▁well ▁and ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁ 7 8 s ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Cole ▁Por ter ▁( 1 9 4 0 ) ▁and ▁Richard ▁Rod gers ▁& ▁Lor enz ▁Hart ▁( 1 9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 4 ), ▁Harold ▁Ar len ▁( 1 9 4 3 ), ▁and ▁ 1 0 " ▁LP s ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁Vincent ▁You mans ▁and ▁Ir ving ▁Berlin ▁( 1 9 5 1 ). ▁ ▁The ▁players ▁on ▁these ▁record ings ▁included ▁Bun ny ▁Ber igan , ▁Bud ▁Fre eman , ▁Max ▁K amin sky , ▁F ats ▁W aller , ▁Billy ▁But ter field , ▁Bobby ▁H ack ett , ▁Edd ie ▁Cond on , ▁Stan ▁Fre eman , ▁Cy ▁Walter , ▁and ▁the ▁band le ader ▁Jess ▁St acy , ▁to ▁whom ▁W iley ▁was ▁married ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁These ▁influ ential ▁albums ▁launched ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁a ▁" song book " ▁( o ften ▁featuring ▁less er - known ▁songs ), ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁widely ▁im itated ▁by ▁other ▁sing ers . ▁ ▁W iley ' s ▁career ▁made ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁with ▁the ▁much ▁adm ired ▁ten - inch ▁album ▁Night ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁she ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁New port ▁Jazz ▁Festival , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Bobby ▁H ack ett . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁she ▁recorded , ▁West ▁of ▁the ▁Moon ▁( 1 9 5 6 )