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Oh, Lady Be Good!

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'"Oh, Lady Be Good!"' is a 1924 song by George and Ira Gershwin. 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. The song was also performed by the chorus in the film 'Lady Be Good' (1941), although the film is unrelated to the musical.

Recordings in 1925 were by Paul Whiteman, Carl Fenton, and Cliff Edwards. A 1947 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' (1959), it was sung as a ballad arranged by Nelson Riddle.

Recorded versions



* Rob Agerbeek 'Three of a Kind' (1998)

* Fred Astaire rec. December 1952 'The Astaire Story'

* Count Basie rec. February 4, 1939 (Decca)

* Buck and Bubbles rec. December 26, 1933 (Columbia)

* Kenny Burrell - rec. August 25, 1959 - 'On View at the Five Spot Cafe' (Blue Note)

* Joe Carroll 'The Man with the Happy Sound' (1962)

* Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards rec. January 2, 1925

* Carl Fenton and His Orchestra recorded on December 11, 1924 (Brunswick)

* Ella Fitzgerald with Bob Haggart (1947)

* Ella Fitzgerald rec. 1959 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook'

* Benny Goodman Trio rec. April 27, 1936 as the Bside of China Boy (Victor)[http://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/25333#tracks 78 RPM Record, Artist:Benny Goodman Trio] Tracklist

* The Gordons with Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith rec. April 17, 1957

* Jack Hylton and his Orchestra rec. March 29, 1926

* Buddy Lee with the GiltEdged Four rec. May 17, 1926 (Columbia)

* Charlie Parker and Lester Young for Jazz at the Philharmonic, January 28, 1946

* Dianne Reeves 'We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song' (2007)

* Slim & Slam rec. May 3, 1938 (Vocalion)

* Mel Torm and Buddy Rich 'Together Again: For the First Time' (1978)

* Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra rec. December 29, 1924 (Victor)

* John Wilson Orchestra Gershwin in Hollywood, live at the Royal Albert Hall (2016)

* Django Reinhardt- Django Reinhardt swing de Paris 4 CD set (2003)

See also



*List of 1920s jazz standards

References




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