| recordings |
|---|
| 1944-01-25 | Smooth Sailin' | | Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet | 3:49 |
| 1944-01-25 | Smooth Sailing | | Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet | 3:43 |
| 1944-01-25 | Smooth Sailing (alternate take) | | Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet | 3:28 |
| 1946-09-13 | Smooth Sailing | | Lucky Thompson Quartet | 2:41 |
| 1947-12-27 | Smooth Sailing | | Cootie Williams and His Orchestra | 3:12 |
| 1951-06-26 | Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:07 |
| 1959-02-27 | Smooth Sailing | | Arnett Cobb | 5:04 |
| 1959-04 | Smooth Sailin' | | Andy & the Bey Sisters | 2:46 |
| 1960-07-12 | Smooth Sailing | cover | “Brother” Jack McDuff | 6:45 |
| 1965-03-26 | Smooth Sailing | cover | Ella Fitzgerald | 4:07 |
| 1973-07-05 | Smooth Sailing | live | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:06 |
| 1973-07-05 | Smooth Sailing | cover, instrumental and live | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:38 |
| 1973 | Smooth Sailing | | Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb with Milt Buckner, Panama Francis | 4:30 |
| 1974-04-28 | Smooth Sailing | instrumental | Arnett Cobb, Tiny Grimes Quintet | 6:15 |
| 1978-08 | Smooth Sailin' | live | Arnett Cobb | 7:58 |
| 1992 | Smooth Sailing | live | Claude Williams | 2:58 |
| 1993-07 | Smooth Sailing | | Tommy Flanagan | 3:49 |
| 1996-05 | Smooth Sailing | instrumental | Claude Williams | 2:53 |
| Smooth Sailin’ | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:04 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:06 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald with The Ray Charles Singers | 3:04 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan | 3:05 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald with The Ray Charles Singers | 3:06 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:06 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:06 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | ?:?? |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:13 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | ?:?? |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald & The Chick Webb Orchestra | 3:06 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:04 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:09 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 2:27 |
| Smooth Sailing | | The Nat King Cole Trio | 2:36 |
| Smooth Sailing | | Bobby Forrester | 9:59 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover, instrumental and live | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:06 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb | 3:06 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:07 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:05 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 2:26 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:04 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:10 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:03 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 4:06 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover, instrumental and live | Ella Fitzgerald | 2:54 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover, instrumental and live | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:38 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:04 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:05 |
| Smooth Sailing | cover and instrumental | Ella Fitzgerald | 3:10 |
| Smooth Sailing (mono) | cover, instrumental and live | Ella Fitzgerald | ?:?? |
