1930 List of 1930s jazz standards

george gershwin s songs have gained lasting popularity among both jazz , pop audiences. among standards composed him man love (1924), embraceable (1930), got rhythm (1930) , summertime (1935).




body , soul song composed johnny green lyrics frank eyton, edward heyman , robert sour. song used in successful broadway revue 3 s crowd , became instant hit, despite being banned radio year sexually suggestive lyrics. first jazz recording louis armstrong in 1930. coleman hawkins s 1939 recording consisted of 3 minutes of improvisation on song s chord progression passing references melody. hawkins s rendition first purely jazz recording became commercial hit , inducted grammy hall of fame in 1973. song recorded jazz standard of time.
not me introduced ginger rogers in broadway musical girl crazy. composed george gershwin lyrics ira gershwin. song failed achieve significant pop success, charting once in 1942. however, became popular in jazz world, female vocalists.
confessin composed ellis reynolds , doc daugherty, lyrics al j. neiburg. louis armstrong recorded in 1930, , rudy vallée , guy lombardo both made charts versions same year. saxophonist lester young recorded several times during career. country singer frank ifield had number 1 hit song in united kingdom in 1963. song known m confessin (that love you) .
embraceable composed george gershwin unfinished operetta east west in 1928. became big hit after ginger rogers introduced in broadway musical girl crazy. lyrics written ira gershwin. billie holiday s 1944 recording inducted grammy hall of fame in 2005.
sung harry richman , gertrude lawrence in broadway show lew leslie s international revue. composed jimmy mchugh lyrics dorothy fields. louis armstrong recorded first jazz version in 1930. benny goodman s 1936 recording, sung lionel hampton, revived interest in song; following year recorded count basie , quintette du hot club de france.
georgia on mind song composed hoagy carmichael lyrics stuart gorrell. bix beiderbecke played cornet on carmichael s original 1930 recording. frankie trumbauer recorded first hit version of song in 1931. ray charles s version on genius hits road (1960) number 1 hit, won 2 grammy awards , considered definitive version of song. song designated state song of georgia in 1979.
got rhythm composed george gershwin broadway musical girl crazy, lyrics ira gershwin. first-timer ethel merman s performance on girl crazy stole limelight leading lady ginger rogers. song s chord progression has been used in countless jazz compositions, , commonly known rhythm changes . george gershwin s last concert composition, variations on got rhythm based on song.
love sale song cole porter s broadway musical new yorkers. prostitution-themed lyrics considered bad taste @ time, , song banned radio. ban, however, increased song s popularity. porter himself pleased not sung on air. in original musical song first sung kathryn crawford , later elizabeth welch. song took time catch on jazz standard, possibly because 72 measures long. when sidney bechet recorded in 1947, song not yet regular jazz number.
memories of first appeared in musical revue blackbirds of 1930. composed eubie blake , lyrics written andy razaf. introduced minto cato on broadway , first recording made ethel waters in 1930. louis armstrong s 1930 recording lionel hampton s debut performance vibraphonist , rose number 18 on charts. hampton later recorded tune again benny goodman s orchestra; version has made song popular clarinet number.
mood indigo jazz song composed barney bigard , duke ellington, lyrics irving mills. bigard has admitted borrowing parts of song composition called dreamy blues teacher lorenzo tio. lyrics written mitchell parish, sold them mills s publishing company fixed price. when song became hit, parish therefore left without royalties. ellington s 1930 recording inducted grammy hall of fame in 1975.
on sunny side of street written composer jimmy mchugh , lyricist dorothy fields broadway musical lew leslie s international revue. harry richman sang in original revue. although musical flop, on sunny side of street became instantly popular. richman , ted lewis charted in 1930, , louis armstrong recorded version in 1934. song readily associated armstrong today. tommy dorsey , jo stafford both brought song charts in 1945. jeremy wilson argues song may have been composed fats waller, sold rights it.




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