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I've Got The World On A String (album)
''I've Got the World on a String'' is a 1960 album by Louis Armstrong, arranged by Russell Garcia. The album was recorded on the same day as Armstrong's 1958 album '' Louis Under the Stars''; the previous day he had finished recording ''Ella and Louis Again'' with Ella Fitzgerald. In 1999 ''I've Got the World on a String'' was reissued with ''Louis Under the Stars'' with bonus material and outtakes. Reception ''Billboard'' magazine reviewed the album in their March 14, 1960 issue and wrote that "Satchmo plays it soft and romantic on this listenable collection of standards...Prime jockey wax". Richard S. Ginell reviewed the reissue of the album for Allmusic and wrote that these "once-overlooked albums...are finally being appreciated as prime samplings from the autumn of Armstrong's recording career" and that "Even in the pressure cooker of a marathon session, even when confronted with standards not often associated with him, Armstrong finds the essence of each tune, bending an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. Armstrong received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for ''Hello, Dolly! (song), Hello, Dolly!'' in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972. His influence crossed musical genres, with inductions into the DownBeat, ''DownBeat'' Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, among others. Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, he was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're The Top
"You're the Top" is a list song by Cole Porter, from the 1934 musical '' Anything Goes''. It is about a man and a woman who take turns complimenting each other. The best-selling version was Paul Whiteman's Victor single, which made the top five. It was the most popular song from ''Anything Goes'' at the time, with hundreds of parodies. Some of the lyrics were re-written by P. G. Wodehouse for the British version of ''Anything Goes''. Composer Robert Kapilow refers to "You're the Top" as one of Porter's greatest songs. Composition Porter is believed to have written the song in Paris, while eating dinner at the Le Bœuf sur le toit with Lela Emery, the wife of Alastair Mackintosh. The two of them spent the time amusing themselves with a word game, "making up a list of superlatives that rhymed." People and items referenced in the song ''The following is a list of the references used in the version recorded by Cole Porter on November 26, 1934:'' * Colosseum * Louvre Museum * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We'll Be Together Again
"We'll Be Together Again" is a 1945 popular song composed by Carl T. Fischer, with lyrics by Frankie Laine. Fischer was Laine's pianist and musical director when he composed the tune, and Laine was asked to write the lyrics for it. The Pied Pipers were the first to release the song, and as well as Laine, it has since been recorded by such notable vocalists as Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney, Lou Rawls and Tony Bennett. Recordings *Stan Kenton – ''On AFRS: 1944–45'' (vocal: Gene Howard) *The Pied Pipers – B side to ''Lily Belle'' (1945) *Frankie Laine – B side to '' Shine'' (1947) *Rosemary Clooney – B side to '' Mambo Italiano'' (1954) *Ben Webster – '' Music for Loving'' (1954) * Johnny Hartman – '' Songs from the Heart'' (1955) *Carmen McRae – '' Torchy'' (1956) *Gene Ammons – '' Jammin' with Gene'' (1956) *Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1956 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by Convention (norm), custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with popular music, commercial and art music, classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
"Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" is an African-American spiritual song that originated during the period of slavery but was not published until 1867. The song is well known and many cover versions of it have been recorded by artists such as Mahalia Jackson, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Marian Anderson, Harry James, Paul Robeson, and Sam Cooke among others. Traditional lyrics Variations * The song appeared as "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Had" in 1867 in '' Slave Songs of the United States'' with additional verses. Arranger Hugo Frey used this version in his 1924 collection ''Famous Negro Spirituals'' published by Robbins Music. * The Jubilee Singers sang a song with a similar chorus but with different tune and lyrics, entitled "Nobody Knows the Trouble I See", first published in 1872. * The second line ("Nobody knows my sorrow") is changed in some renditions to be "Nobody knows but Jesus"; found most often in American church hymnals. Classical variations and recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenz Hart
Lorenz Milton Hart (May 2, 1895 – November 22, 1943) was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; " The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; " Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"; and " My Funny Valentine". Life and career Hart was born in Harlem, New York City, the elder of two sons, to Jewish immigrant parents, Max M. and Frieda (Isenberg) Hart, of German background. Through his mother, he was a great-grandnephew of the German poet Heinrich Heine. His father, a business promoter, sent Hart and his brother to private schools. (His brother, Teddy Hart, also went into theatre and became a musical comedy star. Teddy Hart's wife, Dorothy Hart, wrote a biography of Lorenz Hart.) Hart received his early education from Columbia Grammar School and entered Columbia College in 1913, before switching to Columbia University School of Journalism, where he attended for two years. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rodgers
Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902 – December 30, 1979) was an American Musical composition, composer who worked primarily in musical theater. With 43 Broadway theatre, Broadway musicals and over 900 songs to his credit, Rodgers was one of the best-known American composers of the 20th century, and his compositions had a significant influence on popular music. Rodgers is known for his songwriting partnerships, first with lyricist Lorenz Hart and then with Oscar Hammerstein II. With Hart he wrote musicals throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including ''Pal Joey (musical), Pal Joey'', ''A Connecticut Yankee (musical), A Connecticut Yankee'', ''On Your Toes'' and ''Babes in Arms.'' With Hammerstein he wrote musicals through the 1940s and 1950s, such as ''Oklahoma!'', ''Flower Drum Song'', ''Carousel (musical), Carousel'', ''South Pacific (musical), South Pacific'', ''The King and I'', and ''The Sound of Music''. His collaborations with Hammerstein, in particular, are celebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Girl Blue (song)
"Little Girl Blue" is a popular song with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, published in 1935. The song was introduced by Gloria Grafton in the Broadway musical ''Jumbo''. Film appearances *1950 '' The Jackpot'' *1962 '' Billy Rose's Jumbo'' – sung by Doris Day *1990 ''The Handmaid's Tale'' *2022 '' Saint Omer'' – sung by Nina Simone Recordings Many popular and jazz artists have recorded the tune, including: *The Afghan Whigs - ''Debonair'' (1994) *Chet Baker - ''Chet Baker Meets Space Jazz Trio'' (1988) *Polly Bergen – ''Little Girl Blue'' (1955) *Donald Byrd – '' Byrd in Flight'', as "Little Boy Blue": (Blue Note 1960) * Ann Hampton Callaway – ''To Ella with Love'' (1996) *Sam Cooke – '' My Kind of Blues'' (1961) *Doris Day – '' Billy Rose's Jumbo'' (1962) * Ethel Ennis – ''Eyes for You'' (1964) *Ella Fitzgerald – '' Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book'' (1956) *Judy Garland – '' Alone'' (1957) *Red Garland – '' A Garla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Russell (songwriter)
Bob Russell (born Sidney Keith Rosenthal;Sheldon., Sidney (2005). The Other Side of Me'. New York: Warner Books. p. 62–63, 65, 68, 104. . "Early one morning, I received a phone call. 'Sidney?' 'Yes.' 'Hi, pal. This is Bob Russell.' Not only was I not his pal, but I had never heard of Bob Russell. ''Probably a salesman.'' 'I'm sorry,' I said, 'but I haven't time to—' 'You should've done some songs with Max Rich.' I was startled for a moment. Who could have known? But then I realized who it was. 'Sidney Rosenthal!' 'Bob Russell,' he corrected. 'I'm coming out to Hollywood to see you.' 'Great!' One week later, Bob Russell arrived and moved into the last available room in Gracie's boardinghouse." April 25, 1914 – February 18, 1970) was an American songwriter (mainly lyricist) born in Passaic, New Jersey."Bob Russell Biogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous Big band, jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Ellington was based in New York City from the mid-1920s and gained a national profile through his orchestra's appearances at the Cotton Club in Harlem. A master at writing miniatures for the three-minute 78 rpm recording format, Ellington wrote or collaborated on more than one thousand compositions; his extensive body of work is the largest recorded personal jazz legacy, and many of his pieces have become Standard (music), standards. He also recorded songs written by his bandsmen, such as Juan Tizol's "Caravan (1937 song), Caravan", which brought a Spanish tinge to big band jazz. At the end of the 1930s, Ellington began a nearly thirty five-year collaboration with composer-arranger-pianist Billy Strayhorn, whom he called his writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Get Around Much Anymore
"Don't Get Around Much Anymore" is a jazz standard written by composer Duke Ellington. The song was originally entitled "Never No Lament" and was first recorded by Duke Ellington and his orchestra on May 4, 1940. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" quickly became a hit after Bob Russell wrote its lyrics in 1942. Two different recordings of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", one by The Ink Spots and the 1940 instrumental by Ellington's band, reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' R&B chart in 1943. Both were top-ten pop records, along with a version by Glen Gray. The Duke Ellington version reached No. 8 on the pop chart. Other versions * Mose Allison – '' Young Man Mose'', (Prestige, 1958) * Mose Allison – ''Creek Bank'' (Prestige, 1975) * Louis Armstrong with his All-Stars and Duke Ellington – ''The Great Reunion'' (1961) and included on '' The Great Summit'' * Louis Armstrong – ''I've Got the World on a String'' (1960) * Tony Bennett and Miguel Bosé – '' Viva Duets'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Mitchell
Sidney D. Mitchell (June 15, 1888 in Baltimore, Maryland – February 25, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) was a Hollywood film industry lyricist and composer. Mitchell is best known for his collaborations with Lew Pollack on movie scores at Twentieth Century Fox in the 1930s and 1940s. Together with Louis Alter, Mitchell was nominated for an Oscar in 1937 for the song " A Melody from the Sky" which was in the 1936 motion picture '' The Trail of the Lonesome Pine''. He contributed several songs to the film '' Sitting on the Moon'' (1936). His work continues to be featured to the present day. He also served as a screenwriter for three movies. Filmography * '' Umpa'' (1933, screenplay and story) External links * Sidney D. Mitchell recordingsat the Discography of American Historical Recordings The Discography of American Historical Recordings (DAHR) is a database catalog of master recordings made by American record companies during the 78rpm era. The 78rpm era was the ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
