An Experiment in Modern Music: Paul Whiteman at Aeolian Hall

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Annotation

A re-creation using studio recordings of the famous 1924 Aeolian Hall concert at which Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" was given its world premiere.

Annotation last modified on 2022-12-24 11:16 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Livery Stable Blues
recording of:
Livery Stable Blues (on 1917-02-26)
composer:
Ray Lopez (New Orleans jazz trumpeter) and Alcide Nunez (American jazz clarinetist)
Original Dixieland Jazz Band3:10
A2Mamma Loves Papa (Papa Loves Mamma)
recording of:
Mama Loves Papa (on 1923-10-29)
lyricist:
Cliff Friend (US composer, lyricist & pianist)
composer:
Abel Baer (songwriter)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:21
A3Yes! We Have No Bananas
recording of:
Yes! We Have No Bananas (on 1923-04-26)
writer:
Irving Cohn and Frank Silver (American songwriter and jazz drummer)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Salabert
The Great White Way Orchestra2:51
A4So This Is Venice!
recording of:
So This Is Venice (on 1924-01-11)
lyricist:
Grant Clarke and Edgar Leslie
composer:
Ambroise Thomas (opera composer)
arranger:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Clarke & Leslie Songs Inc. (on 1923-09-07)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:55
A5Whispering
recording of:
Whispering (on 1920-08-23)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:16
A6Whispering (Excerpt)
recording of:
Whispering (on 1920-09-01)
lyricist:
Richard Coburn (in 1920) and Malvin Schönberger (Malvin Schonberger) (in 1920)
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader) (in 1920) and John Schoenberger (John Schonberger) (in 1920)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Fisher Music Corp., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Sherman, Clay & Co. (in 1920)
Art Hickman and his Orchestra0:49
A7Limehouse Blues
recording of:
Limehouse Blues (on 1924-01-22)
lyricist:
Douglas Furber
composer:
Philip Braham
publisher:
Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Mus. (ASCAP) (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:58
A8I Love You
recording of:
I Love You (on 1923-09-20)
lyricist:
Harlan Thompson
writer and composer:
Harry Archer and Harlan Thompson
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and SBK Feist Catalog, Inc.
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:39
A9Raggedy Ann
recording of:
Raggedy Ann (on 1923-10-30)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Stepping Stones
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:17
B1Humorestless
recording of:
Humorestless (on 1924-11-21)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer)
Zez Confrey and his Orchestra3:07
B2Kitten on the Keys
recording of:
Kitten on the Keys (on 1921-08-26)
composer:
Zez Confrey (in 1921)
Zez Confrey3:32
B3Nickel in the Slot
recording of:
Nickel in the Slot (on 1924-07-03)
composer:
Zez Confrey (in 1923)
Zez Confrey and his Orchestra3:02
B4Stumbling
recording of:
Stumbling (on 1922-03-30)
lyricist and composer:
Zez Confrey (in 1922)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc. and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:57
B5Russian Rose
recording of:
Russian Rose (on 1923-02-15)
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) and Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer)
Broadway Dance Orchestra3:31
B6Say It With Music
recording of:
Say It With Music (on 1921-08-23)
writer:
Irving Berlin (in 1922)
composer:
Irving Berlin
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:14
B7What'll I Do
recording of:
What’ll I Do? (on 1924-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1923)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Wilhelm Hansen and Williamson Music Company
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:46
B8An Orange Grove in California
recording of:
An Orange Grove In California (on 1923-10-09)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:05
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C1Suite of Serenades: Cuban/Oriental/Spanish/Chinese
recording of:
A Suite of Serenades (on 1924-06-11)
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
Paul Whiteman & His Concert Orchestra7:47
C2Pale Moon
recording of:
Pale Moon (Indian Love Song) (on 1924-04-08)
lyricist:
Jesse G. M. Glick (songwriter)
composer:
Frederic Knight Logan
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:48
C3Fox Trot Classique
recording of:
Fox Trot Classique (on 1924-03-28)
composer:
Charles Wakefield Cadman (American composer) and Edward MacDowell (American composer, pianist)
Jean Goldkette and His Orchestra2:57
C4Chansonette
recording of:
Chansonette (on 1923-09-12)
composer:
Rudolf Friml
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:59
C5Rhapsody in Blue
piano:
George Gershwin (composer)
orchestra:
Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed) (on 1924-06-10)
orchestrator:
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
was commissioned by:
Paul Whiteman (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
premiered at:
Aeolian Hall in New York, New York, United States (on 1924-02-12)
version of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 two-piano manuscript version)
Paul Whiteman and His Concert Orchestra9:03
C6Pomp and Circumstance (No. 1 in D Major)
recording of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major (in 1921)
premiered in:
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom (on 1901-10-19)
publisher:
Sir Edward Elgar (dec’d) (Edward Elgar, composer)
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1901)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. Ltd. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes)
part of:
Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39
Gino Marinuzzi And His Symphony Orchestra1:21
D1Barnyard Blues
recording of:
Barnyard Blues (on 1923-04-20)
composer:
Nick LaRocca
Original Dixieland Jazz Band2:55
D2Wang Wang Blues
recording of:
Wang Wang Blues (on 1920-08-09)
lyricist:
Leo Wood (American songwriter & lyricist; 1882—1929)
composer:
Henry Busse, Buster Johnson (American jazz musician) and Gus Mueller
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:19
D3How to Write a Popular Song
recording of:
How To Write A Popular Song (on 1927-12-29)
lyricist:
Clarence Senna
Clarence Senna1:19
D4Song of India
recording of:
Song of India (on 1921-05-31)
writer:
Red Bone (trombonist)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
piano arranger:
Edgar Fairchild
is based on:
Sadko: Scene IV. Song of the Indian Guest
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra52:51
D5Meditation From "Thais"
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1924-06-11)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra2:42
D6Ka-Lu-A
recording of:
Ka-Lu-A (on 1921-11-04)
writer:
Anne Caldwell and Jerome Kern
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:10
D7Mississippi Shivers
recording of:
African Suite: III. Mississippi Shivers (on 1924-07-03)
composer:
Zez Confrey (in 1924)
part of:
African Suite
Zez Confrey and his Orchestra3:23
D8Lonely Nest
recording of:
Lonely Nest (on 1922-10-27)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Victor Herbert (American composer)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:01
D9I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise
recording of:
I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise (on 1922-09-01)
lyricist:
Arthur Francis (in 1922) and Buddy DeSylva (in 1922)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1922)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (in 1922)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra3:09