Jump to content

The Lamp Is Low

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The Lamp Is Low" is a popular song from the 1930s. The music was written by composers Peter DeRose and Bert Shefter, adapted from Pavane pour une infante défunte, a composition by Maurice Ravel. The lyrics were written by Mitchell Parish.

Mildred Bailey made the first notable recording of "The Lamp is Low" for Vocalion Records (catalog No. 4845) on April 24, 1939.[1] Covers by various other musicians quickly followed, including one by Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra (vocal by Jack Leonard) recorded on May 1, 1939 on Victor Records (catalog No. 26259). The Dorsey version was a hit[2] and helped the song to feature on the hit parade in 1939 for nine weeks. The song continues to be a favorite of jazz musicians.[3]

Other recordings

[edit]

Some samples of the Laurindo Almeida version were used by Nujabes to record Aruarian Dance in the 2004 Samurai Champloo Music Record: Departure album, one of the soundtrack albums from the anime Samurai Champloo.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 136. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  3. ^ ""THE LAMP IS LOW" (1939)". WICN Public Radio. Archived from the original on June 24, 2009.
  4. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  6. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  9. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  10. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  11. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  12. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  13. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.