<P> "If You Could See Me Now" is a 1946 jazz standard, composed by Tadd Dameron . He wrote it especially for vocalist Sarah Vaughan, a frequent collaborator . Lyrics were written by Carl Sigman and it became one of her signature songs, inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Sarah Vaughan's 1946 original recording was released through Musicraft Records . It also appeared on her 1981 album Send in the Clowns with the Count Basie Orchestra . </Li> <Li> Gil Evans recorded a version for his 1957 album Gil Evans & Ten </Li> <Li> Chet Baker recorded it for his 1959 album Chet . </Li> <Li> Yusef Lateef recorded it on his 1959 album Cry! - Tender </Li> <Li> Red Garland recorded a quintet version which appeared on his Soul Burnin' album </Li> <Li> Joe Lovano included it in his 2000 album 52nd Street Themes . </Li> <Li> Bobby Timmons from his album Easy Does It (1961) </Li> <Li> Bill Evans recorded his version of the song for his 1962 album Moon Beams and also on his Trio' 65 album </Li> <Li> Junior Cook recorded on the Roy Brooks album Roy Brooks Beat </Li> <Li> Milt Jackson recorded it on his 1962 Big Bags album </Li> <Li> Dexter Gordon recorded it on his 1970 album The Jumpin' Blues </Li> <Li> Barry Harris recorded it on his 1975 Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron album </Li> <Li> Oscar Peterson - The Oscar Peterson Four with Joe Pass recorded it in 1983 on the album If You Could See Me Now </Li> <Li> John Abercrombie and John Scofield included the song in their 1984 album Solar . </Li> <Li> Eliane Elias included the song in her 2010 album Eliane Elias Plays Live . </Li> <Li> Jaco Pastorius covered the song in 1985 during a televised concert in Belgium . </Li> <Li> Mel Tormé recorded a notable version in 1995 with Canadian trombonist and bandleader Rob McConnell . </Li> <Li> Wes Montgomery on Smokin' at the Half Note (1965) </Li> </Ul>

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