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Don't you lose time! Come along--it's Shake Yo' shoes Time Now for you and me! On the sands of time You are only a pebble; Remember, trouble must be treated Just like a rebel; Send him to the Debble! Deena Rosenberg believes that with "Clap Yo' Hands," "the meaning of time began to figure prominently in the Gershwins' work Rosenberg, Fascinating Rhythm , p.
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This idea of a non-specific integration of book and song was in fact noted as early as The New York Times review of Oh, Kay! George termed Clap Yo' Hands" "a modern dance spiritual," but did not, as far as we know, comment on its integration or lack thereof into the plot or other aspects of Oh, Kay! Ira, however, in his memoir Lyrics on Several Occasions , writes that usually he has a preference for concluding a lyric with a "verbal twist" or minor "surprise ending" but in "Clap Yo' Hands" he merely repeats the opening group of three lines.
He explains that he did this because "Clap Yo' Hands" is a "stage tune" the purpose of which is to introduce a dance, and he didn't want to "impede" any "exhortatory momentum" the song might create before the dance by distracting the audience with verbal cleverness. Although his comment does not completely exclude the possibility that he had another purpose for the song in mind; that is, using it to augment certain themes some critics have suggested are at work in the show and thereby revealing how the song is integrated into the show as a whole, the comment seems to reduce the likelihood of the lyricist having this in mind, at least consciously.
That the immediate and perhaps only purpose of "Clap Yo; Hands" is to introduce a dance is reinforced by spot Ira places "Clap Yo Hands" in his memoir. He includes the lyric for and his comments on the song in a chapter titled "A Gathering of Guidance," which also includes "Lose that Long Face," One Life to Live," " Slap that Bass ," and " Strike up the Band ," all song titles that reflect a straight forward, practical intention more than a subtle hint at a relatively hidden theme.
Random House, paper-bound ED. The sequence of notes--the easiest example for nonmusicians to find is the series of black notes on the piano--is arguably the most appealing and certainly the most universal melodic motif in human history" Ted Gioia, The Jazz Standards: A Guide to the Repertoire , p.
His Life and Work Berkeley: Howard Pollack states that Gershwin himself confirms this notion when he quotes the composer: As mentioned above, George Gershwin saw his song as a "modern dance spiritual. More than one commentator on "Clap Yo' Hands" has observed that the song uses the pentatonic scale a five note scale as opposed to the more common diatonic scale. Alec Wilder writes that "Clap Yo' Hands," "a strong, direct and markedly rhythmic song" does not interest him except for it being Gershwin's first use of this scale. It is, however, of interest to Gershwin himself.
See his comments, just above. Wilder also notes, writing c. Ira Gershwin, in his Lyrics on Several Occasions , shows no awareness of this problem. He notes that the title never appears in the song in exactly the same form it does as the title itself. He writes that for the purpose of how the title would look on the sheet music, he changed the "Clap-a yo' hand" that appears repeatedly in the body of the song to "Clap Yo' Hands" for the title.
He adds that some thirty-three years after he created the lyric and title he no longer thinks too much of the change he made or the reason he had for making it See Wilder, p. In the performance on the Main Stage , above and the album shown in the Record-Video Cabinet, Ella omits the verse and begins with the refrain.
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Roger Wolfe Kahn Kahns recording reached number 9 on the charts in February, Personnel for this instrumental version on Victor includes distinguished players such as Miff Mole trombone , Joe Venuti violin , and Eddie Lang guitar. Roger Wolfe Kahn, a popular s dance band leader playing the jazz of the day was the son of George Gershwin's friend, financier and supporter of the arts, Otto Kahn as well as of his son. Kahn the father had been a backer of the Gershwin show Lady, Be Good! The track appears on various albums including those shown above. Please complete or pause one video before starting another.
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The track on the music-video above may be from the piano roll edition of Gershwin playing his own songs. The track for "Clap Yo' Hands" on the album cited above and linked to through Amazon was recorded at the Columbia Studios in London on November 12, This is a two CD set consisting of recordings of George Gershwin on piano made during the 's and s.
These recordings are not from piano rolls but are Gershwin himself at the piano; and, according to the liner notes, document "Gershwin's commercial recording career including all his commercial solo piano and piano with orchestra recordings. The arrangements for the songs are by Gershwin himself and very similar to if not the same as the one published in George Gershwin's Songbook in , in which were included the arrangements by him of eighteen of his songs based on his playing of them at countless parties and other events. These arrangements are difficult to play, Gershwin himself explains, because they include variations that composers inevitably create for songs of their own that they play repeatedly, in his words, "to indulge the desire for complication and variety that every composer feels when he manipulates the same material over and over again.
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Goldberg was a close friend of the Gershwins. The above referenced George Gershwin's Songbook was originally published in a limited edition in and republished in by Simon and Schuster under the title, The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook. Smith's Victor recording reached number 15 on the charts in March, One account explains the "Whispering" part of his name as a description of his baritone voice having a particularly soft sounding quality due to a gas attack he suffered during service in WWI.
Smith sings the verse on this version of "Clap Yo' Hands. The CD available from Amazon and the digital album from iTunes may offer a somewhat different selection of songs, but both contain the same version of "Clap Yo' Hands. Amazon reviewer Funny Face: A spicy mixture of swing, jazz, and blues, peppered occasionally with scat vocals for good measure, the track is perhaps the most uncharacteristic and unexpected.
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It fits into the story [even though it is not from the original score of the show Funny Face -- Ed. In the middle of the song comes one of my favorite moments in the film: What directly follows is a light, lilting melody accompanied by a hilarious synchronized jig by the actors: Another track sure to make the surliest of surlies crack a smile. We recommend enlarging the video to full screen for best effect.
On the first, "Barbara," she confines herself to piano on a selection of familiar standards, with a strong leaning towards slow ballads. Relaxed and refreshingly at ease, she leisurely explores the tonal colours suggested by the material in a reflective approach to trio playing. On the up-tempo tunes, Mine and Acquaintance, the bassist Joe Shulman's strength and intelligence is evident, while drummer Bill Faite's brushwork is a model of good taste.
The second album presents six songs from 'Funny Face,' along with six from several Gershwin shows. This set contains a pair of nicely off-hand vocals, 'Who Cares? With Joe Shulman on bass, and Joe Petti on drums, the trio s approach displays a blend of imagination, taste, touch, and swing.
And though Barbara Carroll was by no means an innovator or trailblazer, she was a talented performer with a distinctive musical personality that enabled her to do justice to her repertoire and communicate musically with the listeners attractive and hardly minor gifts at any level of music. We might add she was also, by the evidence of her rendition of "Clap Yo' Hands" hip when she recorded the song in , the age of "hip" and still is in post "hip" See Main Stage above for same track as on the album above. The track on the video does not include the verse.
She simply possesses one of the finest voices I've ever heard and in this album, especially, she not only understands the lyrics but makes them her own. This live concert is accompanied by a 1st class 5-man-band and the audience's pleasure is obvious. Don t you lose time!
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Don't you lose time! Come along-it's shake yo' shoes time Now for you and me! On the sands of time You are only a pebble; Remember, trouble must be treated Just like a rebel;. Send him to the Debble! Everybody come along and join the Jubilee! Come on, you children, gather around - Gather around, you children. And we will lose that evil spirit Called the voodoo. Nothin' but trouble, if he has found,. If he has found you, children - But you can chase the hoodoo With the dance that you do.
Let me lead the way.