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"'''Lullaby of the Leaves'''" is a [[musical composition]] by [[composer]] [[Bernice Petkere]] and [[lyricist]] [[Joe Young (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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burlingame |first1=Sandra |title=Lullaby of the Leaves (1932) |url=http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-2/lullabyoftheleaves.htm |website=jazzstandards.com}}</ref><ref name="Pessen">{{cite journal |last1=Pessen |first1=Edward |date=Summer 1985 |title=The Great Songwriters of Tin Pan Alley's Golden Age: A Social, Occupational, and Aesthetic Inquiry |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3051635 |journal=American Music |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=180-197 |doi=10.2307/3051635 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
"'''Lullaby of the Leaves'''" is a [[musical composition]] by [[composer]] [[Bernice Petkere]] and [[lyricist]] [[Joe Young (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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Burlingame |first1=Sandra |title=Lullaby of the Leaves (1932) |url=http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-2/lullabyoftheleaves.htm |website=jazzstandards.com}}</ref><ref name="Pessen">{{cite journal |last1=Pessen |first1=Edward |date=Summer 1985 |title=The Great Songwriters of Tin Pan Alley's Golden Age: A Social, Occupational, and Aesthetic Inquiry |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3051635 |journal=American Music |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=180–197 |doi=10.2307/3051635 |jstor=3051635 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>


The song was a [[Hit song|hit]] for [[George Olsen| George Olsen and his Music]] in 1932.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/343 343]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/343}}</ref> By January 1933, more than 500,000 copies had been sold in the U.S.; a hit in the era was anything selling at least 50,000 copies.<ref name="APHit">{{cite news |last=Associated Press |date=9 January 1933 |title=25-Year-Old Housewife Is Latest Addition To Tin Pan Alley Colony |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/433168997/ |work=El Paso Times |location=El Paso, Texas |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
The song was a [[Hit song|hit]] for [[George Olsen| George Olsen and his Music]] in 1932.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/343 343]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/343}}</ref> 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.<ref name="APHit">{{cite news |last=Associated Press |date=9 January 1933 |title=25-Year-Old Housewife Is Latest Addition To Tin Pan Alley Colony |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/433168997/ |work=El Paso Times |location=El Paso, Texas |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>


It has since been recorded numerous times in its lyrical version and as an [[instrumental]], including a notably rhythmic version by [[Mary Lou Williams]] in the 1950s and a version by [[Ella Fitzgerald]] on her 1964 album ''[[Hello, Dolly! (Ella Fitzgerald album)|Hello, Dolly!]]''.<ref name="Porter">{{cite journal |last1=Porter |first1=Lewis |date=October 1984 |title="You Can't Get up There Timidly": Jazzwomen: Part II |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3396356 |journal=Music Educators Journal |volume=71 |issue=2 |pages=42-51 |doi=10.2307/3396356 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Buchanan">{{cite news |last=Buchanan |first=William |date=16 August 1964 |title=Ella a Rare Success--Arrived on Talent Alone |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/433745047/ |work=Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
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,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Around Town |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |page=123 |volume=127 |author=Staff |date=1951}}</ref> a haunting bop-accented rendition by [[Anita O'Day]] in 1952, a cool jazz version by [[Cal Tjader]] on [[vibraphone]] in 1952,<ref>{{cite book |title=Vince Guaraldi at the Piano |last=Bang |first=Derrick |date=2014 |publisher=McFarland |page=332 |isbn=9780786490745}}</ref> 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! (Ella Fitzgerald album)|Hello, Dolly!]]''.<ref name="Porter">{{cite journal |last1=Porter |first1=Lewis |date=October 1984 |title="You Can't Get up There Timidly": Jazzwomen: Part II |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3396356 |journal=Music Educators Journal |volume=71 |issue=2 |pages=42–51 |doi=10.2307/3396356 |jstor=3396356 |s2cid=143894110 |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="Buchanan">{{cite news |last=Buchanan |first=William |date=16 August 1964 |title=Ella a Rare Success--Arrived on Talent Alone |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/433745047/ |work=Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref> Since 2002, jazz pianist [[Tamir Hendelman]] has been performing his unique arrangement of the song, especially as part of the [[Jeff Hamilton (drummer)|Jeff Hamilton]] Trio.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/10/22/19684400/hamilton-trio-gets-it-together-nicely |title=Hamilton trio gets it together nicely |date=October 22, 2002 |last=Howard |first=Rebecca Cline |newspaper=[[Deseret News]] |access-date=December 30, 2023}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/ca/song/lullaby-of-the-leaves/1600960554 | title=Lullaby of the Leaves by Anita O'Day on Apple Music }}</ref>

In 2017, British artist [[The Caretaker (musician)|The Caretaker (James Leyland Kirby)]] would [[Sampling (music)|sample]] George Olsen's and [[Layton & Johnstone|Layton & Johnstone's]] covers of the songs in his album [[Everywhere at the End of Time|Everywhere at the End of Time Stage 2 and Stage 3]] in "C2 Misplaced in time" and "F2 Drifting time misplaced" respectively.


From 2019 to 2020, Italian [[ice dance]]rs [[Jasmine Tessari]] and [[Francesco Fioretti]] skated to [[Beth Hart]]'s rendition of the song in competitions.<ref name="ISU">{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035270.htm |date=27 February 2020 |title=Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=ISUResults.com |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="InsideSkating">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=16 February 2020 |title=Photo-stories from Graz (Part Three): the ice dancing event |url=https://www.insideskating.net/2020/02/16/events/photo-stories-from-graz-part-three-the-ice-dance-event |work=Inside Skating |location=Cluj-Napoca, Romania |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>
From 2019 to 2020, Italian [[ice dance]]rs [[Jasmine Tessari]] and [[Francesco Fioretti]] skated to [[Beth Hart]]'s rendition of the song in competitions.<ref name="ISU">{{cite web |url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035270.htm |date=27 February 2020 |title=Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=ISUResults.com |publisher=International Skating Union |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref name="InsideSkating">{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=16 February 2020 |title=Photo-stories from Graz (Part Three): the ice dancing event |url=https://www.insideskating.net/2020/02/16/events/photo-stories-from-graz-part-three-the-ice-dance-event |work=Inside Skating |location=Cluj-Napoca, Romania |access-date=25 March 2022}}</ref>


Edited versions of George Olsen's as well as [[Layton & Johnstone|Layton and Johnstone]]'s rendition have been used in the popular album [[Everywhere at the End of Time]] in the tracks "Misplaced in time" and "Drifting time misplaced",<ref>{{Citation |title=The Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stages 1-6 (Complete) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJWksPWDKOc |language=en |access-date=2022-07-13}}</ref> causing a mild resurgence in the song's popularity.
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Latest revision as of 09:17, 8 October 2024

"Lullaby of the Leaves"
Song
GenreJazz
Songwriter(s)Bernice Petkere, Joe Young

"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]

In 2017, British artist The Caretaker (James Leyland Kirby) would sample George Olsen's and Layton & Johnstone's covers of the songs in his album Everywhere at the End of Time Stage 2 and Stage 3 in "C2 Misplaced in time" and "F2 Drifting time misplaced" respectively.

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

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  1. ^ Burlingame, Sandra. "Lullaby of the Leaves (1932)". jazzstandards.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 343. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Staff (1951). "Around Town". The New Yorker. Vol. 127. p. 123.
  6. ^ Bang, Derrick (2014). Vince Guaraldi at the Piano. McFarland. p. 332. ISBN 9780786490745.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Buchanan, William (16 August 1964). "Ella a Rare Success--Arrived on Talent Alone". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. ^ Howard, Rebecca Cline (October 22, 2002). "Hamilton trio gets it together nicely". Deseret News. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "Lullaby of the Leaves by Anita O'Day on Apple Music".
  11. ^ "Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI". ISUResults.com. International Skating Union. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Photo-stories from Graz (Part Three): the ice dancing event". Inside Skating. Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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