jazz singles that became hits

gord

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maybe this thread will work, that is if it has not been done before. i will start it off with brubecks take five and getz desafinado.gord
 

White Knight

Spectral Warrior con passion
Lee Morgan--The Sidewinder, by a car company {Plymouth-Chrysler, I believe} to hawk its cars in 1965 or thereabouts.
@ Gord, Great idea for a thread, congrats!
 

teddy

Duckmeister
Although not strictly jazz I believe GREEN ONIONS was based around a 12 bar blues riff. A great influence on a lot of musicians, and recorded by many in various styles.

teddy
 

stu

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Not sure, but I will give this a try Gord.

Errrol Garner's - Misty.

Stan Getz-Girl From Ipanema.

Way back a few years if I recall rightly Cozy Cole had a bit of hit success with 'Topsy', and Duke Ellington with Skin Deep.
 

stu

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Earl Bostic had a big hit with 'Flamingo' in the early fifties. Sorta Jazz/R and B.


Going back further, in the swing/jazz idiom- Artie Shaw 'Begin The Beguine', Charlie Barnet 'Cherokee' and Woody Herman 'Woodchoppers Ball'.

'Opus One' was a big seller for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

Fats Waller's 'My Very Good Friend The Milkman' made the charts in the late forties.
 

gord

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hi stu, earl bostics flamingo was the first record i ever bought, that was back in1951.i was crazy about that 78.i then bought bostics moonglow which i even liked better.gord
 

stu

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Hi Gord, The first Bostic record I bought was Flamingo. It was on the Vogue label. I think Sleep was on side 2. The second Bostic was also, like you, Moonglow, backed by Ain't Misbehavin'. I still have them they are stored up in loft with the other 78's.!
 

methodistgirl

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Chuck Mangione with Feels so Good. Now that is a jazz piece that I can remember
during the late 70s. I loved it!
judy tooley
 

gord

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hi stu, it is quite a coincidence that we would buy the same records all those years ago. that was 60 years, and i still like them. gord
 

gord

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hi judy, you are right, mangione did write some very melodic pieces back in the 70s. beside feel so good, i remember hill were the lord hides. gord
 

OLDUDE

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I didn't buy many 78s when I first got interested in jazz (not much spare cash) but most of those were George Shearing.
How about "Lullaby of Birdland" composed by him, which surely became a hit .
 

stu

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Gord, I remember the Johnny Staccato programme. John Cassavetes was the piano playing detective. I think the Shorty Rogers Giants were the band in the club.
 

Mat

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Here's a few:

Monk's Round Midnight
Strayhorn's Take the "A" Train
Gershwin's Summertime (not a jazz standard per se, but it soon became one)
Coltrane's Giant Steps
Weiss & Thiele's What a Wonderful World
Hancock's Cantaloupe Island, Watermelon Man and Maiden Voayage
 
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