Song for My Father

Name: Song for My Father
Duration: 5 min 18 s

Appears on releases

#	Title	Length	Track artist	Release title	Release artist	Release group type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.4	Song for My Father	?:??	Leon Thomas	Spirits Known and Unknown	Leon Thomas	Album	US1969	Flying Dutchman	FD-10115
1.4	Song for My Father	5:21	Leon Thomas	Spirits Known and Unknown	Leon Thomas	Album	FR2002-01-22	Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor), BMG Entertainment, Flying Dutchman	09026638762
1.4	Song for My Father	5:21	Leon Thomas	Spirits Known And Unknown	Leon Thomas	Album	JP2003-04-23	BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Flying Dutchman	BVCJ-37317
1.10	Song for My Father	5:18	Leon Thomas	The Vibe! The Ultimate Rare Grooves Series, Volume 5: Vocal Jazz, Poetry & Ballads	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2004	BMG France	82876 579312
(unknown)
4.6	Song For My Father	5:18	Leon Thomas	Tresors Du Jazz Vocal	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	FR2003	RCA Victor, BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)	74321953422

producer:	Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
bongos:	Richard Landrum (from 1969-10-21 until 1969-10-22)
double bass:	Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (from 1969-10-21 until 1969-10-22) Cecil McBee (from 1969-10-21 until 1969-10-22)
drums (drum set):	Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (from 1969-10-21 until 1969-10-22)
piano:	Lonnie Liston Smith (from 1969-10-21 until 1969-10-22)
tenor saxophone:	Little Rock (from 1969-10-21 until 1969-10-22)
vocals:	Leon Thomas (American jazz vocalist) (from 1969-10-21 until 1969-10-22)

recording of:	Song for My Father (English lyrics)

lyricist:	Ellen May Shashoyan
composer:	Horace Silver

later translated versions:	Laulu isälle
version of:	Song for My Father (instrumental)