Hollywood To 52nd Street
I Want To Be Happy and Tea For Two are two compositions that received a third set of bows when they appeared in the 1940 Hollywood musical comedy remake of No, No, Nanette. The music was composed by Vincent Youmans, with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach. The film was based first on Frank Mandel’s 1919 Broadway play My Lady Friends, which would become the 1924 Chicago hit play No, No, Nanette before landing on Broadway in 1925. Then in 1930 the play became a film, with its most successful remake in the 1940 film.
The Story: Perky young Nanette attempts to save the marriage of her uncle and aunt by untangling Uncle Jimmy from several innocent but ensnaring flirtations. Attempting one such undoing, Nanette enlists the help of theatrical producer Bill Trainor, who promptly falls in love with her. The same thing happens when artist Tom Gillespie is called upon for help. But soon Uncle Jimmy’s flirtations become too numerous, and Nanette’s romances with Tom and Bill run afoul. Will Uncle Jimmy’s marriage survive, and who will Nanette find happiness with?
The 1940 film starred Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson, Victor Mature, Roland Young, Helen Broderick, ZaSu Pitts, Eve Arden and Billy Gilbert. Supporting cast included Tamara, Stuart Robertson, Dorothea Kent, Aubrey Mather, Mary Gordon and Russell Hicks.
Three Wishes
Nica approached Babs Gonzales and inquired what his three would be if he could wish anything in the world and his reply was:- “A million beans.”
- “TA villa in Gothenburg.”
- “A twenty-piece band composed of my friends.”
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Requisites
March 18, 1955 saw Lionel Hampton in a Paris, France studio recording the album Crazy Rhythm for the EmArcy record label. The swing/bop/hard bop session produced four songs with a total elapse time of forty minutes and fifty-four seconds.
Tracklist: A1 Crazy Rhythm 7:49 A2 Night And Day 11:31 B1 Red Ribbon 9:43 B2 A La French 11:51Personnel:
Baritone Saxophone – William Boucaya; Bass – Guy Pederson; Clarinet & Tenor Saxophone – Maurice Meunier; Drums – MacKac; French Horn – Dave Amram; Guitar – Sacha Distel; Piano – Rene Urtreger; Trumpet – Benny Bailey, Bernard Hullin, Nat Adderley; Vibraphone – Lionel Hampton
Notes:
Crazy Rhythm was composed by Irving Caesar/Roger Wolfe Kahn/Joseph Meyer, Night & Day is a Cole Porter composition, Red Ribbon and A La French were composed by Lionel Hampton.
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Three Wishes
J. C. Heard told the Baroness his answers to her three questions were:
- “Not to have to worry about when the next gig’s coming up.”
- “To have enough money to be sure that my family would be able to live in comfort all the rest of their days.”
- “To always be remembered for my contribution to jazz, just the way Bird is today.”
*Excerpt from Three Wishes: An Intimate Look at Jazz Greats – Complied and Photographed by Pannonica de Koenigswarter
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Requisites
In 1961 trombonist Bennie Green along with Johnny Griffin on tenor saxophone, Junior Mance on piano, bassists Paul Chambers (tracks 2, 3, 6 & 7) and Larry Gales (tracks 1, 4 & 5) alternating duties and drummer Ben Riley went into the studio and recorded 39 minutes and 31 seconds of jazz on March 9th and 22nd that would be released as Glidin’ Along on the Jazzland label.
The sessions were produced by Orrin Keepnews with Chambers in the mix on the 9th and Gales on 22nd. The quintet came out of the studio with seven songs composed by two members of the group, Green and Griffin
- African Dream – (Bennie Green)
- Sweet Sucker – (Johnny Griffin)
- Glidin’ Along – (Babs Gonzales)
- Green’s Scene – (Gonzales, Green)
- Milkshake – (Griffin)
- Stardust” (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish)
- Expubidence (Gonzales)
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