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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 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>


It has since been recorded numerous times in its lyrical version and as an [[instrumental]], including a rousing version by [[The Ventures]] in 1961, a lively 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 a rousing version by [[The Ventures]] in 1961, a lively 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 |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>


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>

Revision as of 01:25, 17 July 2023

"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 500,000 copies had been sold in the U.S.; a hit in the era was anything selling at least 50,000 copies.[4]

It has since been recorded numerous times in its lyrical version and as an instrumental, including a rousing version by The Ventures in 1961, a lively version by Mary Lou Williams in the 1950s and a version by Ella Fitzgerald on her 1964 album Hello, Dolly!.[5][6]

From 2019 to 2020, Italian ice dancers Jasmine Tessari and Francesco Fioretti skated to Beth Hart's rendition of the song in competitions.[7][8]

Edited versions of George Olsen's as well as 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",[9] causing a mild resurgence in the song's popularity.

References

  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. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Buchanan, William (16 August 1964). "Ella a Rare Success--Arrived on Talent Alone". Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Jasmine TESSARI / Francesco FIORETTI". ISUResults.com. International Skating Union. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Photo-stories from Graz (Part Three): the ice dancing event". Inside Skating. Cluj-Napoca, Romania. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. ^ The Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stages 1-6 (Complete), retrieved 2022-07-13
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