Song
"Lullaby of the Leaves " is a musical composition by composer Bernice Petkere and lyricist Joe Young . A Tin Pan Alley song first performed in 1932, the jazz standard is considered the biggest critical and commercial success of Petkere's composing career.[ 1] [ 2]
The song was a hit for George Olsen and his Music in 1932.[ 3] By January 1933, more than 50,000 copies had been sold in the U.S.—ten times more than the usual hit song of the era.[ 4]
It has since been recorded numerous times in its lyrical version and as an instrumental , including hot jazz sextet version by Benny Goodman in 1951,[ 5] a haunting bop-accented rendition by Anita O'Day in 1952, a cool jazz version by Cal Tjader on vibraphone in 1952,[ 6] a rousing surf rock version by the Ventures in 1961, a lively piano version by Mary Lou Williams in the 1950s, and a widely heard version by Ella Fitzgerald on her 1964 album Hello, Dolly! .[ 7] [ 8] Since 2002, jazz pianist Tamir Hendelman has been performing his unique arrangement of the song, especially as part of the Jeff Hamilton Trio.[ 9] [ 10]
From 2019 to 2020, Italian ice dancers Jasmine Tessari and Francesco Fioretti skated to Beth Hart 's rendition of the song in competitions.[ 11] [ 12]
References
^ Burlingame, Sandra. "Lullaby of the Leaves (1932)" . jazzstandards.com .
^ Pessen, Edward (Summer 1985). "The Great Songwriters of Tin Pan Alley's Golden Age: A Social, Occupational, and Aesthetic Inquiry" . American Music . 3 (2): 180–197. doi :10.2307/3051635 . JSTOR 3051635 . Retrieved 25 March 2022 .
^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 343 . ISBN 0-89820-083-0 .
^ Associated Press (9 January 1933). "25-Year-Old Housewife Is Latest Addition To Tin Pan Alley Colony" . El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas. Retrieved 25 March 2022 .
^ Staff (1951). "Around Town". The New Yorker . Vol. 127. p. 123.
^ Bang, Derrick (2014). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano . McFarland. p. 332. ISBN 9780786490745 .
^ Porter, Lewis (October 1984). " "You Can't Get up There Timidly": Jazzwomen: Part II" . Music Educators Journal . 71 (2): 42–51. doi :10.2307/3396356 . JSTOR 3396356 . S2CID 143894110 . Retrieved 25 March 2022 .
^ Buchanan, William (16 August 1964). "Ella a Rare Success--Arrived on Talent Alone" . Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved 25 March 2022 .
^ Howard, Rebecca Cline (October 22, 2002). "Hamilton trio gets it together nicely" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 30, 2023 .
^ https://music.apple.com/ca/song/lullaby-of-the-leaves/1600960554
^ "Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI" . ISUResults.com . International Skating Union. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022 .
^ "Photo-stories from Graz (Part Three): the ice dancing event" . Inside Skating . Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022 .