Please Be Kind is a 1938 American song composed by Saul Chaplin with lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It quickly became a popular jazz and pop standard, with early 1938 recordings by Mildred Bailey with the Red Norvo Orchestra, Bob Crosby & His Orchestra (vocal Kay Weber), and Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (vocal Martha Tilton). Over the years it has been covered by many great artists and appears on various albums, including Ella Fitzgerald’s Songs in a Mellow Mood (1954) and Ella & Ellis (1983), Django Reinhardt with Stéphane Grappelli (recorded in London in 1938), Peggy Lee’s The Man I Love (1957), Frank Sinatra’s Sinatra-Basie (1962), and Sarah Vaughan’s Vaughan and Violins (1958). The tune remains a beloved jazz and vocal standard.
