Sleep (Earl Lebieg song)

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Sleep is a pop song that Earl Burtnett and Adam Geibel wrote under the common pseudonym Earl Lebieg and published in 1924.

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Fred Waring's Pennsyvlanians used the Burtnett Geibel waltz Sleep at the end of their performances. With their record of the song they were successful in the US charts. Even Ben Selvins recording ( Vocalion 15695) made the song in the United States popular.

First recordings and later cover versions

Other musicians who covered the song from late 1923 included Smith Ballew (Melotone), Ernest L. Stevens ( Edison 51292), Jan Garber and His Orchestra (Decca), Josephine Bradley and Her Ballroom Orchestra (Decca), in Berlin Béla Dajos ( Odeon 50224) and Alex Hyde New York Orchestra (Vox). Even Paul Godwin (Grammophon 19289, matr. 1090 av) and Efim chess master (as Orchester de danse 'Efim chess master on Reneyphone F 40 492, matr. 1151 at) took on the title, the latter even in the waltz version. Benny Carter and Les Paul (Capitol) gave the song a small comeback in 1940 and 1953, respectively.

The discographer Tom Lord lists around 100 (as of 2016) cover versions in the field of jazz , including a. by Clark Terry and His Section Eights ( V-Disc 783), Earl Bostic , Urbie Green and His 6-Tet, Peter Appleyard , Boots Randolph , Sid Catlett / Ben Webster , Terry Gibbs , Frankie Carle , Buddy Rich and Calvin Jackson . Even Billy Vaughn , Chet Atkins (RCA 1961) and Pat Boone and coverten the song, with the Little Willie John ( King 45-5394) 1961 # 10 of the American R & B charts and reached # 13 of the pop charts.

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ a b c Don Tyler: Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . Jefferson, North Carolina & London, McFarland, 2007, p. 135
  2. ↑ a b c Earl Lebieg at Discogs (English)
  3. ↑ a b Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)
  4. ↑ The version of Les Paul was B-side of the single I'm Sitting on Top of the World (Capitol F2400 - 45-11150)
  5. ↑ With Singleton Palmer (bass), Earl Martin (drums), Buddy Weed (piano), Willie Parker (tenor saxophone)