Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Fats Waller (arr. Heitmeyer)
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- Jazz Standards for the Classical Guitar - Steven Saulls, Classical Guitarist
About the music and composer...
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a 1929 stride jazz/early swing song. Andy Razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Harry Brooks for the Broadway musical comedy play Connie's Hot Chocolates.
The song was first performed at the premiere of Connie's Hot Chocolates in Harlem at Connie's Inn as an opening song by Paul Bass and Margaret Simms and repeated later in the musical by Russell Wooding's Hallelujah Singers. Connie's Hot Chocolates was transferred to the Hudson Theatre on Broadway during June 1929, where it was renamed to Hot Chocolates and where Louis Armstrong became the orchestra director. The script also required Armstrong to play "Ain't Misbehavin'" in a trumpet solo, and although this was initially slated only to be a reprise of the opening song, Armstrong's performance was so well received that the trumpeter was asked to climb out of the orchestra pit and play the piece on stage. As noted by Thomas Brothers in his book Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism, Armstrong was first taught "Ain't Misbehavin'" by Waller himself, "woodshedding" it until he could "play all around it"; he cherished it "because it was 'one of those songs you could cut loose and swing with.'"
During the first half of the 20th century, when a tune was successful in terms of sheet music sold, it was typically recorded by several different artists. All six "Ain't Misbehavin'" recordings of 1929 were successes in the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) rankings for that year:
Leo Reisman and his orchestra (with vocals by Lew Conrad, No. 2).
Louis Armstrong (No. 7).
Bill Robinson (with Irving Mills & his Hotsy Totsy Gang, No. 8).
Gene Austin (with Leonard Joy & his orchestra, No. 9).
Ruth Etting (No. 16).
Fats Waller (instrumental version, No. 17).
Waller re-recorded the song with vocals for the 1943 movie Stormy Weather. Waller's recording received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award during 1984, during 2001, it was one of 365 Songs of the Century selected by the RIAA, and it was one of fifty recordings selected for inclusion in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress during 2004. (Wikipedia)
About the performer...
Steven began studying the guitar at age nine and has attended some of the finest music schools in the world including the Berklee College of Music (Boston), and the Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria). He holds both a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University (1980) and a Master of Music degree from the University of Arizona (1982).
Over the past 40 years, Steven has performed hundreds of concerts throughout the United States, Central & South America and Europe. His debut recordings ‘Espressivo’ and ‘Steven Saulls Plays Works by Ponce, Torroba & Bach’ have received wide acclaim both nationally and internationally. In addition to solo concerts, he has performed over 200 chamber works including guitar concerti (with orchestra) by Vivaldi, Ponce and Rodrigo.
About the recording...
Recorded at The Steven Saulls Guitar Studio, Sahuarita, Arizona 2022/Guitar handcrafted by Martin Blackwell.
Copyright© 2023 Steven Saulls, Sahuarita, Arizona
For additional information please contact Steven Saulls at sdsaulls@gmail.com
Une belle musique pour finir 2024 et commencer 2025 . Merci Steven et meilleurs voeux 🎉
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Merci et bonne année à vous !
A happy tune and very well played.
Thanks for the positive comments and for your visit to my TH-cam channel!
Lovely piece, maestro!
Happy new year!
Thank you my friend... Best wishes to you in the new year!
"I thoroughly enjoyed the lovely performance. I was wondering if the wall in Stephen's music room is actually made of bricks, or if it's just wallpaper that looks like brick."
Thank you for your kind comments and your recent visit to my TH-cam channel! (The backdrops that I use in my videos are made of either fabric or polyester fabric).