1924 in jazz
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Events
- February 12: Paul Whiteman brings jazz to the concert stage, at Aeolian Hall in New York City. The concert includes such jazz tunes as Livery Stable Blues, and was the premier of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.[1]
- September: Louis Armstrong, having left King Oliver's band in Chicago, joins Fletcher Henderson's band in New York City. His new style of jazz playing greatly influences the style of other New York musicians such as Coleman Hawkins and Duke Ellington.[2]
Standards
- 1924 – "Everybody Loves My Baby" is a song composed by Spencer Williams with lyrics by Jack Palmer.[3] It was introduced by Clarence Williams and His Blue Five, with Louis Armstrong on trumpet.[4] Armstrong also recorded the song with the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra later in 1924; the take marked Armstrong's first vocal recording.[5] The song is also known as "Everybody Loves My Baby, but My Baby Don't Love Nobody but Me".[4]
- 1924 – "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp of Savannah)"[6] is a song composed by Milton Ager with lyrics by Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow and Jack Yellen. It was introduced by Frances Williams in the Broadway musical Innocent Eyes.[7] Hit recordings were made by Dolly Kay, Margaret Young and Herb Wiedoeft and His Orchestra.[8] Ella Fitzgerald sang it in the 1955 film Pete Kelly's Blues.[8]
- 1924 – "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?"[9] is a song by vaudeville duo Gene Austin and Roy Bergere. It became popular in 1924 with the recordings of blues singers Rosa Henderson and Viola McCoy.[10] Marion Harris recorded a hit version in 1924.[11] The song enjoyed a revival in 1954 after Bill Krenz's recording.[11]
- 1924 – "King Porter Stomp"[12] is a ragtime composition by Jelly Roll Morton, originally recorded as a piano solo. Lyrics were later added by Sonny Burke and Sid Robin. Morton claimed to have originally written the tune in 1902.[13] It was named after pianist Porter King, and there is a rumor that Morton consulted ragtime pianist Scott Joplin about the composition.[14] It became a hit when Benny Goodman and his orchestra recorded Fletcher Henderson's arrangement of it in 1935.[13][15] The chord progression from the first strain has been used in numerous other jazz compositions and is commonly known as the Stomp progression.
- 1924 – "The Man I Love"[16] is a ballad composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Originally written for the Broadway musical Lady, Be Good (1924), and then meant to be included in Strike Up the Band (1927) and Rosalie (1928), the song was dropped from all three musicals before the show opened. Marion Harris's 1928 recording helped popularize the song, and it has become one of the most recorded jazz standards.[17]
- 1924 – "Oh, Lady Be Good!"[16][18] is a show tune from the musical Lady, Be Good, composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Introduced on stage by Walter Catlett, the song became later identified with Ella Fitzgerald after her 1947 recording containing a scat solo.[18] Lester Young's influential and much-imitated tenor saxophone solo on Count Basie's 1936 recording has been cited as a "crowning achievement"[19] and "the best solo [Young] ever recorded".[20]
- 1924 – "Riverboat Shuffle"[21] is a jazz composition by Hoagy Carmichael. Introduced by Bix Beiderbecke and The Wolverines, it was Carmichael's first published composition.[22] Publisher Irving Mills and The Wolverines pianist Dick Voynow were added to the credits on publication.[23] Mitchell Parish wrote lyrics for it in 1939.[23] Carmichael originally wanted to call the tune "Free Wheeling", but band members disliked the name and renamed it.[24] Paul Whiteman recorded the tune in 1927 with Beiderbecke and Carmichael.[23]
- 1924 – "Somebody Loves Me"[25][26] is a show tune from George White's Scandals of 1924, composed by George Gershwin and Emilia Renaud with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. It was introduced by Winnie Lightner on stage, and Paul Whiteman's 1924 recording was a number one hit. After the initial success as a popular song, the song became more often played by jazz artists. Nat King Cole and Peggy Lee recorded popular cross-over versions in the 1940s.[27]
Births
- April 16 - Henry Mancini
References
- ^ Ward, Geoffrey C., "Jazz: a history of America's music." Knopf, 2000. Pages 99-100. ISBN 0-679-44551-X
- ^ Ward, Geoffrey C., "Jazz: a history of America's music." Knopf, 2000. Page 112, 115. ISBN 0-679-44551-X
- ^ "Everybody Loves My Baby". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b Shaw 1989, p. 149
- ^ Nollen 2004, p. 24
- ^ The Real Book, Volume III, p. 138
- ^ Jasen 2003, p. 4
- ^ a b Jasen 2002, p. 70
- ^ "How Come You Do Me Like You Do?". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ Tucker 1995, p. 174
- ^ a b Jasen 2002, p. 78
- ^ "King Porter Stomp". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b Giddins 2000, p. 517
- ^ Jasen 2007, p. 122
- ^ Schuller 1991, p. 21
- ^ a b Listed in The Real Jazz Book
- ^ "The Man I Love". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Oh, Lady be Good!". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ Schuller 1991, p. 230
- ^ Oliphant 1996, pp. 118–119
- ^ "Riverboat Shuffle". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ Bogdanov, Woodstra & Erlewine 2002, p. 201
- ^ a b c Jasen 2003, p. 66
- ^ Sudhalter 2003, p. 70
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
The Real Vocal Bookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Real Book, Volume I, p. 369
- ^ "Somebody Loves Me". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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