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| released = 1926 |
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| writer = [[Boyd Atkins]] |
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"'''Heebie Jeebies'''" is a composition written by [[Boyd Atkins]] which achieved fame when it was recorded by [[Louis Armstrong]] in 1926.<ref name="Larson">{{cite book |last=Larson |first=Tom |title=History and Tradition of Jazz |publisher=[[Kendall Hunt Publishing Company]] | page = 60 |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-7872-7574-7}}</ref> Armstrong also performed "Heebie Jeebies" as a number at the Vendome Theatre.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0-393-06582-4|location=New York, NY|pages=190}}</ref> The recording on [[Okeh Records]] by [[Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five]] includes a famous example of [[scat singing]] by Armstrong.<ref name= "lines">{{cite news |last=Nugent |first=Addison |url= https://www.ozy.com/flashback/the-day-louis-forgot-his-lines/83441 |title=The Day Louis Forgot His Lines |work=[[Ozy Media|Ozy]] |date=February 15, 2018 |accessdate=January 17, 2019}}</ref> After the success of the recording, an accompanying dance was choreographed and advertised by Okeh.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0-393-06582-4|location=New York, NY|pages=216}}</ref> |
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"'''Heebie Jeebies'''" is a composition written by [[Boyd Atkins]] and achieved fame when it was recorded by [[Louis Armstrong]] in 1926. The recording on [[Okeh Records]] by [[Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five]] includes a famous chorus of [[scat singing]]. |
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A popular legend (apparently originating from a 1930s claim by [[Richard M. Jones]]) says that Louis Armstrong dropped his lyric sheet while recording the song and for lack of words to sing, began to improvise his vocals and thereby created the technique of [[scat singing]]. This story, though popular, may be apocryphal. Although Armstrong did not invent scat singing, because it was already practiced by many musicians in New Orleans during the early twentieth century, Armstrong, [[Kid Ory]], and [[Johnny St. Cyr]] confirm in their accounts that he did drop the sheet music during the session, prompting the need to improvise.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0-393-06582-4|location=New York, NY|pages=212–15}}</ref> Nevertheless, the inventiveness of the technique impressed many when the record first came out. [[Mezz Mezzrow]]'s book ''[[Really the Blues]]'' recounts the delighted reactions of [[Frank Teschmacher]], [[Bix Beiderbecke]], and other musicians.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0-393-06582-4|location=New York, NY|pages=218}}</ref> Another notable feature of the record is the [[hokum]] [[coda (music)|coda]], in which a line is delivered too early, leaving the break over which it should have been spoken completely empty. |
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Various other recordings of the tune followed in the 1920s and 1930s. The [[Boswell Sisters]] performed the tune on radio, record, and in the film ''[[The Big Broadcast]]''.<ref name= "Duchess">{{cite news |last=Reed |first=Bobby |url= https://deadline.com/2017/01/shannon-purser-sierra-burgess-is-a-loser-movie-stranger-things-1201879092/ |title=Duchess: ''Duchess'' |work=[[DownBeat]] |date=February 2015 |accessdate=January 17, 2019}}</ref> [[Chick Webb]] made a notable recording with an arrangement by [[Benny Carter]].<ref name="Giddins">{{cite book |last=Giddins |first=Gary |title=Visions of Jazz: The First Century |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | page = 141 |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-1998-7953-3}}</ref> |
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As popular legend (apparently originating from a 1930s claim by [[Richard M. Jones]]), Louis Armstrong dropped his lyric sheet while recording the song and thus, for lack of words to sing, began to improvise and thus created the sub-genre and technique of scat. While "Heebie Jeebies" is an important early recorded examples of scat, this story has been proven untrue, as scat was already in use as early as the 1910s, being developed along with [[ragtime]] music, and a few earlier recorded uses of scat in jazz recordings are known. However the inventiveness of Armstrong's use of scatting impressed many when the record first came out. [[Mezz Mezzrow]]'s book "[[Really the Blues]] recounts the amazed and delighted reactions of [[Frank Teschmacher]], [[Bix Beiderbecke]], and other musicians on first hearing the record. |
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== See also == |
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Armstrong was asked frequently about the dropped music story in his later years, giving conflicting answers. Possibly tierd of repeatedly denying the story, he took to using such ambiguous descriptions as "They tell me that's how scat singing got started". |
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* [[Louis Armstrong discography]] |
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Various other recordings of the tune followed in the 1920s and 1930s. The [[Boswell Sisters]] performed the tune on radio, record, and in the film "[[The Big Broadcast]]". |
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==Reference== |
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==References== |
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* ''Who Wrote that Song?'' [[Dick Jacobs]] & Harriet Jacobs, published by Writer's Digest Books, 1993 |
* ''Who Wrote that Song?'' [[Dick Jacobs]] & Harriet Jacobs, published by Writer's Digest Books, 1993 |
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| "Heebie Jeebies" | |
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| Single by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five | |
| Released | 1926 |
| Recorded | February 26, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Genre | Dixieland jazz[1] |
| Length | 2:52 |
| Label | OKeh (Cat no. 9534-A) |
| Songwriter(s) | Boyd Atkins |
"Heebie Jeebies" is a composition written by Boyd Atkins which achieved fame when it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1926.[2] Armstrong also performed "Heebie Jeebies" as a number at the Vendome Theatre.[3] The recording on Okeh Records by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five includes a famous example of scat singing by Armstrong.[4] After the success of the recording, an accompanying dance was choreographed and advertised by Okeh.[5]
A popular legend (apparently originating from a 1930s claim by Richard M. Jones) says that Louis Armstrong dropped his lyric sheet while recording the song and for lack of words to sing, began to improvise his vocals and thereby created the technique of scat singing. This story, though popular, may be apocryphal. Although Armstrong did not invent scat singing, because it was already practiced by many musicians in New Orleans during the early twentieth century, Armstrong, Kid Ory, and Johnny St. Cyr confirm in their accounts that he did drop the sheet music during the session, prompting the need to improvise.[6] Nevertheless, the inventiveness of the technique impressed many when the record first came out. Mezz Mezzrow's book Really the Blues recounts the delighted reactions of Frank Teschmacher, Bix Beiderbecke, and other musicians.[7] Another notable feature of the record is the hokum coda, in which a line is delivered too early, leaving the break over which it should have been spoken completely empty.
Various other recordings of the tune followed in the 1920s and 1930s. The Boswell Sisters performed the tune on radio, record, and in the film The Big Broadcast.[8] Chick Webb made a notable recording with an arrangement by Benny Carter.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gabriel, Lawrence (January 1, 1998). "Louis Armstrong". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 21.
- ^ Larson, Tom (2002). History and Tradition of Jazz. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-7872-7574-7.
- ^ Brothers, Thomas (2014). Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-393-06582-4.
- ^ Nugent, Addison (February 15, 2018). "The Day Louis Forgot His Lines". Ozy. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ Brothers, Thomas (2014). Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-393-06582-4.
- ^ Brothers, Thomas (2014). Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. pp. 212–15. ISBN 978-0-393-06582-4.
- ^ Brothers, Thomas (2014). Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-393-06582-4.
- ^ Reed, Bobby (February 2015). "Duchess: Duchess". DownBeat. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ Giddins, Gary (1998). Visions of Jazz: The First Century. Oxford University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-1998-7953-3.
- Who Wrote that Song? Dick Jacobs & Harriet Jacobs, published by Writer's Digest Books, 1993
