Tag: Vincent Youmans

From the Studio #26 – Tea for Two – Vincent Youmans’ ingenious tune with clever words by Irving Caesar has been interpreted by many. I like, among others, a well-arranged version by Don Redman’s Orchestra from the thirties. The changes are a bit too difficult to (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #241 – Without a Song – In December 1969, Freddie Hubbard (1938–2008) was in Europe, as this live recording proves. That year on July 21, I came home from work, and some relatives had gathered to celebrate my 20th birthday. They were in front of (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Studio #14 – More Than You Know – Here are a couple of choruses of a lovely, for once positive, love song by Vincent Youmans with lyrics by William Rose and Edward Eliscu. Many have recorded this. My favorites are by Benny Goodman and Billie Holiday (…) read more and listenread more and listen