"Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" is a 1936 song, with music and lyrics by Louis Prima, who first recorded it with the New Orleans Gang. Brunswick Records released it on February 28, 1936[1] on the 78rpm record format, with "It's Been So Long" as the B-side. The song is strongly identified with the big band and swing eras. Several have performed the piece as an instrumental, including Fletcher Henderson and, most famously, Benny Goodman.
On July 6, 1937, "Sing, Sing, Sing" was recorded in Hollywood with Benny Goodman on clarinet; Gene Krupa on drums; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, and Chris Griffin on trumpets; Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones; Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones; Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone; Jess Stacy on piano; Allan Reuss on guitar; and Harry Goodman on bass. The song was arranged by Jimmy Mundy. Unlike most big band arrangements of that era, limited in length to three minutes so that they could be recorded on one side of a standard 10-inch 78-rpm record, the version which Goodman’s band recorded was an extended work. The 1937 recording lasted 8 minutes and 43 seconds, and it took up both sides of a 12-inch 78. The recording of Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall live performance (with impromptu solos) took 12 minutes and 30 seconds. Mundy's arrangement incorporated "Christopher Columbus", a piece written by Chu Berry for the Fletcher Henderson band, as well as Prima's work. Fletcher Henderson recorded a vocal version in August 1936.[2] The 1937 Benny Goodman recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982.[3]
Ross Firestone says that the 1937 recording "bore only the slightest resemblance to the original score." Helen Ward said that the changes started spontaneously: "One night Gene just refused to stop drumming when he got to the end of the third chorus, where the tune was supposed to end, so Benny blithely picked up the clarinet and noodled along with him. Then someone else stood up and took it, and it went on from there." Firestone says the elements from "Christopher Columbus" were added this way.[4] The title of the number as given on the Goodman recordings acknowledges the additional tune - "Sing, Sing, Sing (introducing Christopher Columbus)”.
In their 1966 book Hear Me Talkin’ To Ya: The Story Of Jazz As Told By The Men Who Made It, music critics Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff quote Goodman as saying, "'Sing, Sing, Sing' (which we started doing back at the Palomar on our second trip there in 1936) was a big thing, and no one-nighter was complete without it."[5] Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall jazz concert performance with Christopher Columbus interpolation was different from the commercial release and from subsequent performances with the Goodman band. The personnel of the Goodman band for the Carnegie Hall concert were the same as in the 1937 recording session, except that Vernon Brown replaced Murray McEachern on trombone, and Babe Russin replaced Vido Musso on tenor saxophone.
Stacy was quoted as saying he was glad he did not know Goodman was going to let him solo, because then he would have gotten nervous and "screwed it up."[6] For the 1955 recording recreating the Carnegie Hall performance for the movie The Benny Goodman Story, Stacy declined to participate and there was no piano solo, because he was offered only a standard daily wage for one day's work.
In popular culture
The composition has appeared in numerous films and television programs, including:
The Majestic (2001), during a homecoming reception
Below (2002), on the submarine's phonograph during several scenes. The script called for the song "I'll Be Seeing You," but the filmmakers were unable to secure the rights.
The Simpsons episodes "Lady Bouvier's Lover" (1994) (The tune plays as Mr. Burns cuts in to a dance between Grampa Simpson and Mrs. Bouvier.), "Make Room for Lisa" (1999) (The tune playing on the radio when Homer mistakenly thinks from a radio broadcast that he traveled back in time), and "Coming to Homerica" (2009) (Plays in the background while a wall is constructed between Shelbyville and Ogdenville)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 2, episode 4 "We're going to the Catskills" (2018) during the initial dance
Dead to Me Season 1, episode 9 (2019) (The song plays over the opening scenes.)
NCIS Season 17, episode 8 "Musical Chairs" (2019) (Once at beginning and again at end of episode)
Hollywood Season 1, episode 2 "Hooray for Hollywood: Part 2" (2020) (Once, third of the way into episode, transition from screening room to studio cafeteria)
^"Louis Prima in Chronology 1935-1936" album; Complete jazz Series Collection; Classics (viewed on Google Play Music)
^"Victor matrix BS-100883. Sing, sing, sing (With a swing) / Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra ; Georgia Boy Simpkins - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
^"GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". The GRAMMYs. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
^Firestone, Ross Sing, Sing, Sing The Life & Times of Benny Goodman, W. W. Norton & Company, New York, London, 1993, p. 161.
^Shapiro, Nat, and Hentoff, Nat. Hear Me Talkin' to Ya: The Story of Jazz As Told by the Men Who Made It. New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1966. (Access Page 320 from Google Books.)
^Whitney Balliett (2006), "Back from Valhalla", American Musicians II, ISBN9781578068340
January 26, 2023
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Sing Sing Sing redirects here For other uses see Sing Sing Sing disambiguation Sing Sing Sing With a Swing is a 1936 song with music and lyrics by Louis Prima who first recorded it with the New Orleans Gang Brunswick Records released it on February 28 1936 1 on the 78 rpm record format with It s Been So Long as the B side The song is strongly identified with the big band and swing eras Several have performed the piece as an instrumental including Fletcher Henderson and most famously Benny Goodman Sing Sing Sing Original Brunswick 78 rpm record 1936 Song by Louis PrimaReleasedFebruary 28 1936GenreJazz swing big bandLabelBrunswick 7628Songwriter s Louis Prima Contents 1 Benny Goodman recording 2 In popular culture 2 1 Films 2 2 Theater 2 3 Television 2 4 Video games 3 See also 4 ReferencesBenny Goodman recording EditOn July 6 1937 Sing Sing Sing was recorded in Hollywood with Benny Goodman on clarinet Gene Krupa on drums Harry James Ziggy Elman and Chris Griffin on trumpets Red Ballard and Murray McEachern on trombones Hymie Schertzer and George Koenig on alto saxophones Art Rollini and Vido Musso on tenor saxophone Jess Stacy on piano Allan Reuss on guitar and Harry Goodman on bass The song was arranged by Jimmy Mundy Unlike most big band arrangements of that era limited in length to three minutes so that they could be recorded on one side of a standard 10 inch 78 rpm record the version which Goodman s band recorded was an extended work The 1937 recording lasted 8 minutes and 43 seconds and it took up both sides of a 12 inch 78 The recording of Goodman s 1938 Carnegie Hall live performance with impromptu solos took 12 minutes and 30 seconds Mundy s arrangement incorporated Christopher Columbus a piece written by Chu Berry for the Fletcher Henderson band as well as Prima s work Fletcher Henderson recorded a vocal version in August 1936 2 The 1937 Benny Goodman recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982 3 Ross Firestone says that the 1937 recording bore only the slightest resemblance to the original score Helen Ward said that the changes started spontaneously One night Gene just refused to stop drumming when he got to the end of the third chorus where the tune was supposed to end so Benny blithely picked up the clarinet and noodled along with him Then someone else stood up and took it and it went on from there Firestone says the elements from Christopher Columbus were added this way 4 The title of the number as given on the Goodman recordings acknowledges the additional tune Sing Sing Sing introducing Christopher Columbus In their 1966 book Hear Me Talkin To Ya The Story Of Jazz As Told By The Men Who Made It music critics Nat Shapiro and Nat Hentoff quote Goodman as saying Sing Sing Sing which we started doing back at the Palomar on our second trip there in 1936 was a big thing and no one nighter was complete without it 5 Goodman s 1938 Carnegie Hall jazz concert performance with Christopher Columbus interpolation was different from the commercial release and from subsequent performances with the Goodman band The personnel of the Goodman band for the Carnegie Hall concert were the same as in the 1937 recording session except that Vernon Brown replaced Murray McEachern on trombone and Babe Russin replaced Vido Musso on tenor saxophone Stacy was quoted as saying he was glad he did not know Goodman was going to let him solo because then he would have gotten nervous and screwed it up 6 For the 1955 recording recreating the Carnegie Hall performance for the movie The Benny Goodman Story Stacy declined to participate and there was no piano solo because he was offered only a standard daily wage for one day s work In popular culture EditThe composition has appeared in numerous films and television programs including Films Edit Swing Banditry 1936 Short Film played by Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra with Virginia Dale singing After the Thin Man 1936 playing during Nick amp Nora s homecoming party scene with vocal lyrics sung by Eadie Adams Hollywood Hotel 1937 performed by Benny Goodman s Orchestra Canine Caddy 1941 short film when Mickey Mouse is intensely preparing a golf stroke The Benny Goodman Story 1956 American Pop 1981 Racing with the Moon 1984 pool hall scene Power 1986 Big Business 1988 during the opening scene New York Stories 1989 Awakenings 1990 when the patients leave the hospital for an afternoon at the dance hall Swing Kids 1993 performed by Arvid s band during a large gathering Manhattan Murder Mystery 1993 The Mask 1994 film Club scene Casino 1995 Tower of Terror 1997 Deconstructing Harry 1997 with Harry s story set in Hell Pollock 2000 when the characters are gathered around a radio Riding in Cars with Boys 2001 during a wedding reception The Majestic 2001 during a homecoming reception Below 2002 on the submarine s phonograph during several scenes The script called for the song I ll Be Seeing You but the filmmakers were unable to secure the rights Bright Young Things 2003 Swing Girls 2004 Gone with the Bullets 2014 The Wedding Ringer 2015 Florence Foster Jenkins 2016 in which Hugh Grant s character dances to it Swing Kids Korean 2018 Tove 2020 Finch 2021 Don t Worry Darling 2022 Theater Edit Dancin 1978 Fosse 1999 Burn the Floor 1999 and spin offs Phua Chu Kang The Musical 2004 Television Edit The Golden Girls episode One for the Money 1987 The tune plays in one scene when Rose Nylund dances solo against Blanche Devereaux and Dorothy Zbornak at a dance marathon Chips Ahoy advert 1993 Daddy Dearest 1993 theme tune The Simpsons episodes Lady Bouvier s Lover 1994 The tune plays as Mr Burns cuts in to a dance between Grampa Simpson and Mrs Bouvier Make Room for Lisa 1999 The tune playing on the radio when Homer mistakenly thinks from a radio broadcast that he traveled back in time and Coming to Homerica 2009 Plays in the background while a wall is constructed between Shelbyville and Ogdenville Baseball 1994 The song is heard in the Sixth Inning when recounting Joe DiMaggio and his 56 game hitting streak Bert 1994 Episode 5 Min alskling du ar som en tulipan The X Files 1998 Season 6 episode 3 Triangle Everybody Loves Raymond 1999 Season 3 episode 24 Dancing with Debra Gilmore Girls 2002 Season 3 episode 7 They Shoot Gilmores Don t They Guinness advert Moth 2004 The Sopranos Season 6 episode 15 Remember When 2007 Plays during the closing scene The Man in the High Castle Season 3 episode 3 Senso Koi 2018 The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Season 2 episode 4 We re going to the Catskills 2018 during the initial dance Dead to Me Season 1 episode 9 2019 The song plays over the opening scenes NCIS Season 17 episode 8 Musical Chairs 2019 Once at beginning and again at end of episode Hollywood Season 1 episode 2 Hooray for Hollywood Part 2 2020 Once third of the way into episode transition from screening room to studio cafeteria Penny Dreadful City of Angels Season 1 episode 9 Sing Sing Sing Takt Op Destiny episode 2 The Good Cop Israeli TV series 2015 theme tune uses the James Horner recording from the soundtrack of Swing Kids 1993 SAS Rogue Heroes 2022 episode 1 about 30 minutes into the episode at The Empire Video games Edit Donkey Konga 2004 Mafia II 2010 plays on the fictional Empire Central Radio during the 1940s segment of the game LA Noire 2011 plays on KTI Radio See also EditList of 1930s jazz standardsReferences Edit Louis Prima in Chronology 1935 1936 album Complete jazz Series Collection Classics viewed on Google Play Music Victor matrix BS 100883 Sing sing sing With a swing Fletcher Henderson s Orchestra Georgia Boy Simpkins Discography of American Historical Recordings GRAMMY Hall Of Fame The GRAMMYs Retrieved 2016 11 13 Firestone Ross Sing Sing Sing The Life amp Times of Benny Goodman W W Norton amp Company New York London 1993 p 161 Shapiro Nat and Hentoff Nat Hear Me Talkin to Ya The Story of Jazz As Told by the Men Who Made It New York NY Dover Publications 1966 Access Page 320 from Google Books Whitney Balliett 2006 Back from Valhalla American Musicians II ISBN 9781578068340 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sing Sing Sing With a Swing amp oldid 1134179839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
