music.wikisort.org - Composition"I Cover the Waterfront" is a 1933 popular song and jazz standard composed by Johnny Green with lyrics by Edward Heyman.[1] The song was inspired by Max Miller's 1932 best-selling novel, I Cover the Waterfront.[2]
Single by Sarah Vaughan
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Genre | Jazz blues |
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Songwriter(s) | Edward Heyman |
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Producer(s) | Johnny Green |
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"If You Could See Me Now" (1946) |
"I Cover the Waterfront" (1947) |
"Tenderly" (1947) |
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Recordings and interpretations
The song became popular, and many artists have recorded it since 1933.[3] Notable artists include:
Film role
A 1933 motion picture, also inspired by Miller's book and also titled I Cover the Waterfront, was re-scored at the last minute to include the tune. Sheet music publishers later used the film's success by claiming that the song was "[i]nspired by the United Artist Picture of the same name".[3]
Radio program theme
- I Cover the Waterfront was the theme for the Johnny Modero, Pier 23 radio program, which starred Jack Webb and was broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1947.[15]
Popular culture
See also
- List of 1930s jazz standards
References
- "78 Record: Sarah Vaughan - Once In A While (1953)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "I Cover the Waterfront". Songbook1.wordpress.com. March 28, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (I Cover the Waterfront)". Jazzstandards.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "CD Album: Billie Holiday - The Complete Billie Holiday On Verve - 1945-1959 (1992)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "Vinyl Album: Frank Sinatra - Sinatra's Greatest (1962)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "America Swings: The Great Harry James - Harry James | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "Vinyl Album: Lester Young - Archives Of Jazz - Vol. 1 (1972)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "www.rayconniff.info". www.rayconniff.info. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- "CD Album: Buddy Rich - Rags To Riches (1989)". 45worlds.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "Digital 3 at Montreux - Ella Fitzgerald | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "Nostalgia - Annie Lennox | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "The Ultimate Collection (1948-1990) - John Lee Hooker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "Mr. Lucky - John Lee Hooker | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- "Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau - Chris Thile, Brad Mehldau | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- Terrace, Vincent (2003). Radio Program Openings and Closings, 1931-1972. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-7864-4925-5.
- "Malcolm X (1992) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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На других языках
[de] I Cover the Waterfront
I Cover The Waterfront ist ein Popsong von John W. Green mit einem Text von Edward Heyman aus dem Jahr 1933.
- [en] I Cover the Waterfront (song)
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