"I've Found a New Baby", also known as "I Found a New Baby", is a popular song written by Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams. It was introduced by Clarence Williams' Blue Five in 1926 and has since been recorded by many artists, making it a popular jazz standard. [1] Popular versions in 1926 were by Ted Lewis and by Ethel Waters. [2]
Sidney Bechet and his New Orleans Feetwarmers recorded a notable version September 15, 1932, Bing Crosby recorded the song on September 5, 1945, with Eddie Heywood [3] and Bobby Darin included the song in his album Winners (1960).
Spencer Williams and Palmer had collaborated in 1924 on the hit song " Everybody Loves My Baby, but My Baby Don't Love Nobody but Me", and Williams had a hit in 1919 with " Royal Garden Blues". [4] All three songs have become standards, and "I've Found a New Baby" is included in the repertoire of almost every traditional jazz band. [1]
Charlie Christian's guitar solo on "I've Found a New Baby" with the Benny Goodman Orchestra in 1940 is considered one of the most influential solos recorded by the guitarist. [5]
A "roaring version" of the song is included on Sonny Rollins' 1958 album Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders. [6]
References
- ^ a b Jeremy Wilson: I've Found a New Baby overview at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on 20 May 2009
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 524. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ William Emmett Studwell and Mark Baldwin: The Big Band Reader: Songs Favored by Swing Era Orchestras and Other Popular Ensembles. Haworth Press, 2000. ISBN 0-7890-0914-5. p. 25.
- ^ Noah Baerman: I've Found a New Baby analysis at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on 20 May 2009
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders". allmusic.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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