"I've Found a New Baby", also known as "I Found a New Baby", is a
popular song
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written by
Jack Palmer and
Spencer Williams
Spencer Williams (October 14, 1889 – July 14, 1965) was an American jazz and popular music composer, pianist, and singer. He is best known for his hit songs " Basin Street Blues", " I Ain't Got Nobody", " Royal Garden Blues", " I've Found a Ne ...
. It was introduced by
Clarence Williams' Blue Five in 1926 and has since been recorded by many artists, making it a popular
jazz standard
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.
[Jeremy Wilson]
I've Found a New Baby
overview at ''jazzstandards.com'' - retrieved on 20 May 2009 Popular versions in 1926 were by
Ted Lewis and by
Ethel Waters
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.
Sidney Bechet
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and his New Orleans Feetwarmers recorded a notable version September 15, 1932,
Bing Crosby
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recorded the song on September 5, 1945 with
Eddie Heywood
Edward Heywood Jr. (December 4, 1915 – January 3, 1989) was an American jazz pianist particularly active in the 1940s and 1950s.
Biography
Heywood was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. His father, Eddie Heywood Sr., was also a jazz mu ...
and
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American musician and actor. He performed jazz, pop, rock and roll, folk, swing, and country music.
He started his career as a songwriter for Connie Fran ...
included the song in his album ''
Winners
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'' (1960).
Spencer Williams and Palmer had collaborated in 1924 on the hit song "
Everybody Loves My Baby, but My Baby Don't Love Nobody but Me", and Williams had a hit in 1919 with "
Royal Garden Blues
"Royal Garden Blues" is a blues song composed by Clarence Williams and Spencer Williams in 1919. Popularized in jazz by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band, ". All three songs have become standards, and "I've Found a New Baby" is included in the repertoire of almost every traditional jazz band.
Charlie Christian
Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist.
Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained nat ...
's
guitar solo
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on "I've Found a New Baby" with the
Benny Goodman
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From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His conce ...
Orchestra in 1940 is considered one of the most influential solos recorded by the guitarist.
A "roaring version" of the song is included on
Sonny Rollins
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' 1958 album ''
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders''.
References
See also
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List of 1920s jazz standards
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are widely known, performed and recorded by jazz artists as part of the genre's musical repertoire. This list includes compositions written in the 1920s that are considered standards by at least one m ...
1926 songs
1920s jazz standards
Songs written by Spencer Williams
Songs written by Jack Palmer (composer)
Benny Goodman songs
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