That's a lot
That's a Plenty is a rag that Lew Pollack composed in 1914. In later years Ray Gilbert (* 1912) wrote a song text. The title became a popular jazz standard from the 1930s .
background
That's a Plenty originated as a ragtime piano number, but became particularly popular as a title in the repertoire of numerous Dixieland bands and a jazz standard . The first recording of the title came from the Prince's Band of the band leader Charles Adams Prince (1869-1937) Jackie Gleason interpreted the number in his TV shows of the 1950s and 1960s.
First recordings and later cover versions
The musicians who covered the song from 1924 onwards included the New Orleans Rhythm Kings (Gennett), Tony Parenti in 1927 , Benny Goodman in 1928 and the Louisiana Rhythm Kings around Red Nichols and Miff Mole in 1929 . The song became popular in the 1930s through a series of recordings and a. from Louis Armstrong to Jack Teagarden . That's a Plenty was covered by countless Dixieland bands in later years; the discographer Tom Lord lists a total of 750 (2016) cover versions in the field of jazz .
Notes and individual references
- ↑ Don Tyler: Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . Jefferson, North Carolina & London, McFarland, 2007
- ↑ Information from Jazzstandards.com
- ↑ a b David A. Jasen. Ragtime: An Encyclopedia . CRC Press, 2007. ISBN 0-415-97862-9 . p. 252
- ^ Richard Crawford: Jazz Standards on Record, 1900-1942: A Core Repertory . Center for Black Music Research, 1992, p. 82
- ↑ a b Tom Lord: Jazz discography (online)