1920–1923 List of 1920s jazz standards

1920 – avalon song written al jolson, buddy desylva , vincent rose. jolson introduced song, taking number 2 on charts in 1921, , used in musicals sinbad , bombo. song possibly written rose, jolson s popularity performer allowed him claim co-credit. opening melody taken giacomo puccini s aria e lucevan le stelle opera tosca, , composers sued puccini s publishers in 1921 $25,000 , subsequent royalties.
1920 – margie song composed con conrad , j. russel robinson lyrics benny davis. introduced original dixieland jazz band , popularized eddie cantor s 1921 recording. song 1 of first hits both conrad , davis, , later used in films margie (1946) , eddie cantor story (1954). name inspired cantor s five-year-old daughter. song known little margie .
1921 – sheik of araby song composed ted snyder lyrics harry b. smith , francis wheeler. written in response popularity of rudolph valentino film sheik. club royal orchestra introduced song on first recording in 1921. 2 recordings of trombonist jack teagarden have been cited big influence song s standard status.
1922 – bugle call rag ragtime song billy meyers, jack pettis , elmer schoebel. first recorded friar s society orchestra (later new orleans rhythm kings) , popularized benny goodman , glenn miller in 1930s. duke ellington based 1939 composition sergeant shy on song. original recording of song titled bugle call blues .
1922 – china boy song phil boutelje , dick winfree. popularized paul whiteman s 1929 recording featuring solo bix beiderbecke. 1927 recording mckenzie , condon s chicagoans defined sound of chicago style jazz. benny goodman s 1935 recording revived interest in song, , performed in goodman s carnegie hall concert in 1938.
1922 – farewell blues jazz composition paul mares, leon roppolo , elmer schoebel of friar s society orchestra. used band s theme music, , performances @ friar s inn influenced several younger white jazzmen, such bud freeman , jimmy mcpartland. isham jones , orchestra had hit tune in 1923.
1922 – wish shimmy sister kate jazz composition words , lyrics armand j. piron. published in 1922 copyright assigned publishing house of clarence williams. song promoted through numerous instrumental recordings different labels original memphis 5 under usual name , cotton pickers. accompanied african american singer leona williams named dixie band. clarence williams himself recorded song playing solo piano accompaniment wife eva taylor. song revived in 1939 recording muggsy spanier , ragtime band vocal chorus george brunies, established status standard.
1923 – charleston jazz orchestration charleston dance, composed james p. johnson lyrics cecil mack. introduced elisabeth welch in 1923 broadway musical runnin wild, success brought charleston dance international popularity. johnson s original rhythmic accompaniment inspired several later songs, many of used word charleston in title. song played in 1946 film s wonderful life, james stewart , donna reed, @ dance scene. featured production number in 1950 film tea two. featured on episode of 1970s sitcom brady bunch.
1923 – tin roof blues jazz composition george brunies, paul mares, ben pollack, leon roppolo , mel stitzel of new orleans rhythm kings. band first recorded tune in 1923, , became major influence later jazz groups. 1 of new orleans jazz pieces played. jo stafford s 1953 hit make love me used tune s music added lyrics.




^ real book, volume ii, p. 25
^ listed in real vocal book
^ tyle, chris. avalon (1920) . jazzstandards.com. retrieved 19 august 2009. 
^ ruhlmann 2004, p. 42
^ furia & lasser 2006, p. 24
^ kenrick, john (2003). al jolson: biography . musicals101.com. retrieved 26 november 2009. 
^ margie . jazzstandards.com. retrieved 20 february 2009. 
^ shaw 1989, pp. 106–107
^ sheik of araby . jazzstandards.com. retrieved 20 february 2009. 
^ brooks & spottswood 2004, p. 407
^ bugle call rag . jazzstandards.com. retrieved 20 february 2009. 
^ tucker & ellington 1995, p. 407
^ china boy . jazzstandards.com. retrieved 20 february 2009. 
^ kernfeld 1995, pp. 40–41
^ farewell blues . jazzstandards.com. retrieved 20 february 2009. 
^ jasen 2003, p. 358
^ lichtenstein & dankner 1993, p. 60
^ kenney 1993, p. 100
^ jasen 2002, p. 57
^ wish shimmy sister kate sheet music tulane university digital library; louisiana sheet music
^ chilton, john. 1990. sleeve notes jazz classics in digital stereo: muggsy spanier 1931 , 1939. bbc reb 687
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^ jasen 2003, pp. 73–74
^ phillips 2002, p. 86
^ studwell 1994, p. 117
^ jazz standards songs , instrumentals (tin roof blues) . jazzstandards.com. retrieved 17 august 2009. 
^ charters 2008, pp. 198–199
^ kernfeld 1995, p. 7
^ tin roof blues – 1923 – new orleans rhythm kings . basinstreet.com. archived original on 25 november 2009. retrieved 20 august 2009.