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Can't We Be Friends
"Can't We Be Friends?" is a 1929 song with lyrics by James Warburg, Paul James and music by Kay Swift, introduced on Broadway in ''The Little Show'' by Libby Holman. It was later recorded by many artists including Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra. Recordings *Red Nichols, Red Nichols & his Five Pennies (recorded 9/6/1929 and released on Brunswick 4510). *Ray Ventura (pianist), Ray Ventura & his Collegians (recorded 10/19/1929) *Smith Ballew (recorded 11/11/1929, and released on Okeh 41304). *The Georgians (Frank Guarente), The Georgians (recorded 11/22/1929) *Bing Crosby (recorded 9/27/1929, and released on Columbia 2001-D) *Libby Holman (recorded September, 1929 and released on Brunswick 4506). *Sam Wooding, Sam Wooding & his Chocolate Kiddies (recorded 12/1929) *The Imperial Dance Orchestra (1929) *Al Bowlly with Ray Noble, Ray Noble & his Orchestra (recorded 1/16/1931 and released on Decca F2220) (Al Bowlly Discography) *Benny Goodman (1937, Victor Talking Machi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Warburg
James Paul Warburg (August 18, 1896 – June 3, 1969) was a German-born American banker, businessman, and writer. He was well known for being the financial adviser to Franklin D. Roosevelt. His father was banker Paul Warburg, member of the Warburg family and "father" of the Federal Reserve System. After World War II, Warburg helped organize the Society for the Prevention of World War III in support of the Morgenthau Plan. Biography Born in Hamburg, Germany, he was educated at Middlesex School and Harvard University. He served in the Navy Flying Corps during World War I before entering a career in business. He was at the First National Bank of Boston between 1919 and 1921. Between 1921 and 1929 he was Vice President at the International Acceptance Bank. He was president at the International Manhattan Company from 1929 to 1931, then president of the International Acceptance Bank from 1931 to 1932. He was Vice Chairman of the Board at Bank of the Manhattan Company between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Crosby And The Bobcats
George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats were a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younger brother of famed singer and actor Bing Crosby. On TV, Bob Crosby guest-starred in '' The Gisele MacKenzie Show''. He was also a regular cast member of ''The Jack Benny Program,'' on both radio and television, taking over the role of bandleader after Phil Harris' departure. Crosby hosted his own afternoon TV variety show on CBS, '' The Bob Crosby Show'' (1953–1957). Crosby received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for television and radio. Early years Crosby was born in Spokane, Washington, to bookkeeper Harry Lowe Crosby and Catherine "Kate" Harrigan, the daughter of a builder from County Mayo in Ireland. The couple had seven children: Larry, Everett, Ted, Harry (popularly known as Bing Crosby), Catherine, Mary Rose, and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing's The Thing (Illinois Jacquet Album)
''Swing's the Thing'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, recorded in late 1956 and released on the Clef label. accessed November 24, 2015 Reception reviewer Thom Jurek observed: "the magic is in the performances, so to speak with Jacquet, Roy Eldridge, Jo Jones, Herb Ellis, Jimmy Jones and Ray Brown in the party... This is essential Jacquet."Track listing # "Las Vegas Blues" ( |
Illinois Jacquet
Jean-Baptiste Illinois Jacquet (October 30, 1922 – July 22, 2004) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, best remembered for his solo on " Flying Home", critically recognized as the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also known as one of the writers of the jazz standard " Don'cha Go 'Way Mad." Although he was a pioneer of the honking tenor saxophone that became a regular feature of jazz playing and a hallmark of early rock and roll, Jacquet was a skilled and melodic improviser, both on up-tempo tunes and ballads. He doubled on the bassoon, one of only a few jazz musicians to use the instrument. Early life Jacquet's parents were Creoles of color, named Marguerite Trahan and Gilbert Jacquet,The Sons and Daughters of Jean Baptiste Jacquet (1995) When he was an infant, his family moved from Louisiana to Houston, Texas, and he was raised there as one of six siblings. His father was a part-time bandleader. As a child he performed in his father's band, primarily on the alto saxophone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Teachout
Terrance Alan Teachout (February 6, 1956 – January 13, 2022) was an American author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist. He was the drama critic of ''The Wall Street Journal'', the critic-at-large of '' Commentary'', and the author of "Sightings", a column about the arts in the U.S. that was published biweekly in ''The Wall Street Journal''. He weblogged at About Last Night and wrote about the arts for many other magazines and newspapers, including ''The New York Times'' and ''National Review''. He was a co-host on ''Three on the Aisle'', a monthly podcast about theater in the United States, hosted by '' American Theatre'' magazine, which ran from September 2017 to December 2021. Early life Terrance Alan Teachout was born on February 6, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the oldest son of Herbert H. Teachout, a hardware salesman, and Evelyn Teachout (née Crosno), a secretary. He grew up in Sikeston, Missouri. Teachout attended St. John's College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meet Betty Carter And Ray Bryant
''Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant'' is a 1955 jazz album by singer Betty Carter and pianist Ray Bryant both debuting here on record as leading artists. Although Carter is mentioned first, she is only featured on half of the tracks. On three of the six songs Jerome Richardson is also heard on flute.. The other half is recorded by the Ray Bryant Trio alone. The six tracks with Betty Carter were reissued under her name in 1980 on the compilation album ''Social Call'' together with previously unreleased material from a 1956 recording session with Gigi Gryce. Track listing (original LP release) #"Sneaking Around" ( Ray Bryant) – 3:16 #" Moonlight in Vermont" ( John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:23 #" What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 2:52 #" Thou Swell" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 1:40 #" Willow Weep for Me" ( Ann Ronell) – 3:34 #"I Could Write a Book" (Hart, Rodgers) – 2:37 #"Threesome" ( Ray Bryant) – 2:44 #"Gone with the Wind" ( Herber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Carter
Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones; May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies. Vocalist Carmen McRae once remarked: "There's really only one jazz singer—only one: Betty Carter." Early life Carter was born in Flint, Michigan, and grew up in Detroit, where her father, James Jones, was the musical director of a Detroit church and her mother, Bessie, was a housewife. As a child, Carter was raised to be extremely independent and to not expect nurturing from her family. Even 30 years after leaving home, Carter was still very aware of and affected by the home life she was raised in, and was quoted saying: I have been far removed from my immediate family. There's been no real contact or phone calls home every week to find out how everybody is…As far as family is concerned, it's been a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith. He scored and arranged music for many films and television shows, earning an Academy Award and three Grammy Awards. He found commercial and critical success with a new generation in the 1980s, in a trio of Platinum albums with Linda Ronstadt. Early years Riddle was born in Oradell, New Jersey, the only surviving child of Marie Albertine Riddle (a native of Mulhouse, France, whose father was Spanish) and Nelson Smock Riddle, who was of English-Irish and Dutch descent. His mother had suffered six miscarriages and one stillbirth in her lifetime. It was his mother's second marriage. The family later moved t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Wee Small Hours
''In the Wee Small Hours'' is the ninth studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, released on April 25, 1955, by Capitol Records. Produced by Voyle Gilmore with arrangements by Nelson Riddle, the album's songs deal with themes such as introspection, melancholy, lost love, failed relationships, depression and night life; as such, it has been called one of the first concept albums.Annotated liner notes, Pete Welding. ''In the Wee Small Hours''. Capitol Records, 1998 CD release. The cover artwork reflects these themes, portraying Sinatra alone at night on an eerie and deserted city street awash in blue-tinged street lights. The album was a commercial success, cementing Sinatra's career resurgence after releasing a string of hit singles and two prior albums with Capitol, and winning an Academy Award for his role in the 1953 film '' From Here to Eternity''. ''In the Wee Small Hours'' peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, where it stayed for 18 weeks, becomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Chittison
Herman "Ivory" Chittison (October 15, 1908 – March 8, 1967) was an American jazz pianist. Biography Born in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, he began his career in 1928 as a member of Zack Whyte's territory band in Ohio. Chittison moved to New York in the early 1930s and found work as an accompanist to Ethel Waters, Adelaide Hall, and Clarence Williams. He also visited Boston for the first time with a traveling show headlined by comic actor Stepin Fetchit. In late 1933, he toured Europe with the Willie Lewis Orchestra; the following year, he recorded with Louis Armstrong in Paris. He and trumpeter Bill Coleman led the Harlem Rhythm Makers. Chittison and Coleman left Lewis' group in 1938 and formed a band that worked extensively in Cairo Cairo ( ; , ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, being home to more than 10 million people. It is also part of the List of urban agglomerations in Africa, largest urban agglomeration in Africa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jess Stacy
Jess Alexandria Stacy (born Jesse Alexander Stacy;Biography encyclopedia.com. Accessed July 8, 2023. August 11, 1904 – January 1, 1995) was an American pianist who gained prominence during the swing era. He may be best remembered for his years with the band during the late 1930s, particularly his performance at Goodman's [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellis Larkins
Ellis Larkins (May 15, 1923 – September 29, 2002) was an American jazz pianist born in Baltimore, Maryland, known for his two recordings with Ella Fitzgerald: the albums ''Ella Sings Gershwin'' (1950) and '' Songs in a Mellow Mood'' (1954). He was also the pianist on the first solo sides by singer Chris Connor on her album ''Chris'' (1954). Larkins was the first African American to attend the Peabody Conservatory of Music, an institute in Baltimore. He began his professional playing career in New York City after moving there to attend the Juilliard School. While still at Juilliard, Larkins performed jazz piano with guitarist Billy Moore at Café Society Uptown and over the next ten years in his own groups, or in support of, clarinetist Edmond Hall and singers Helen Humes and Mildred Bailey. He recorded with Coleman Hawkins, and Dicky Wells in the 1940s. In the 1950s, he recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Ruby Braff, and Beverly Kenney. His 1960s work included recordings or pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
