The Lady Is a Tramp
The Lady Is a Tramp is a song from the musical Babes in Arms by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, which had its premiere on April 14, 1937, more than three hundred performances experienced. The song is a parody of the New York high society and its strict etiquette. In the 1950s, it has become a jazz standard.
Features of the song
The ironic text tells of the pride of female individuality when it says for example, "I'm broke, it's oke. " The melody consists of three sixteen- parts, acts of which the first half of the third part as a bridge. The initial motive, the main sounds a, b , h and c are, sounds chromatically for themselves.
Early recordings
Among the early recordings heard a version from 1937 by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Edythe Wright, Midge Williams and Bernie Cummins; this version was for two weeks in the U.S. Billboard 15 Teddy Stauffer also played the song in this year. In the Hollywood film version of the musical, in 1939 (directed by Busby Berkeley ) came up with Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney in the lead roles in the movie theaters, the music program was changed - The Lady Is a Tramp occurred only as an instrumental number, as background for various scenes in which (played by June Preisser ) Rosalie Essex occurred.
Then the song but was revived only after the Second World War: Boyd Raeburn arranged the composition in 1947 for his modernist big band in a first instrumental version. Lena Horne took the song with the Metro -Goldwyn -Mayer Studio Orchestra on March 30, 1948. Her performance appeared in the film Words and Music, a fictional biography of the partnership of Rodgers and Hart.
The breakthrough of a classic
The piano -less quartet of Chet Baker and Gerry Mulligan played the piece in 1953 in a spectacular arrangement: Your version began with the unaccompanied trumpet before the tune was recorded by the baritone saxophone (supported by the whole band ). Baker and Mulligan alternate in counterpoint. In the same year played Oscar Peterson and Mary Lou Williams, the piece is; numerous other musicians followed now. Pee Wee Russell and Ruby Braff tried at the same time with a Dixie version of their happiness.
The song was recorded by Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald from the mid-1950s and Shirley Bassey in the 1960s. The song was ultimately the theme song for each of them. Even Bobby Troup (1955) and Mel Torme who covered the song. Sinatra, in his interpretation of the piece was based also on the trombone by Dorsey, the song also sang in the musical film Pal Joey (1957 ), which led to a breakthrough as a jazz standard. In 1956, Sinatra had performed the song in Las Vegas; in April 1957 he played him in the TV show by Bob Hope ( accompanied by Les Paul ). On his album Duets he recorded the song in a duet with Luther Vandross. In certain situations, he used the song parodies and amended the text, such as to " That's why this chick is a champ ." Ella Fitzgerald, one of the few jazz singers, who often sang the song, in turn, changed the text to praise Sinatra or Sidney Poitier, in about .. and for Frank Sinatra I whistle and stamp! . Fitzgerald and Sinatra sang the song as a duet in the TV special from 1967 A Man and His Music Ella Jobim.
Sammy Davis Jr. sang regularly with his live performances. Buddy Greco's cover version sold in the United States more than one million copies. The versions of Alice Cooper, Yes, Tokyo Jihen, They Might Be Giants and Nina Hagen represent less ordinary interpretations dar.
The Supremes played the song on their album The Supremes A Sing Rodgers & Hart. The group also took a live version in the renowned Copacabana nightclub in New York in 1967 to.
Tony Bennett recorded the song with Lady Gaga in 2011 for his album Duets II. It reached the top 33 Japanese singles chart.
Hildegard Knef made to this song a German text and sang in 1956 "I think a lady I 'll never ".