Priscilla lane as character performing the harold arlenjohnny mercer standard the dreams on me leading into drama featuring richard whorf, howard da silva and wallace ford, in blues in the night, 1941. Starring priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, lloyd nolan. The 26 hot and torchy numbers that tell of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful experiences that three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong will leave you energized, inspired and ready to wail. Jigger pines quintet is sockin em solid before hopping a boxcar to the next gig.
It actually sounds better sung by a woman about a man whos a twoface, a worrisome thing whollleave you to sing the blues in the night. Based on edwin gilberts play, a jazz band meets a fleeing criminal and plays in his roadhouse, but his. Sonny clark trio blues in the night 1996, cd discogs. Read about blues in the night by ella fitzgerald and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. The song blues in the night was written in 1941 published and ed sept. I am a jazz and movie buff, and maybe the first whom managed to write an essay on both, in 1957.
On the orchestrations for blues in the night, those darker colors go way on down. Blues in the night is a 1941 american musical in the film noir style released by warner brothers, directed by anatole litvak and starring priscilla lane, richard whorf, betty field, lloyd nolan, elia kazan, and jack carson. The project began filming with the working title hot nocturne, the play upon which it is based, but was eventually named after its principal musical number blues in the. But the number i liked best was this time the dreams on me, sung by priscilla lane unless she was dubbed, the band canary for the group. Check out blues in the night by peggy lee on amazon music. To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement. Blues in the night unique mixes of the best in classic and contemporary blues, soul and zydeco. Blues in the night, a program of blues and bluesoriented material, features mostly familiar standards with a few originals written by vocalist ann hampton callaway, who also is responsible for some of the arrangements. Beat the blues with a night of blues music in the parks. With blues in the night, he seemed to understand that hed done everything he could, and that was that.
Her accompanists on most of the album consist of ted rosenthal piano, christian mcbride bass and lewis nash drums, augmented on some tracks by anat cohen tenor. Blues in the night was a song written for the 1941 film of the same name, to be sung by a man in jail. From cab calloway and his orchestra 1941 1942, chronological classics 682. Blues in the night 1941 blues in the night 1941 user. The above tune, one of jimmie luncefords first, has nothing to do with blues in the night, but i think it fits perfectly the film.
The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. The mississippi blues trail mississippi arts commission. Sinatra took one for my baby out of the studio with him that night, and never stopped working on it. Atrium beba palast, and the alhambra, the latter two being primarily movie. Blues in the night 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
From cab calloway and his orchestra 19411942, chronological classics 682 my mama done told me, when i was in kneepants. The bigband mystique of the 1940s was explored by blues in the night. Deutsch francais bahasa indonesia nederlands portugues. Future directors richard whorf and elia kazan star as, respectively, a neurotic bandleader and a carefree clarinettist. Set in a rundown chicago hotel in 1938, this incredible musical revue focuses on three womens relationships with the same snakeofaman and their interweaving stories told through the torch songs and blues of duke ellington, bessie smith, johnny mercer, harold arlen and alberta hunter among others. Watch the video for blues in the night from julie londons about the blues for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. This group of legendary blues artists performs acoustic folk blues in the piedmont blues and ragtime music style. Her accompanists on most of the album consist of ted rosenthal piano, christian mcbride bass and lewis nash drums. The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in blues in the night, a scorching, tonynominated musical. Blues in the night has some excellent musical numbers, especially for jazz fans, and you can get a rare look at jimmy lunceford and his band, who were riding a wave of popularity about this time. But plenty of tumult involving a criminal lloyd nolan, a songbird priscilla lane, a siren betty field and those blues in the night the famed title tune and other songs are by harold arlen and johnny mercer. Eva cassidy blues in the night written by bluesever thursday, 26 november 2009 11. Jigger richard whorf and the gang exhort leo jack carson to show off his chops in a dinner club being blown down by the real jimmie lunceford and his band in anatole litvaks blues in the night, 1941 view the tcmdb entry for blues in the night 1941.
Originally released in 1979 as sonny clark blues in the night. May 29, 2015 on the orchestrations for blues in the night, those darker colors go way on down. Prince, tom petty, steve winwood, jeff lynne and others while my guitar gently weeps duration. The music was written by harold arlen, the lyrics by johnny mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title hot nocturne, but finally released as blues in the night. Blues in the night mercer, arlen transcribed from cab calloway and his orchestra, recorded september 10, 1941. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals blues in the night. Blues in the night wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Recorded at the van gelder studio, new jersey on december 7, 1958. Jigger lane forms a band that includes singer ginger character. In 1941 litvak also directed blues in the night, an ambitious but ultimately inadequate drama about the stressful lives of jazz musicians and their girlfriends read more. Jul 16, 20 blues in the night was a song written for the 1941 film of the same name, to be sung by a man in jail.
Apr 04, 2020 the biz premium subscriber content has moved to business. Garfield would parody the already classic, oscarnominated song for 1941, blues in the night music by harold arlen, lyrics by johnny mercer. Blues in the night rosemary clooney song info allmusic. For more location information, visit grist mill park map. Blues in the night brought change, still solid after 60 years knkx. Blues in the night 1941 streaming vf, blues in the night 1941 streaming vk, regarder blues in the night 1941 film en francais, blues in the night 1941 film francais streaming gratuits, telecharger blues in the night 1941 film francais. In 1941 litvak also directed blues in the night, an ambitious but ultimately inadequate drama about the stressful lives of jazz musicians and their girlfriends. Blues in the night 1941 africanamerican baritone william gillespies original. Released 1941, blues in the night stars priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, lloyd nolan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 29 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Blues in the night is not necessarily a canonized film, and probably rightly so, but anatole litvaks attempt to capture some jazz lightning in a bottle is an entertaining multireeler. See more goofs when brad and kay crash their car toward the end of the movie, the car looks like a 40 or 41 buick. The plot of a scrappy band trying to make their way in the world is pretty standard, but its enlivened by some awesome photography and lively musical numbers.
But thats a drive from here, id have to give you directions and we all know how men are about directions. Written by harold arlen and johnny mercer, its considered to be a landmark. Based on edwin gilberts play, a jazz band meets a fleeing criminal and plays in his roadhouse, but his exgirlfriend makes the bands leader go astray. The music was written by harold arlen, the lyrics by johnny mercer, for a 1941 film begun with the working title hot nocturne, but finally released. Movie mirrors index blues in the night 1941 b 88en. Blues in the night first was heard in the 1941 movie hot nocturne. Blues in the night 1941 movie clip the dreams on me. The biz premium subscriber content has moved to business. Her voice and face gave him mixed signals part humor, part challenge.
Blues in the night is a 1941 american musical in the film noir style released by warner brothers. Harold arlen blues in the night sheet music leadsheet. Unique mixes of the best in classic and contemporary blues, soul and zydeco presented each monday evening at 9. Oct 24, 2006 blues in the night, a program of blues and blues oriented material, features mostly familiar standards with a few originals written by vocalist ann hampton callaway, who also is responsible for some of the arrangements. Priscilla lane as character performing the harold arlenjohnny mercer standard the dreams on me leading into drama featuring richard whorf, howard da silva and wallace ford, in blues in the night, 1941 view the tcmdb entry for blues in the night 1941. Print and download lead sheets for blues in the night composed by harold arlen in bb major transposable. With priscilla lane, betty field, richard whorf, lloyd nolan. Their jazz band travels from one smalltime gig to another, always hoping for their big break but always denied fame thanks to their own personal demons. Blues in the night my mama done tol me sheet music for. Langston hughes, translation, and the diasporic blues, demonstrates that. Download and print blues in the night my mama done tol me sheet music for piano solo chords, lyrics, melody by johnny mercer. Blues in the night 1941 movie clip jimmie lunceford. Piano chords only, lyrics and melody may be included. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for blues in the night 1941.
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