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Original show tune by George & Ira Gershwin; from the 1924 musical "Lady, Be Good!"
"Oh, Lady Be Good!" is a 1924 song by
George and
Ira Gershwin.
[1] It was introduced by
Walter Catlett in the Broadway musical
Lady, Be Good! written by
Guy Bolton,
Fred Thompson, and the Gershwin brothers and starring
Fred and
Adele Astaire. The song was also performed by the chorus in the film
Lady Be Good (1941), although the film is unrelated to the musical.
Recordings in 1925 were by
Paul Whiteman,
Carl Fenton, and
Cliff Edwards.
[2] A 1947 recording of the song became a hit for
Ella Fitzgerald, notable for her
scat solo. For her album
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), it was sung as a ballad arranged by
Nelson Riddle.
Recorded versions
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Rob Agerbeek –
Three of a Kind (1998)
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Fred Astaire – rec. December 1952 –
The Astaire Story
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Count Basie – rec. February 4, 1939 (Decca)
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Buck and Bubbles – rec. December 26, 1933 (Columbia)
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Kenny Burrell – rec. August 25, 1959 –
On View at the Five Spot Cafe (Blue Note)
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Joe Carroll – The Man with the Happy Sound (1962)
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Cliff "Ukulele Ike" Edwards – rec. January 2, 1925
[3]
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Carl Fenton and His Orchestra – recorded on December 11, 1924 (Brunswick)
[4]
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Ella Fitzgerald – with Bob Haggart (1947)
[3]
- Ella Fitzgerald – rec. 1959 –
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
[3]
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Benny Goodman Trio – rec. April 27, 1936
[3] as the B–side of
China Boy (Victor)
[5]
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The Gordons with
Dizzy Gillespie and
Stuff Smith – rec. April 17, 1957
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Jack Hylton and his Orchestra – rec. March 29, 1926
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Buddy Lee with the Gilt–Edged Four – rec. May 17, 1926 (Columbia)
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Charlie Parker and
Lester Young for
Jazz at the Philharmonic, January 28, 1946
[3]
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Dianne Reeves –
We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song (2007)
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Slim & Slam – rec. May 3, 1938 (Vocalion)
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Mel Tormé and
Buddy Rich –
Together Again: For the First Time (1978)
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Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra – rec. December 29, 1924 (Victor)
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John Wilson Orchestra– Gershwin in Hollywood, live at the Royal Albert Hall (2016)
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Django Reinhardt- Django Reinhardt swing de Paris 4 CD set (2003)
- Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra – with William Edwards – Take Me to the Rag Time Dance (2023)
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Red Norvo and His Swing Sextet – (instrumental, Mar 16, 1936)
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BBC Concert Orchestra – The Age of Swing (2009)
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