'Deed I Do
'Deed I Do is a song written by Fred Rose (music) and Walter Hirsch (text) and published in 1926. It became a widely played jazz standard .
background
The song 'Deed I Do', written in E major in the form AA'BA ' as a slow foxtrot , but now mostly played at a very fast tempo, was introduced by the vaudeville artist SL Stambaugh and, in the United States, mainly through the recordings of Ruth Etting and Ben Bernie popular.
“The chorus of the lyrics asks the question Do I Want You? , which is answered by the headline 'Deed I Do , with a minimum of notes and sluggish harmonies. The main characteristic of the song is the predominant rhythmic motif of dotted quarter notes followed by an eighth note connected to a full note. The open harmony enables a new beginning for imaginative improvisation. "
First recordings
The first musicians to record the song from 1926 included Al Lentz (Banner), The Radiolites (Columbia, with Johnny Marvin ), Benny Goodman in 1926 with Ben Pollack and His Californians (Victor) and Noble Sissle (Okeh).
Later cover versions
The discographer Tom Lord lists a total of 424 (as of 2015) cover versions in the field of jazz , u. a. by Bunny Berigan , Ruby Braff , Ray Charles , Billy Eckstine , Earl Hines , Lena Horne , Diana Krall , Red Norvo , Jean Omer , Rita Reys & Lars Gullin , Charlie Spivak , Jack Teagarden , Lee Wiley , Lester Young and vom Sauter-Finegan Orchestra .
Web links
- Inclusion in the catalog of the German National Library: DNB 359193595
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Marvin E. Paymer, Don E. Post: Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs . 1999, p. 92
- ↑ David A. Jasen: A Century of American Popular Music: 2000 Best-Loved and Remembered Songs (1899-1999) . Taylor & Francis, 2002, ISBN 0-415-93700-0 , p. 45.
- ^ David A. Jasen: Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song . Taylor & Francis, 2003, ISBN 0-415-93877-5 , p. 352.
- ↑ a b Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)