with Ray Brown, Bass; Larry Fuller, piano & The Arrangement Details Tab gives you detailed information about this particular arrangement of Oh, Lady Be Good - not necessarily the song. ist ein Song von George Gershwin (Musik) und Ira Gershwin (Text) aus dem Jahr 1924. Dee Dee Bridgewater } The plot, which is far too complicated and melodramatic to render in anything close to its entirety, presents a character named Jack who was supposedly murdered in Mexico but somehow shows up in New York trying to inherit a large estate claimed by a Mexican in the name of his sister on the grounds that she had married the murdered character while vacationing south of the border. repotes Remi Magnanimi 0:10AAt times, Basie begins to show traces of a stride foundation in his left hand. The Preludes. This recording of "Oh, Lady Be Good!" body { ), 1990, 2009 & 2012 It was quickly absorbed into everyday speech as well as more esoteric literary language. when he starred in the original 1924 production, he claims that George Gershwin "never dreamed" of his song as a jazz song. Kathleen Riley in her biography of the Astaires (Fred and Adele) elaborates on the show's contemporary qualities and provides Fred's own sense of the show's modernism. (Please complete or pause one Oh, Lady Be Good The Man I Love Trav'lin Light You're Laughing At Me The Rodgers And Hart Songbook Volume 2 Bewitched Blue Moon I Could Write A Book Torch Songs - Disc 1 Misty Torch Songs - Disc 2 But Not For Me Verve Remixed Wait Till You See Him (De-Phazz Remix) Verve Remixed 2 Slap that bass (Miguel Migs Petalpusher Remix) Verve Remixed 4 George Gershwin. Even though changes taking place in the American musical theater were making it modern in several profound senses, the influence of the past was still deeply felt on Broadway. An Intimate Portrait } Music-Video: An Autobiography Artie Shaw and his Orchestra. background-color: #FBECD5; Stream songs including "Grand Fantasy on Porgy and Bess: Introduction -", "Grand Fantasy on Porgy and Bess: I. Jasbo Brown Blues -" and more. The song was also performed by the chorus in the film Lady Be Good (1941), although the film is unrelated to the musical. The chord changes and form of this tune have been used as the basis of countless jam session and jump tunes. video before starting another. Love Walked In. His phrases are inflected with notes from the blues. 126-127, hard-cover, Ed.). Writing of the show's title song, the sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who in 1929, had sculpted a brooding, modernist bust of Geroge Gershwin, commented how the Gershwin brothers had the "rare gift of being able to transfix in such a slender song as "Oh, Lady, Be Good!" As far back as that, they had dreamed out loud to each other about how great it would be if some day George created a show that would star Fred and his sister. Its chord progression, known as the "rhythm changes", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's bebop standard "Anthropology (Thrivin' on a Riff)" so Mr. Bullington lay on his back like an ape It was also the year that George and Ira took up writing as a team on a permanent basis. 1:01BYoung begins to build intensity by starting phrases with accented, scooped notes. The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire The Gershwins' Lady, Be Good, whose plot was still, in the words of Wilfred Sheed, "simpleminded" and a long way from what would come later in the decade (Sheed, p. 61), was one of the few shows, and certainly the most successful, that could claim to be on some level a modern musical comedy. 1 Der Song; 2 Wirkungsgeschichte; 3 Literatur; 4 Einzelnachweise; Der Song. Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and sometime clarinetist. 2:00Young's last phrase bids us a bluesy farewell. 78 rpm. Blues In The Night. High-Quality and Interactive, Transpose it in any key, change the tempo, easy play & practice. Coming to prominence while a member of … 1:22AYoung's second chorus begins higher in pitch, and adds faster rhythmic values. by the Carl Fenton Orchestra was made during the same month, Dec. 1924, that the show, (The best plot summary including placement of songs is found in Michael Feinstein's book. Qty * $1.99. Fred Astaire with the Jazz at the Philharmonic All Stars album: The Genius of Lester Young, Notes: Lester Young - Tenor Sax; Carl "Tatti" Smith - Trumpet; Count Basie - Piano; Freddie Green - Rhythm Guitar; Walter Page - Bass; Jo Jones - Drums 13. . Fred and Adele Astaire in 1921. 2:24BSmith's solo and Young's syncopated riff figure tangle in a complex polyrhythmic interaction. And Kessel and Herb Ellis in a guitar duet -- c. 1994: body { Ambulatory Suite . ), More Performances of "Oh, Lady Be Good!" A later performance (2009) includes album personel Jessica Molaskey, Rebecca Kilgore (vocals); Aaron Weinstein (violin); Harry Allen (tenor saxophone); Larry Fuller (piano); Tony Tedesco (drums), Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli (guitars) Martin Pizzarelli, bass, etc. Ruby Braff cornet, Barney Kessel guitar, Red Norvo on (borrowed) vibes, Philip Furia and Michael Lasser elaborate on the significance of Ira's title clause, "Lady Be Good," which of course is key to the titles of both song and show. The Astaires also recorded the song on April 19, 1926 in London with George Gershwin on the piano (English Columbia 3968 or 8969). body { as sung by Ella Fitzgerald on the album The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, as well as on the album: "Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Digital Sheet Music - View Online and Print On-Demand. The first interracial group to appear regularly in public, this outlet gave BG an opportunity to stretch out and interact with his peers. got its final title from the song "Oh, Lady, Be Good" and not the other way around, which was commonly the case with title songs. 2:55AWith a sudden increase in volume, the two horns and the drums re-enter for a climactic final chorus. } She also recorded it for the Norman Granz/Nelson Riddle Gershwin Songbook album of January, 1959, which is a "true ballad" performance that includes the brooding verse. background-color: #FBECD5; New York: Doubleday, 4. 2006, Edward Jablonski album: Oscar Peterson & Fred Astaire: The Complete Norman Granz Sessions, Notes: Originally this album was published under the title The Fred Astaire Story. 13. sheet music. Add to Cart. background-color: #FBECD5; On July 13, 1935, the Benny Goodman Trio debuted (featuring drummer Gene Krupa and pianist Teddy Wilson) and 13 months later vibraphonist Lionel Hampton made the unit a quartet. 15. Most of the ten compositions written by George Gershwin have been covered numerous times on jazz recordings, so finding fresh approaches to them is a great challenge. 113 - Happy Birthday, George! 1:32ABeginning with a scooped note, Young creates polyrhythms from a short phrase. body { video before starting another. New York: Harper & Brothers And Ira's lyrics, perfectly cadenced to the complicated music and brilliantly rhymed, gave it a finish of worldly sophistication. Other songs written for Lady, Be Good currently included in the Cafe Songbook (Please complete or pause one on the album Pizzarelli Party. Watty tries to get Susie Trevor to impersonate the Mexican's sister to help in securing his new client's share. the timely yet timeless image of an era, poignant still." Berkeley: Univ. Not bad! } } But of the two it’s ‘Oh! Submit comments on songs, songwriters, performers, etc. The Astaires: Fred & Adele Licensed to Virtual Sheet Music® by Hal Leonard® publishing company. Ezra Pound wrote in his #74 of his Pisan Cantos, Oedipus. . would be considered flimsy in comparison to later shows that featured songs that were truly Carl "Tatti" Smith, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor saxophone; Count Basie, piano; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums. Composed by: George Gershwin. (All Record/Video Cabinet entries Number of Pages: 4. ." believe that the composer was trying to introduce jazz to Broadway in his 1924 show Lady Be Good. } Music-Video: same track as on album above Such content is used under the rules of fair use to further the educational objectives of CafeSongbook.com. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2015 CD release of Oh! became the "definitive male invocation" of the decade in the words of the British critic Benny Green. a pull-out-the-stops" performance that remains one of her most popular efforts. 2008 shown), Walter Rimler Lester Young with Count Basie These even included productions with scores by the likes of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, Vincent Youmans, Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake. side 1: Begin the Beguine; side 2: Oh, Lady Be Good (Victor 20-1551), from the album, Up Swing (RCA Victor P 146). Lady Be Good" with his right hand. It is difficult to follow the recording history of "Oh, Lady Be Good!" If you are interested in this sheet music please send us a message using the contact form or drop us by email at boogie_woogie_transcriptions@yahoo.com. Whether or not Susie complies will determine if the lady will be "good" or not -- where "good" can mean either good or bad depending on which character is using the term. personnel: Carl "Tatti" Smith, trumpet; Lester Young, tenor saxophone; Count Basie, piano; Walter Page, bass; Jo Jones, drums. The show featured four such stars: comic Walter Catlett, Cliff Edwards (otherwise know as Ukulele Ike, an enormously popular vaudevillian), and, mirabile dictu, Fred and Adele Astaire, who were then still relatively unknown. . . ), © 2009-2018 by CafeSongbook.com -- All Rights Reserved, Two Twenty-First Century Live Performances. Can't Help Singin' The American Musical on Stage and Screen. She had learned it from a piece of actual sheet music she had found in the lining of the case. Miss Astaire in the new piece is as charming and entertaining a musical comedy actress as the town has seen on display in many a moon. . Steps in Time: (Please complete or pause one Listen to my tale of woe It's terribly sad but true All dressed up, no place to go Each evening I'm awfully blue I must win some handsome guy Can't go on like this I could blossom out I know With somebody just like you, so Oh, sweet and lovely Lady be good Oh lady be good to me I am so awfully misunderstood So lady be good, to me Oh, please have some pity I'm all alone in this big city I tell you I'm just A lonesome … Fred Astaire was crazy about the music in the show right from his first hearing, but years later confirmed a commonly held view of the nature of the story by stating in his autobiography Steps in Time: "What the plot of Lady, Be Good! was named for the song "Oh, Lady Be Good" and not the other way around. Chords, lead sheets and lyrics may be included. Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today) 10. Music-Video: Coleman Hawkins CafeSongbook.com makes no claims to rights of any kind in this content or the sources from which it comes. New York Voices is the Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble renowned for their excellence in jazz and the art of group singing. album: Rhythms of the Heart, Notes: "Violinist Regina Carter's able to cover ample stylistic terrain without any sense of a tourist's itinerary. ), 1974 which quickly dissipated their doubts. album: Jazz at the Philharmonic, Notes: Producer-impresario Norman Granz presents Jazz At The Philharmonic (Los Angeles, January 28, 1946) featuring Charlie Parker's first recording for Verve. Credits for Videomakers of videos used on this page: Borrowed material (text): The sources of all quoted and paraphrased text are cited. Not the arrangement you were looking for? Catalog of The Great American Songbook: 2. Behind him, Basie plays chords on the beat. bookmusical, what later became known as the musical comedy, the form that dominated American musical theater for the remainder of the century. Gerald Mast. body { Gioia's account of the song's performance history acknowledges the big bands "hard-swinging" versions but emphasizes the small combos from the mid-thirties as the basis for the song's eventual mantle of jazz standard. They with "their originality and excellence, their complexity and sophistication in rhythm, harmony and lyric writing raised musical comedy to new heights. Digital Sheet Music - View Online and Print On-Demand. fulfilled that dream being the show that truly made them, songwriter and performers alike, stars. (The best plot summary including placement of songs is found in Michael Feinstein's book The Gershwins and Me: A Personal History in Twelve Songs -- pp. Regina Carter recorded "Oh, Lady, Be Good" either iTunes/LinkShare or Amazon.com). } } New York: It was merely a musical comedy number designed to further the plot. On Sale! Oh, Lady, Be Good! Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me. with topical themes (like bootlegging) and topical settings (from a Long Island mansion to the wild west), small casts, amiable jokes, flippant themes, Astaire dancing, and songs, songs, songs" (Mast, p. 76). Music-Video: Er wurde für das Broadway-Musical Lady, Be Good geschrieben. Music-Video: same track as on album shown above Thomas also quotes the New York Times review of Lady, Be Good, which demonstrates the relative status of Adele and Fred near the beginning of their careers: When she [Adele] left [New York for London] she was a graceful dancer--and she has returned not only with all her glorious grace but as a first-rate comedienne in her own right. video before starting another. would feel that the 1924 show was not much more than a conventional revue. George Wein piano, Larry Ridley bass and Don Lamond drums. video before starting another. Lead … This particular album includes classic American love songs form 1920 to 1950. background-color: #FBECD5; (Please complete or pause one search-form. Instrumental Part in F Major. 1924 body { Lady, Be Good! ), 1946 and liked it so much, they decided to switch out
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