
Scoops Carry Mary
Earl Hines And His Orchestra
Big Band Jazz, The Jubilee Sessions, 1943 to 1946
02:48
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The Milkriver Archive
2018 Chameleon Archive Ed
30-11-2018
The Milkriver Archive
01
Route 66
Betty Roché
The Milkriver Archive
04:34
02
Laura
Bobby Troup
The Milkriver Archive
02:41
03
How High the Moon
Joe Derise
The Milkriver Archive
03:24
04
Out of this World
Chris Connor
The Milkriver Archive
02:58
05
Alone Together
Kia Winding Quartet
The Milkriver Archive
03:35
06
Lullaby of Birdland
Mel Tormé
The Milkriver Archive
04:54
07
You Are Too Beautiful
Australian Jazz Quartet
The Milkriver Archive
02:58
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Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
Imp
01-01-2000
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
01
Clarinet Quintet In A, K581: I. Allegro
Betty Roché
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
08:44
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02
Clarinet Quintet In A, K581: II. Larghetto
Guitar Crusher
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
07:03
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
03
Clarinet Quintet In A, K581: III. Menuetto - Trio I - Trio II
Chris Connor
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
06:57
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
04
Clarinet Quintet In A, K581: IV. Allegretto Con Variavioni
Bobby Troup
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
09:25
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
05
Oboe Quartet In F, K370: I. Allegro
The Six
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
06:33
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
06
Oboe Quartet In F, K370: II. Adagio
J. J. Johnson
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
03:37
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07
Oboe Quartet In F, K370: III. Rondo-Allegro
Duke Ellington
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet / Oboe Quartet
04:19
Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
22-03-2005
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
01
Song Of The Wanderer
Helen Humes
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
01:41
02
St Louis Blues
Ethel Waters
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
02:24
03
Stormy Weather
Ethel Waters
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
02:55
04
(I Want A) Tall Skinny Papa
Rosetta Tharpe
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
02:20
05
Trouble Trouble
Betty Roché
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
05:32
06
Fine And Mello
Albinia Jones
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
03:02
07
I Love My Man (Silver Dollar)
Albinia Jones
Vocal Blues & Jazz Volume 4 (1938 - 1949)
03:02
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Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
01-12-2012
Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
01
F Minor Boogie
Jack McVea
Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
02:40
02
Open the Door, Richard
Jack McVea
Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
02:59
03
O-Kay for Baby
Jack McVea
Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
03:04
04
Inflation Blues (Can't Stretch It No More)
Jack McVea
Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
02:37
05
On the Sunny Side of the Street
Jack McVea
Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
03:14
06
Naggin' Woman Blues
Jack McVea
Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
03:23
07
Opus Boogie
Jack McVea
Sax Honkin' Essentials 1944-1947
03:00
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Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
ImpDigital
01-01-2000
Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
01
Six Deutsche Tanze, D820: No.1 In A-Flat
The Youngtones
Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
00:46
Composers: Franz Schubert
02
Six Deutsche Tanze, D820: No.2 In A-Flat
The Treniers
Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
01:17
Composers: Franz Schubert
03
Six Deutsche Tanze, D820: No.3 In A-Flat
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
01:08
Composers: Franz Schubert
04
Six Deutsche Tanze, D820: No.4 In B-Flat
Joe Therrien & His Rockets
Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
01:01
Composers: Franz Schubert
05
Six Deutsche Tanze, D820: No.5 In B-Flat
Jackie Wilson
Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
01:23
Composers: Franz Schubert
06
Six Deutsche Tanze, D820: No.6 In B-Flat
Chuck & Bill
Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
02:02
Composers: Franz Schubert
07
Twelve Valses Nobles, D969: No.1 In C
The Paris Brothers
Schubert: Six Deutsche Tanze D820 / Twelve Valses Nobles D969 - Brahms: Sixteen Waltzes Op.39 - Dvorak: Eight Waltzes Op.54
00:35
Composers: Franz Schubert
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