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Oh, Lady Be Good!
Original show tune by George & Ira Gershwin; from the musical "Lady, Be Good!"
"Oh, Lady Be Good!" is a song by George and Ira Gershwin.[1] It was introduced by Walter Catlett in the Broadway musical Lady, Be Good! written by Guy Bolton, Fred Thompson, and the Gershwin brothers and starring Fred and Adele Astaire.
Oh lady be good chords Find sources: "Oh, Lady Be Good! Don't have an account? Email required; will not be published. Basie — well, what do you say?The song was also performed by the chorus in the film Lady Be Good (), although the film is unrelated to the musical.
Recordings in were by Paul Whiteman, Carl Fenton, and Cliff Edwards.[2] A recording of the song became a hit for Ella Fitzgerald, notable for her scat solo. For her album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (), it was sung as a ballad arranged by Nelson Riddle.
Recorded versions
- Carl Fenton and His Orchestra – recorded on December 11, (Brunswick)[3]
- Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra – rec.Oh lady be good paul whiteman biography Lyricist Jo Trent is the co-author. We know from descriptions of his live performances and jam sessions that his invention knew no bounds and that he could take a tune for as long a walk as he wished. His popularity faded in the swing music era of the middle s, and by the s Whiteman was semi-retired from music. What Love Has Done to Me!
December 29, (Victor)
- Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards – rec. January 2, [4]
- Jack Hylton and his Orchestra – rec. March 29,
- Buddy Lee with the Gilt–Edged Four – rec. May 17, (Columbia)
- Buck and Bubbles – rec.Lady be good Whiteman appeared as himself and good-naturedly kidded his weight and his dancing skills. All five men had just played together in Chicago in public three days before as part of a new band organised by Count Basie , then still at the beginning of his long and celebrated career. Slim Gaillard Trio. His later years, though fogged by alcohol and drugs, show much intermittent brilliance this is the period in which Geoff Dyer sets the chapter on Lester in his fine reimagination But beautiful: a book about jazz.
December 26, (Columbia)
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- Red Norvo and His Swing Sextet – (Mar 16, )
- Benny Goodman Trio – rec. April 27, [4] as the B–side of China Boy (Victor)[5]
- Jones-Smith Incorporated (feat. Lester Young and Count Basie) - rec. October 9, - released as Vocalion , matrix C
- Slim & Slam – rec.
May 3, (Vocalion)
- Count Basie – rec.Oh lady be good lyrics Erroll Garner Trio. A highlight was a concert rendition of Rhapsody in Blue. Dizzy Gillespie Sextet. In one way this is frustrating.
February 4, (Decca)
- Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - rec. August 27, - from the short Artie Shaw's Symphony In Swing () - released as Bluebird BA, matrix
- Charlie Parker and Lester Young for Jazz at the Philharmonic, January 28, [4]
- Ella Fitzgerald – with Bob Haggart ()[4]
- Fred Astaire – rec.
December – The Astaire Story
- The Gordons with Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith – rec. April 17,
- Ella Fitzgerald – rec. – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook[4]
- Kenny Burrell – rec. August 25, – On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Blue Note)
- Joe Carroll – The Man with the Happy Sound ()
- Mel Tormé and Buddy Rich – Together Again: For the First Time ()
- Rob Agerbeek – Three of a Kind ()
- Dianne Reeves – We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song ()
- BBC Concert Orchestra – The Age of Swing ()
- John Wilson Orchestra– Gershwin in Hollywood, live at the Royal Albert Hall ()
- Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra – with William Edwards – Take Me to the Rag Time Dance ()