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Trombonist/arranger/composer Earle Hagen wrote HARLEM NOCTURNE [performance by The Viscounts]  in 1940 and had to wait thirteen years for it to become a hit (thanks to saxman Herbie Fields in 1953). Seven years later The Viscounts, an instrumental quintet from New Jersey, enjoyed mild success with their 1960 recording of the sultry,seductive blues instrumental. Was The Viscounts' single ahead of its time? It must have been, because when Amy Records re-issued the track in 1965 it became an even bigger seller then. The song also was used as the theme of Mike Hammer, a popular CBS TV series.
Also in 1965, CRY was released by Ray Charles in February and reached peak chart position #58.
Chet Baker records SWEET SUE, JUST YOU .
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