"There'll Be Some Changes Made" ("Changes") is a popular song by Benton Overstreet (composer) and Billy Higgins[1][2][lower-alpha 1] (lyricist). Published in 1921, the song has flourished in several genres, particularly jazz. The song has endured for as many years as a jazz standard.[3] According to the online The Jazz Discography (an index of jazz-only recordings), "Changes" had been recorded 404 times as of May 2018.[4] The song and its record debut were revolutionary, in that the songwriters (Overstreet and Higgins, the original copyright publisher, Harry Herbert Pace, the vocalist to first record it (Ethel Waters), the owners of Black Swan (the record label), the opera singer (Elizabeth Greenfield) for whom the label was named, and the musicians on the recording led by Fletcher Henderson, were all African American. The production is identified by historians as a notable part of the Harlem Renaissance.[5]
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Song
"There'll Be Some Changes Made"
Song
Language
English
Published
1921 Harry H. Pace 1924 Edward B. Marks Music Corporation
Songwriter(s)
Composer: Benton Overstreet Lyricist: Billy Higgins
History and popularity milestones
Ethel Waters (between 1938 and 1948) (photo: William P. Gottlieb)
1920s
The debut recording with Ethel Waters was recorded on Black Swan Records (1921) and rapidly became a hit. Her rendition features the rarely-heard 6-bar instrumental intro,[lower-alpha 2] followed by her singing the 1st verse (16 bars, plus 1), then her singing the 1st chorus (16 bars, plus 2), then instruments playing 8 bars of the chorus, finishing with her singing the 1st chorus (16 bars, plus 2).
Variety magazine, in a fifty-year commemorative issue, included Ethel Waters' recording in its "Hit Parade of a Half-Century (1905–1955)" list for 1923.[6] A 1924 recording by Marion Harris (Brunswick 2651) helped establish it as a standard.[7] Other artists with notable recordings during the 1920s include Josie Miles (Ajax 17087; 1924), Sophie Tucker (Okeh 40921; 1927), and the Chicago Rhythm Kings (Red McKenzie, vocalist; Brunswick 4001; 1928). In jazz discography, which does not include the recordings of Marion Harris or Sophie Tucker, there were 11 recordings of the song during the 1920s.[4]
1930s
Standout recordings from the 1930s include Fats Waller (Bluebird B10322; 1935), Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers (HRS (de) 1000; 1938), and Benny Goodman and His Orchestra[8] (Louise Tobin, vocalist, Fletcher Henderson arrangement; Columbia 35210; 1939). In jazz discography, there were 17 recordings of the song during the 1930s, including double takes by (i) Benny Carter and His Swing Quintet (Masters of Jazz (F)MJCD95 CD & Vocalion S46), (ii) Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers (both takes on HRS 1001; 1938), (iii) Benny Goodman And His Orchestra (Columbia 35210 & Phontastic (Swd)NOST7606; 1939), and (iv) Eddie Condon And His Chicagoans (Decca 18041 & Meritt 11; 1939).[4]
1940s
1941 was not a good year for newly published popular music. According to a January 31, 1942, Billboard article, ASCAP members claimed only 2 of the top 13 sellers in sheet music. Five of the remaining 11 were revivals, one of which was "There'll Be Some Changes Made."[9] The 1941 film, Play Girl, gave new life to the song. In 1941, Benny Goodman's 1939 version became a Billboard No. 1 Hit for 4 weeks (during April and May) and peaked at No. 2 on Your Hit Parade. In 1961, BMI published a list, "All-Time Hit Songs, Broadcast Music, Inc., 1940–1960," in Billboard. "There'll Be Some Changes Made" was among the 17 songs listed for 1947.[10] In jazz discography, there were 60 recordings of the song during the 1940s.[4]
In early 1959, Billie Holiday did three sessions with Ray Ellis and orchestra for MGM Records in New York: March 3, 4, and 11. She recorded "Changes" in the final session. That session turned out to be the last studio session of her life. She died 4months and 6days later — on July 17.[11] The album — released under various titles, notably, Last Recording (MGM SE-3764; 1959) — was posthumously released.
In jazz discography, there were 42 recordings of "Changes" during the 1950s.[4]
1960s – current
Notable artists who recorded "Changes" include Jaki Byard (Muse 5007; 1972), Tony Bennett (Improv 7112; 1973–1977) and Fox Face (Dirtnap Records ZZZ-163; 2021)
Western swing and country western
Outside of jazz, in western swing, Bob Wills recorded it in 1937 (Vocalion DAL 244-1). In country music, Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler recorded — on their 1990 Grammy award winning album Neck and Neck — a parody version that references the Dire Straits song "Money for Nothing" ...
Money for nothin' and chicks for free
Selected videography, filmography, and stage
Feature films
Use of the song in the 1941 film, Play Girl, helped repopularize the song 20 years after its debut.
In the 1972 film Slaughterhouse-Five, a quartet is singing the song when the airplane Billy Pilgrim is traveling in spins out of control and crashes.[12]
Ann Reinking sang and danced to the song accompanied by Leland Palmer and Erzsébet Földi during the "Hallucination Sequence" in the 1979 film, All That Jazz, directed by Bob Fosse. Reinking, Fosse's previous partner, directs the song to Roy Scheider playing Joe Gideon, a semi-autobiographical version of Fosse himself.
The soundtrack of Woody Allen's 1999 film, Sweet and Lowdown, included "There'll Be Some Changes Made," recorded by members of the film's music department: Howard Alden, solo guitar, Bucky Pizzarelli, rhythm guitar, Ken Peplowski, clarinet, Kelly Friesen, bass, and Ted Sommer, drums. In the scene, Emmet Ray, played by Sean Penn in the lead role as a guitarist, is playing the song with his quintet at a club as he is approached by a woman with black hair.[13]
Shorts
The 1928 Vitaphone short film, Character Studies (Vitaphone 2734), directed by Murry Roth, featured three songs, including "Changes," all sung by Florence Brady (née Florence E. McAleer; born approx. 1902), a comedian, singer, vaudeville actress, and longtime stage partner with her songwriter husband, Gilbert William Wells (1893–1935).[14]
Selected discography
Ethel Waters, accompanied by Her Jazz Masters
Trumpet (unknown), trombone (unknown), Garvin Bushell (clarinet), possibly Charlie Jackson (violin), Fletcher Henderson (piano)
Recorded around August 1921, New York
(audio on YouTube)
Black Swan 2021
Matrix P147-1
OCLC244487936
Josie Miles
With the Choo Choo Jazzers
Josie Miles (vocals), Bob Fuller (clarinet), Louis Hooper (piano)
Recorded circa December 1924, New York City
(audio on YouTube)
Ajax (Canadian Race label) 17087
Matrix 31749
Chicago Rhythm Kings
Red McKenzie (singer), Muggsy Spanier (clarinet), Frank Teschmacher (clarinet), Mezz Mezzrow (tenor sax), Joe Sullivan (piano), Eddie Condon (banjo), James W. Lanigan (1902–1983) (tuba), Gene Krupa (drums)
Recorded April 6, 1928, Chicago
Brunswick 4001
Re-release: Classic Jazz Masters 31
OCLC29747177, 18799565
Boswell Sisters
Mannie Klein (trumpet), Tommy Dorsey (trombone), Jimmy Dorsey (clarinet ,alto sax), Babe Russin (tenor sax), Martha Boswell (piano, cello), Eddie Lang (guitar), Artie Bernstein (bass), Stan King (de) (drums)
Recorded March 21, 1932, New York City
(audio on YouTube)
Matrix: 11543-A
Brunswick 6291
OCLC399677888
Roy Newman (de) and His Boys
Recorded October 1, 1935, Dallas
Roy Newman (piano), Jim Boyd (born 1914) (brother of musician Bill Boyd brother) (guitar), Earl Brown (guitar), Ish Erwin (bass), Holly Horton (1892–1944) (clarinet), Walter Kirks (tenor banjo), Randall "Buddy" Neal (guitar), Thurman Neal (fiddle)
Matrix: DAL-196-1
Vocalion 03325[15]
Bob Wills (1937)
Recorded June 1937, Dallas
03902 Vocalion
(audio on YouTube)
Matrix DAL 244-1 (1st take)
OCLC58807446
Eddie Condon and His Chicagoans
(instrumental, no vocals)
Max Kaminsky (trumpet), Brad Gowans (trombone), Pee Wee Russell (clarinet), Bud Freeman (tenor sax), Joe Sullivan (piano), Eddie Condon (guitar), Clyde Newcombe (bass), Dave Tough (drums)
Recorded August 11, 1939, New York City
Matrix – 66072-A: "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
Matrix – 66072-B: "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
66072-A: Decca 18041
66072-B: Meritt 11
OCLC237626194
OCLC8778723
Art Tatum
Recorded live July 26 or 27, 1941, at Gee-Haw Stables, New York City
Art Tatum (piano), Chocolate Williams (bass) Ollie Potter (vocalist) (born 1900 – DOD not known)
(audio on YouTube)
Onyx ORI205
Track 8 of 8
OCLC41634272
(see note: †)
Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra[16]
Recorded January 13, 1941
(audio on YouTube)
Marylin Duke (vocalist)
Bobby Nichols (né Robert J. Nichols; 1924–1975) (trumpet solo)
Bluebird B-11025-A
Side A (matrix 060317=1)
OCLC80421652
Hy-Lo Trio (vocals and instrumentalist)
78 rpm album: Old Tyme Favourites
Recorded around 1948, Boston
Vinnie "Jimmy Cal" Calderone (accordion)
Angelo Boncore (né Angelo Joseph Boncore; 1919–2012) (bass)
Side B, Track 3
Label: Crystal-Tone (Boston)
Re-issue: Family Library of Recorded Music (Canada)
(audio on YouTube)
1007-B Library and Archives Canada - Amicus #3573505
Dinah Washington
On the album: Dinah!
Recorded November 11, 1955, Los Angeles
(audio on YouTube)
Hal Mooney, arranger
Accompanied by Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Ray Linn, Mannie Klein (trumpets); Tommy Pederson, Frank Rosolino, Si Zentner (trombones); Herb Geller, Skeets Herfurt (alto saxes); Georgie Auld, Babe Russin (tenor saxes); Chuck Gentry (né Charles Thomas Gentry; 1911–1987) (bari sax); Wynton Kelly (piano); Al Hendrickson (de) (guitar); Keter Betts (bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums); Harold "Hal" Mooney (director)
Matrix 12401-4
EmArcy MG36065
OCLC10801888, 25107940
Soundtrack
From the 1957 film Designing Woman
Album title: Miss Dolores Gray: Legendary Star of Stage and Screen
(video on YouTube)'
Blue Pear Records 1014
OCLC21720972
Billie Holiday Billie Holiday With Ray Ellis And His Orchestra
Accompanied by Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet), Joe Wilder (trumpet), Billy Byers (trombone), Al Cohn (tenor sax), Danny Bank (bari sax), Hank Jones (piano), Barry Galbraith (guitar), Milt Hinton (bass), Osie Johnson (drums), Ray Ellis (arranger, conductor)
Recorded March 11, 1959
(audio on YouTube)
59XY445: "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
MGM SE-3764
Verve (E)2304120
OCLC6871512 (MGM)
Julie London Whatever Julie Wants (LP)
With orchestra Felix Slatkin (conductor)
Recorded in Hollywood, c., July 1961
Track B5: "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
(audio on YouTube)
Liberty LST 7192 (LP) US (1961)
Liberty LRP 3192 (LP, Mono) Australia (1961)
7" Reel, 4tr, Stereo, Album, Liberty LT 7192 US (1961)
Promo, Whi, Liberty LRP 3192 (LP, Mono) US (1961)
Longon HA-G 2405 (LP, Mono) UK (1961)
OCLC12415639
Jackie Gleason
Recorded 1961; released 1962 Jackie Gleason's Lover's Portfolio
Capitol SWBO-1619
2 LPs (compilation)
Track B1 (of side A, B, C, D)
OCLC27225822
Tony Bennett
On the album: Life Is Beautiful
Arranged by Torrie Zito
Recorded 1975
(audio on YouTube)
Tony Bennett (vocals), Torrie Zito (piano), John Guiffrida (bass), Chuck Hughes (drums), and orchestra
Improv 7112
OCLC38224976
Soundtrack (New York)
Recorded March 22, 1976, A & R Recording, New York
Original Broadway Cast from: Bubbling Brown Sugar
H&L HL-69011-698
Act 2, Scene 3
Track B4 Josephine Premice, vocalist
OCLC2940725
Amherst Records AMH 3310 (CD)
OCLC15688755, 42552255
Soundtrack (London)
London Cast from: Bubbling Brown Sugar
Act 2, Scene 3
Released 1977 Elaine Delmar, vocalist
H&L HL-69011-698
OCLC2940725
Pye (CD)
OCLC299178203
Celebrating Mildred Bailey and Red Norvo
Recorded April 21, 22, 23, 1996, Doppler Studios, Atlanta
(audio on YouTube)
Audiophile ACD-295 (CD)
Daryl Sherman (vocals, piano), Randy Sandke (trumpet), Randy Reinhart (trombone), Bobby Gordon (de) (clarinet, tenor sax), John Cocuzzi (vibes, leader), Mark Shane (piano), James Chirillo (guitar), Greg Cohen (bass), Joe Ascione (drums)
OCLC593772313, 873490877
Soundtrack Woody Allen's 1999 film Sweet and Lowdown
Byron Stripling (trumpet), Ken Peplowski (clarinet), Dick Hyman (piano), Howard Alden (solo guitar), Bucky Pizzarelli (rhythm guitar), Kelly Friesen (bass), Ted Sommer (drums)
Recorded in Hollywood, 1999
Track 5: "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
Sony Classical SK89019 (CD)
OCLC43482586
Scott Hamilton Live in Bern: Scott Hamilton & Jeff Hamilton Trio
Live at Marian's Jazzroom, Bern, Switzerland, May 18, 2014
(audio on YouTube)
Scott Hamilton (tenor sax), Tamir Hendelman (piano), Christoph Luty (bass), Jeff Hamilton (drums)
Track 7: "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
Capri 74139-2 (CD)
OCLC925908072
Unreleased recordings
Duke Ellington and his Orchestra
Live: June 1, 1957, Sunset Ballroom[17]
Near Carrolltown, Pennsylvania
Shorty Baker (trumpet), Quentin Jackson (trombone), Russell Procope (clarinet), Duke Ellington (piano), Joe Benjamin (bass), Sam Woodyard (drums)
Notes on the Tatum recording
† "There'll Be Some Changes Made," was recorded in 1941 on acetate discs by an amateur, a Columbia Student, Jerry Newman (né Jerome Robert Newman; 1918–1970), and released in the 1973. Newman's collection was the initial sole material used to launch the jazz label, Onyx Recording, Inc. (aka Onyx Records), a New York entity co-founded in 1972 by Don Schlitten and Joe Fields.[18][19]
Newman,[lower-alpha 3] while a student at Columbia in 1941, lugged his acetate disc recording machine – a portable Wilcox-Gay Recordio "disc cutter" – to jazz clubs in Harlem, including Minton's Playhouse on 118th Street and Clark Monroe's Uptown House on 134th Street, both of which were incubators of jazz of the day, and in 1941, the beginning of bebop. Newman's collection served as the core library for Onyx Recording, Inc. Art Tatum[20] at Minton's in 1941, issued by Onyx after being declined by Columbia, on the LP God Is in the House.[21] At the 16th Annual Grammy Awards held in March 1974, the album won two Grammys, one for Best Improvised Jazz Solo and one for Best Liner Notes, written by Morgenstern. Newman's recordings have been issued as unauthorized records, variously over the years; that is, none were done so with the permission or participation of the artists or their estates.[22] The commercial value of the recordings were deemed nil; and those who acquired and distributed the recordings viewed the mission as one of curating jazz history.
The Art Tatum session at Gee-Haw Stables, later, became the subject of a poem, "Art Tatum at the Gee-Haw Stables," by Grace Schulman.[23]
Vol. 19, Part 5, No. 1, Sect. I, January–June 1965 (1967), pg. 627
Sheet music covers
Edward B. Marks Corporation was the publisher of "There'll Be Some Changes Made." The sheet music cover design, artwork by Irving Politzer (1898–1972), featured portraits of performers who had recorded the song. Those appearing on covers include Marion Harris, Ruth Etting, and Benny Goodman.
Subtitle on some sheet music covers
Some sheet music covers, even 1st editions, included the subtitle, in parentheses, "Philosophic Blues."
Notes
Some biographical references, notably the searchable BMI Song Database, incorrectly identify the lyricist as William Blackstone. The copyrights, and copyright renewals, credit Higgins as the lyricist. "Blackstone" is the maiden name of the mother of another Billy Higgins (1936–2001) — the late jazz drummer who has no direct relationship to the Higgins of this article. The mother's full maiden name was Anna Bell Marie Blackstone (1903–2001). She was married to Samuel Higgins (1901–1970). ("Higgins, Billy" – reference entry; the "other" Billy Higgins), Oxford Index: American National Biography Online; retrieved November 22, 2016) ("BMI Repertoire Song Search: 'There'll Be Some Changes Made';"Archived 2006-11-24 at the Wayback Machine retrieved November 22, 2016)
Published versions of the music include a 4-bar intro, followed by a 2-bar vamp. The Ethel Waters rendition does not repeat the vamp. Her rendition is:
B♭ major — 4 4 time Intro, instrumental (4 bars; plus a 2-bar, non-repeated vamp) 1st verse, sung (16 bars; plus 1) or ("A1 theme," 8 bars; plus "A2 theme," 8 bars; plus 1) 1st chorus, sung (16 bars; plus 2) or ("B1 theme," 8 bars; plus "B2 theme," 8 bars; plus 2) 1st chorus, instrumental (8 bars) ("B2 theme," 8 bars; plus 2) 1st verse, sung (16 bars; plus 1) or ("A1 theme," 8 bars; plus "A2 theme," 8 bars; plus 1)
Bill Fox (aka Bill Mink, Bill Wolf/Wolfe), Jerry Newman (né Jerome Robert Newman; 1918–1970), and Seymour Weiss (né Seymour Michael Wyse; born 1923 in London) founded the Esoteric Record Corporation in 1949 in New York. In 1957 the label was renamed Counterpoint; and after being first sold to Eichler Records Corporation in 1960, and then to Everest Record Group in 1963, to Counterpoint / Esoteric Records. Earlier, in 1948, Newman and Wyse founded Greenwich Music Shop. In 1964, Fox moved to Vanguard Records, to become the production coordinator. Fox had been Newman's business partner with the Greenwich Music Shop
Edward B. Marks Music Corporation was founded in 1898 by Edward Bennett Marks (1865–1945). One of Edward's two sons, Herbert Edward Marks (1902–1984), took over the company in 1945. In 1983, Freddy Bienstock bought the Edward B. Marks catalog of classical and contemporary music for $5 million in partnership with the Rodgers and Hammerstein estate. His brother, John, was in charge of the division. The Edward B. Marks catalog is currently owned by Carlin America.
Al. H. Wilson (aka Alphonse or Alfonso H. Wilson; né Alphonse Heerwich Niederhofer; 1868–1936) was an American stage actor, comedian, singer, monologist, songwriter, theater stock company director, and playwright. (Who's Who in Music and Drama. Entry: "Wilson, Al. H.", Dixie Hines né George Wilmer Hines Jr.; 1872–1928, Harry Prescott Hanaford, 1863–1925, eds., H.P. Hanaford, publisher, 1914, pg. 325; OCLC5345361, 21786350) He was the brother of actress Lizzie Wilson (née Elisabeth Niederhöfer; 1863–1939). (see Winfield Daily Free Press and Passport Applications, referenced below) Alphonse H. Wilson's name is inscribed on a vertical-type monument, 10 feet high, 8 feet wide (front face, right margin, 13th row), honoring Catholic Actors Guild of America, in Calvary Cemetery Woodside, Queens. Inscribed at the top of the front face is a quote from Macbeth, "A poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more". Inscribed at the top of the back face is a quote from Hamlet, "Flights of angels sing thee to thy rest". (see Death Certificate and BillionGraves references, below)
David Townsend Ringle (1894–1965)
Claude Gustave Garreau (born 6 June 1896 Jersey City)
References
"Higgins, Billy" (reference entry; the "other" Billy Higgins), Oxford Index: American National Biography Online (retrieved November 22, 2016)
Tom Lord (ed.), The Jazz Discography Online, Lord Music, (retrieved December 5, 2016; subscription required; accessible at many libraries); OCLC690104143
East Carroll Township and the Sunset Ballroom, 1910–2010, by Cecelia Farabaugh (born 1963; local historian, genealogist) (self published), Chicora, Pennsylvania: Mechling Bookbindery (2010); OCLC795836256; LCCN2010-907320
God is in the house, Art Tatum, Onyx Records, ORI 205 (LP) (1972); OCLC3197822, 473711960
Art Tatum (1909–1956) (piano), Frankie Newton (1906–1954) (trumpet), Chocolate Williams (bass); Ebenezer Paul (1919–1947) (bass) Liner notes: Dan Morgenstern 1940: November 11 1941: May 7, July 26–27, September 16 Minton's, Harlem Re-issued: HighNote HCD 7030 (CD) (1998); OCLC41634272
"Homage To Jerry Newman," by John A. Schott (born 1966), John Schott's blog at WordPress, July 27, 2015 (retrieved January 20, 2016)
"Art Tatum at the Gee-Haw Stables," by Grace Schulman, The Georgia Review, Vol. 58, No. 2, Poetry and "Poiēsis" (Summer 2004), p. 278; ISSN0016-8386
Joe M. Morris Piano Roll Collection, University of North Texas, Music Library, Special Collections Melodee 1257: Item 3167 QRS Word Roll 8316: Item 3168 Aeolian 1741: Item 3691
Death Certificate – New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795–1949 (June 3, 2020). "Alphonse Wilson". Place of death: Manhattan, New York → DOD: March 6, 1936 → father: John Wilson → mother: Anna Stengel → spouse: Laura Wilson → death certificate no. CN 6317. New York Municipal Archives. Retrieved February 4, 2021– via FamilySearch. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)FHL (GS) microfilm no. 2,079,282; digital folder no. 4,007,605; online image no. 555; indexing project (batch) no. I07962-7; record no. 316. (note: Alphonse Wilson's middle initial "H" is on the actual death certificate).
Winfield Daily Free Press (November 3, 1900). "W. H. M. S." (newspaper). Vol.3, no.150. Winfield, Kansas. p.1. Retrieved February 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.. LCCN sn84029091. OCLC10445211 (referencing siblinghood).
Buffalo Courier (March 31, 1896). "At the Lyceum Theater" (newspaper). Vol.61, no.91. Buffalo, New York. p.6 (column 3, near the bottom). Retrieved February 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.. LCCN sn83030933. OCLC9715201 (referencing his birth name, "Alphonse Heerwich Niederhofer").
Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 – March 31, 1925 ("Elisabeth Niederhofer," known as "Lizzie Wilson"). DOB: February 26, 1863 → place of birth: Buffalo, New York → application date: May 12, 1915 → passport issue date: May 20, 1915 → certificate no. 57278. Bureau of Citizenship, Department of State – via Ancestry.comOriginal source: National Archives and Records Administration; Washington D.C.; roll no. 245; certificates 56801–57300, 12 May 1915 – 20 May 1915.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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