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Oscar Peterson Plays The Harold Arlen Songbook
''Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook'' is an album by Canada, Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, which was recorded in 1959.[ Allmusic entry for ''Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook''] It was reissued in 2001 combined with the 1954 recording ''Oscar Peterson Plays Harold Arlen''. Track listing Original 1959 track listing. # "As Long as I Live (Arlen-Koehler song), As Long as I Live" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) # "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Arlen, Johnny Mercer) # "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Arlen, Mercer) # "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (song), Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Arlen, Koehler) # "I've Got the World on a String" (Arlen, Koehler) # "That Old Black Magic" (Arlen, Mercer) # "Let's Fall in Love" (Arlen, Koehler) # "Stormy Weather (song), Stormy Weather" (Arlen, Koehler) # "Over the Rainbow" (Arlen, E. Y. Harburg) # "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" (Arlen, Harburg) # "The Man that Got Away" (Arlen, Ira Gershwin) # "Ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music, who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film '' The Wizard of Oz'' (lyrics by Yip Harburg), including " Over the Rainbow", Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the RIAA and the NEA. Life and career Arlen was born in Buffalo, New York, the child of a Jewish cantor. His twin brother died the next day. He learned to play the piano as a youth, and formed a band as a young man. He achieved some local success as a pianist and singer before moving to New York City in his early twenties, where he worked as an accompanist in vaudeville and changed his name to Harold Arlen. Between 1926 and about 1934, Arlen appeared occasionally as a band vocalist on records by The Buffalodians, Red Nichols, Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ira Gershwin
Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 20th century. With George, he wrote more than a dozen Broadway shows, featuring songs such as "I Got Rhythm", "Embraceable You", " The Man I Love" and " Someone to Watch Over Me". He was also responsible, along with DuBose Heyward, for the libretto to George's opera ''Porgy and Bess''. The success the Gershwin brothers had with their collaborative works has often overshadowed the creative role that Ira played. His mastery of songwriting continued after George's early death in 1937. Ira wrote additional hit songs with composers Jerome Kern, Kurt Weill, Harry Warren and Harold Arlen. His critically acclaimed 1959 book ''Lyrics on Several Occasions'', an amalgam of autobiography and annotated anthology, is an important source for studying t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man That Got Away
"The Man that Got Away" is a torch song, published in 1953 and written for the 1954 version of the film '' A Star Is Born.'' The music was written by Harold Arlen, and the lyrics by Ira Gershwin. In 1954, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. In 2004, Judy Garland's performance of the song was selected by the American Film Institute as the eleventh greatest song in American cinema history. Composition "The Man That Got Away" was one of several songs composed by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin for the 1954 film '' A Star is Born'', a vehicle for Judy Garland, whom Arlen had already provided with the career-defining songs " Over the Rainbow" and " Get Happy". Arlen and Gershwin would collaborate on songs for ''A Star is Born'' afternoons at Gershwin's Beverly Hills mansion, Arlen being seated at a Steinway while Gershwin would work on the lyrics seated at a card table. "The Man That Got Away" was written in response to screenwriter Moss Hart's request for a " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe
"Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Yip Harburg, it was written for the 1943 film musical '' Cabin in the Sky'', recorded by the MGM Studio Orchestra and sung by Ethel Waters. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1943 but lost out to "You'll Never Know". The song has subsequently been recorded by a multitude of artists including Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Nancy Wilson, Bette Midler and Cher Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female .... References 1943 songs Songs written for films Songs with music by Harold Arlen Songs with lyrics by Yip Harburg Pop standards Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) songs Bette Midler songs Cher songs {{Show-tune-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormy Weather (song)
"Stormy Weather" is a 1933 torch song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. Ethel Waters first sang it at The Cotton Club night club in Harlem in 1933 and recorded it that year, and in the same year it was sung in London by Elisabeth Welch and recorded by Frances Langford. Also in 1933, for the first time the entire floor revue from Harlem's Cotton Club went on tour, playing theatres in principal cities. The revue was originally called ''The Cotton Club Parade of 1933'' but for the road tour it was changed to ''Stormy Weather Revue''; it contained the song "Stormy Weather", which was sung by Adelaide Hall. In September 1933, the group Comedian Harmonists released their German cover version, titled "''Ohne Dich''" ("Without You") with lyrics that are quite different. The song has since been performed by Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Clodagh Rodgers, Reigning Sound, Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, The Spaniels and others. Leo Reisman's o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Fall In Love
"Let's Fall in Love" is a song written by Harold Arlen (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics) for the film ''Let's Fall in Love'' and published in 1933. In the film, it is heard during the opening credits and later sung by Art Jarrett and chorus, and by Ann Sothern. The major hit at the time of introduction was by Eddy Duchin (vocal by Lew Sherwood). It was originally written in C major with a "Moderately Bright" tempo marking. As a jazz standard, it is usually played with a medium swing beat. Other notable recordings * Annette Hanshaw, Feb 3, 1934, New York City, Vocalion 2635. * Lee Wiley - ''Lee Wiley Sings Songs by Harold Arlen'' (1940), accompanied by Eddie Condon & His Orchestra * The film ''Slightly French'' (1949) features the song as the central love theme and it is sung by Don Ameche and Dorothy Lamour. * The film ''It Should Happen to You'' (1954) features the song as the central love theme between Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday, who sing it several times interspersed with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Old Black Magic
"That Old Black Magic" is a 1942 popular music, popular song written by Harold Arlen (music), with the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. They wrote it for the 1942 film ''Star Spangled Rhythm'', when it was sung by Johnnie Johnston, Johnny Johnston and danced by Vera Zorina. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1943 but lost out to "You'll Never Know". It was first recorded by Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra on July 9, 1942. Shortly thereafter, on July 26, 1942, Judy Garland recorded her own version, which was released as a single in January 1943 – just after the movie's release on December 30, 1942. Five other recordings (also made in 1942) were released as singles within the next two weeks. Composition The song was published in 1942 in music, 1942 and has become an often-recorded pop standard, standard, with versions that include the original single release by Glenn Miller, by the singers Margaret Whiting, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Johnny Merc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I've Got The World On A String
"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1932 popular jazz song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the twenty-first edition of the Cotton Club series which opened on October 23, 1932, the first of the Cotton Club Parades. Recordings *The song was recorded and popularized by Cab Calloway who had a #18 hit in 1932. *Bing Crosby recorded the song on January 26, 1933, with the Dorsey Brothers and their Orchestra. *The song was one of the first recorded by Frank Sinatra when he transferred to Capitol Records in 1953. His recording on April 30, 1953, with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle reached #14 on ''Billboard'''s most played list. Other notable recordings *Bing Crosby – (1933) *Louis Armstrong – (1933) *Lee Wiley – "Manhattan Lights" circa 1940 * Ralph Young, with Jack Pleis and His Orchestra (1950) *Perry Como – So Smooth (1955) *Frank Sinatra – ''This is Sinatra!'' (1956) *Louis Prima – ''The Call of the Wildest'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (song)
"Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" is an American popular song published in 1931, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Ted Koehler, and first recorded by Cab Calloway in 1931. It was introduced in the 1931 Cotton Club show ''Rhythmania'' and is now a widely recorded standard. Early hits Joel Whitburn identified the most successful early recordings as being by: # Cab Calloway recorded October 21, 1931 for Brunswick Records (catalogue No. 6209) # Louis Armstrong performed a version featuring a trumpet solo which was recorded on January 25, 1932 and released by Columbia Records, catalogue No. 2600D. # The Boswell Sisters with The Dorsey Brothers (Recorded March 21, 1932, Brunswick Records, No. 6291) Other notable recordings *1930 Jack Payne and his BBC Orchestra included in his album Roamin' Thru' the Roses, Vol. 6. *1932 Kate Smith recorded January 28, 1932 for Columbia Records with Blues in My Heart interpolated. *1935 Benny Goodman and orchestra (July 1, 1935 for Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" is a popular song which was published in 1944. The music was written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was nominated for the "Academy Award for Best Original Song" at the 18th Academy Awards in 1945 after being used in the film ''Here Come the Waves''. Background It is sung in the style of a sermon, and explains that accentuating the positive is key to happiness. In describing his inspiration for the lyric, Mercer told the Pop Chronicles radio documentary " ypublicity agent ... went to hear Father Divine and he had a sermon and his subject was 'you got to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.' And I said 'Wow, that's a colorful phrase!'" Chart performance Mercer recorded the song, with The Pied Pipers and Paul Weston's orchestra, on October 4, 1944, and it was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 180. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 4, 1945, and lasted 13 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
