Who sang the ‘definitive version’ of Key Largo, composed by Benny Carter and Karl Suessdorf in 1948? Sarah Vaughan’s version seems a little slow to me.
I don’t know, but per JazzBiographies.com bio of Karl Suessdorf (link), he and Leah Worth co-wrote the lyrics to Benny Carter’s tune. Per the bio, Sarah Vaughan’s version is ‘most notable’. Otherwise, Marian McPartland, Ira Sullivan, Ella Fitzgerald, Chris Connor, Carmen Lundy, Anita O’Day…
Perhaps Sarah Vaughan sang a faster version on the radio or TV. Otherwise, do you have a year in the past 60+ for the ‘definitive version’? A lot of strange cargo out there.