Jimmy Van Heusen

Aliases: Ada Kurtz
Kurt Adams
Ted Johnson [US1]
Real name: Edward Chester Babcock
Born: January 26, 1913
Died: February 6, 1990
Country: United States
IPI: 00014047817 119 works
00219748050 7 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Composer of popular music and pianist. In his career, among other honors, Van Heusen was nominated ten times for the Academy Award for Best Song in a Motion Picture, winning four times. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971. He employed many aliases, often complicating songwriting credits by using the same names as other songwriters including Ada Kurtz and Ted Johnson. This is not the Ted Johnson who was associated with Dude Martin. Also note "Ada Kurtz" is similar to "Kurt Adams." another alias he used.

Releases

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Jimmy Van Heusen Plays Jimmy Van Heusen	Jimmy Van Heusen	1966	United Artists Records

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology - Volume One	Joe Derise	1987	Audiophile
Come Dance with Me - Jimmy Van Heusen Song Book	Konrad Paszkudzki Trio	January 18, 2017	Venus Records
Deep in a Dream – Barbara Lea Sings Jimmy Van Heusen (Leacock Does Babcok)	Barbara Lea – Dick Miller – Jon-Erik Kellso	May 26, 2005	(self-released)
Here's That Rainy Day	Stephanie Haynes with The Cedar Walton Trio	1989	Trend Records
High Hopes	Mark Doyle & Friends	2002	SCF Records
Joe Derise Sings and Plays the Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology Volume 2	Joe Derise	1999	Audiophile
Joe Derise Sings and Plays the Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology, Volume 4	Joe Derise	1989	Audiophile
John Bunch at the Nola Penthouse Salutes Jimmy Van Heusen	John Bunch	2006	Arbors Records
Johnny Smith Plays Jimmy Van Heusen	Johnny Smith	August 1955	Roost [Royal Roost]
Shake Down the Stars - The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen	Vic Lewis West Coast All Stars	1993	Candid
Songs by Burke and Van Heusen	Lena Horne with Lennie Hayton and His Orchestra	November 1959	RCA Victor
The Dave Pell Octet Plays Burke & Van Heusen	The Dave Pell Octet	1956	Kapp Records
The Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology, Volume Three	Joe Derise	1987	Audiophile
The Magic Window - A Celebration of Jimmy Van Heusen's Music	Sandra King & Richard Rodney Bennett - The Gene Bertoncini/Michael Moore Duo	1988	Audiophile
The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen	Rebecca Kilgore, Keith Ingham, Dan Barrett, Bob Reitmeier, Nicki Parrott	2005	Jump
The Songs of Academy Award Winner James Van Heusen	Pearl Bailey	1964	Roulette