#Vincent Youmans

[jazzdailyblog]

Ira Gershwin: The Poet of the American Songbook

Introduction: Ira Gershwin, the lyricist behind some of the most iconic songs in American music history, stands as a towering figure in the world of popular song and musical theater. As the elder brother and frequent collaborator of composer George Gershwin, Ira contributed the words to some of the most enduring standards of the 20th century. His wit, elegance, and inventive rhymes shaped the…

[virtigore]

[oldisnewradio]

Liza!!!

Known for her belting, I think she is one of our best ballad singers! This Week on Everything Old Is New Again Radio Show's March 10th & 13th broadcasts, we feature the music of Liza Minnelli ("Softly, Slowly" - a broadcast of ballads)

Some of the ballads from her career that we will hear: *You Are For Loving *Charles Aznavour's Quiet Love *More Than You Know (Vincent Youmans / Billy Rose / Edward Eliscu) of course, *A Quiet Thing and *Spring Is Here And MORE!

Visit www.oldisnew.org for more info!

EverythingOldIsNewAgainRadioShow #45thYear #PopStandards #GreatAmericanSongbook #Jazz #Showtunes #Cabaret #broadway

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 9.27

Beer Birthdays

Samuel Adams (1722)

Eberhard Anheuser (1806)

Carl Adolf Riebeck (1821)

Conrad Seipp (1825)

Charles L. Centlivre (1827)

Louis Alphonse Centlivre (1857)

Frank D. Yuengling (1876)

David Farnsworth (1927)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Randy Bachman; rock guitarist, singer (1943)

Wilford Brimley; actor (1934)

Thomas Nast; cartoonist (1840)

Bud Powell; jazz pianist (1924)

Jim Thompson; writer (1906)

Famous Birthdays

Henri Frederic Amiel; Swiss writer (1821)

Harry Blackstone; magician (1885)

Shaun Cassidy; pop singer (1958)

William Conrad; actor (1920)

Don Cornelius; "Soul Train" television show host (1936)

George Cruikshank; illustrator (1792)

Cassandra Cruz; adult actress (1982)

Cytherea; adult actress (1981)

Cosimo de' Medici; merchant prince (1389)

Greg Ham; rock woodwind player, keyboardist (1953)

Dillon Harper; adult actress (1991)

Avril Lavigne; rock singer (1984)

Marc Maron; comedian (1963)

Meat Loaf; rock singer (1947)

Jayne Meadows; actor (1920)

Greg Morris; actor (1933)

Don Nix; baritone saxophonist (1941)

Gwyneth Paltrow; actress (1972)

Arthur Penn; film director (1922)

Mike Schmidt; Philadelphia Phillies 3B (1949)

Jim Shooter; comic book writer, artist (1951)

Top Cat; cartoon character (1961)

Lil Wayne; rapper (1982)

Vincent Youmans; songwriter (1898)

[cdbrainrecords]

Lee Wiley - Lee Wiley Sings Vincent Youmans & Irving Berlin (LP, Comp, Mono)

Vinyl(VG++) Sleeve(VG) Insert(VG++) Obi(missing) // missing Obi 帯なし / No scratches on Vinyl, VG+ or better. in great shape / / Sleeve has foxing. ジャケットにシミ / コンディション　盤 : Very Good Plus (VG+) コンディション　ジャケット : Very Good (VG) コンディションの表記について　  [ M > M- > VG+ > VG > G+ > G > F > P ] レーベル : CBS/Sony – 20AP 1496 フォーマット : Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono 生産国 : Japan 発売年 : 21 Nov 1979 ジャンル : Jazz スタイル…

[robertbrancatelli]

"Tea for Two"

“Tea for Two,” the iconic song from the Broadway musical, No, No, Nanette, was published one hundred years ago on June 10, 1924. It was composed by Vincent Youmans with lyrics by Irving Caesar (see “Tea for Two“). In the duet, a young couple considers marriage. The man, Tom, wants to marry right away but his girlfriend, Nanette, would rather wait and have some fun first. That fun takes place in…

[scorpionrosestudio]

Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra ‎– Music of Vincent Youmans Album Art

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11/24 おはようございます。Ralph Towner / Blue Sun ECM1250 等更新しました。

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[johnosterhagenmusic]

"Tea for Two" written in 1924 by composer Vincent Youmans and lyricist Irving Caesar for the broadway show "No, No, Nanette." It became the biggest hit of the show and of Youman's career in general. I particularly love this song because it was sung in the 1975 documentary "Grey Gardens" by Big Edie Beale in quite a stunning rendition! Here it is sung by my dear friend Kerry Kincannon who recently visited me in my home and we recorded this on the fly. I have been wanting to sit and play songs with her for such a long time! It was a great experience and we're sure to do it together again. This is just a great song and I'm pleased to post it here for it's (almost) centennial!

[theloniousbach]

ALMOST COUCH TOUR: BILL CHARLAP with Peter Washington and Kenny Washington, SMOKE JAZZ CLUB, 27 JANUARY 2023, 9 pm set

This was a can’t miss run anyway, but I had hopes of watching it with my Toledo friend. Unfortunately, as happens, he was called away, but good old Smoke Screens, they call it, stay live for 3 days. So even though we got the Friday night one, it wasn an easy matter to watch on Sunday afternoon.

Can’t miss—because all three are about as good as it gets and their long-standing partnership makes them together more than their considerable parts.

Can’t miss—because of BILL CHARLAP’s vast knowledge of the Great American Song Book repertoire.

Can’t miss—because he has been one of my favorite pianists, the first one I saw at Jazz St Louis.

But, of course, it wasn’t quite what I expected which is precisely why I listen to this music.

It was only on the last two tunes that my notes said “signature Charlap” for, first, a gentle standard where he/they caressed the chords and the uptempo closer which might well have been an Ellington following Sophisticated Lady and Love You Madly. I suppose those two were signature too—sophisticated and brisk and bouncy by turns, but there was an edge of adventure in there as if Charlap was willing to go against type. Yes, they were suits and ties, but this has never been cabaret music. Maybe wife Renee Rosnes shows him about taking risks; maybe I’m just a sophisticated listener.

Still, Charlap is singular and this band is amazing.

Sometimes I’m Happy and a breakneck Tea for Two, both by Vincent Youmans we were helpfully informed, opened. The former was mostly gentle but he would punctuate with hard chords; he skated around the melody of the latter before stepping on the throttle. Peter Washington wasn’t even winded as he kept up on bass.

Then the Ellington tunes and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. I failed to name that next tune before Gerald Wiggins’ A Fifth for Frank. I’ve heard Charlap play some Mulligan tunes and there are today’s Ellingtons which sort of don’t count, but he doesn’t play jazz compositions as such all that often. Yet, as I look up Wiggins, I can imagine that Charlap would have heard him often with singers like Helen Humes, Lena Horne, Kay Starr, and Eartha Kitt.

So there were some surprises en route to the homestretch of the set which finally seemed “signature.” One signature element that was there from the start was Kenny Washington’s taste and power. He burned but also showed solos/showcases that were deceptively simple. Charlap called him an ”informal rhythm machine” and that’s apt.

That Bill Charlap wasn’t quite what I expected makes me look forward to the next time all the more.

[newyorkthegoldenage]

In Variety, December 6, 1932: an ad for Take a Chance, starring Ethel Merman, Jack Haley, and Jack Whiting.

from Tom Samuels on Broadway Remembered, Facebook

[eightmuppetynotes]

Muppet Song of the Day: "Take a Little One Step"

Music: Vincent Youmans

Lyrics: Zelda Sears

[sunset-supergirl]

Happy birthday Vincent Youmans

[everlastingess]

A Timeline of "Tea for Two" in its Many Arrangements and Orchestrations

1925 - from the musical No, No, Nanette, by Vincent Youmans

1929 - also called Tahiti Trot, Op. 16, in Shosty's ballet The Golden Age. In 1929, Dmitri Shostakovich was challenged to re-orchestra "Tea for Two", from memory, by conductor Nikolai Malko. 

(A preview of the Bolshoi Ballet dancing to the Tahiti Trot)

1933 - A recording by jazz pianist Art Tatum

1956 - A recording by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk

1959 - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ft. Warren Covington 

[brookstonalmanac]

Birthdays 9.27

Beer Birthdays

Samuel Adams (1722)

Eberhard Anheuser (1806)

Carl Adolf Riebeck (1821)

Conrad Seipp (1825)

Charles L. Centlivre (1827)

Louis Alphonse Centlivre (1857)

Frank D. Yuengling (1876)

David Farnsworth (1927)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Randy Bachman; rock guitarist, singer (1943)

Wilford Brimley; actor (1934)

Thomas Nast; cartoonist (1840)

Bud Powell; jazz pianist (1924)

Jim Thompson; writer (1906)

Famous Birthdays

Henri Frederic Amiel; Swiss writer (1821)

Harry Blackstone; magician (1885)

Shaun Cassidy; pop singer (1958)

William Conrad; actor (1920)

Don Cornelius; "Soul Train" television show host (1936)

George Cruikshank; illustrator (1792)

Cassandra Cruz; porn actor (1982)

Cytherea; porn actor (1981)

Cosimo de' Medici; merchant prince (1389)

Greg Ham; rock woodwind player, keyboardist (1953)

Dillon Harper; porn actor (1991)

Avril Lavigne; rock singer (1984)

Marc Maron; comedian (1963)

Meat Loaf; rock singer (1947)

Jayne Meadows; actor (1920)

Greg Morris; actor (1933)

Don Nix; baritone saxophonist (1941)

Gwyneth Paltrow; actress (1972)

Arthur Penn; film director (1922)

Mike Schmidt; Philadelphia Phillies 3B (1949)

Jim Shooter; comic book writer, artist (1951)

Top Cat; cartoon character (1961)

Lil Wayne; rapper (1982)

Vincent Youmans; songwriter (1898)