He was an excellent and much copied jazz pianist now considered one of the very best who ever played in the stride style. Ain t misbehavin is a musical revue with a book by murray horwitz and richard maltby jr. He worked in the revue hot chocolates in the late 1920s as a composer. Aint misbehavin louis armstrong song info allmusic. Dashing duo robson green grantchester, wire in the blood and jerome flynn game of thrones play a pair of musicians during the london blitz in this delightfully funny miniseries. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Ruth etting aint misbehavin 1929 connies hot chocolates. Watch worldclass tv from britain and beyond always available, always commercial free start your free trial watch trailer. While i was familiar with fats waller, i had not known much about ain t misbehavin. Aint misbehavin thomas fats waller 1929 added to the national registry. For a song that has been recorded well over a thousand times over the better part of a century, aint misbehavin seems particularly evocative of the time of its conception. A man falls back on his musical skills after a plane crash ends his chance to serve his country. Aint misbehavin, from the fats wallerharry brooksandy razaf musical connies hot. It has a thirtytwobar form aaba at a slowtomoderate tempo. Andy razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by thomas fats waller and harry brooks for the broadway. Assembled under the expert eye of directorlyricist, richard maltby, jr.
It was such a considerable success that it became a broadway show, and was resurrected in 1988 for a brief stint. Watch aint misbehavin online youtube tv free trial. As eddie continually tries to win dollys love, erics detective work unearths a massive scam. Director norman stone was gripped by the style and atmosphere. It was satchmos first big hit in 1929, in the broadway revue hot chocolates.
The cover is what first attracted me and the story is just as good. Taking its title from the 1929 waller song aint misbehavin, it brings the audience to a time when nightclubs like the cotton club and the. Lyricist andy razaf may have cared, but he didnt have to blog about it or promote the song on social media. A guide to ain t misbehavin, the 1997 itv tv comedy drama. I worry about the apostrophe, and i would guess that im not the only editor or. Print and download lead sheets for aint misbehavin from aint misbehavin includes complete lyrics in eb major transposable. One song, a synthetic but entirely pleasant jazz ballad called aint misbehavin stands out, and its rendition between the acts by an unnamed member of the orchestra was a highlight of the. He was one of the most important pianist in the history of jazz. For me personally, by this point none of the personal relationships within the main cast felt believable or authentic. I just had so much fun reading this book about the jazz age and the roaring twenties. It stars peter davison and nicola pagett and was written by roy clarke, the writer of last of the summer wine and keeping up appearances. Take a ride with billy strickland in birmingham, alabama in his beautiful mustang. Named after the 1929 fats waller song, aint misbehavin is a musical revue tribute to the black musicians of the harlem renaissance in the 1920s and 30s.
The inimitable thomas fats waller rose to international fame during the golden age of the cotton club and that jumpin new beat, swing music. Vimeo gives control freaks the power to tweak every aspect of their embedded videos. There has always been something odd about the stigma attached to ain t. The craig caddell show tv series performer 1 episode, 2019 writer 1. In the upstairsdownstairs world of language, ain t is still required to use the servants entrance. As pilot wallis is forced out of the raf due to a health disorder, he falls back on his skills as a musician and joins the big band circuit, where he encounters womanizing private detective trapp.
Johnson, one of the masters of the stride piano in the 1920s. Aint misbehavin university of california, berkeley. Song information for ain t misbehavin louis armstrong on allmusic. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
Fats waller aint misbehavin 1929 connies hot chocolates. Listen free to fats waller aint misbehavin aint misbehavin lookin good but feelin bad t aint nobodys bizness if i do, honeysuckle rose and more. Floyd pepper, backed by janice and zoot, sings aint misbehavin as the uk spot in episode 102 of the muppet show. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. I didnt find any chords in your song its probably not in chordpro format. Cover versions of aint misbehavin written by harry brooks. Aint misbehavin goes big and brash and rocks the house sly, genial, and bursting with the wit and energy of one of the most innovative periods in american music, its one of the very best revues ever assembled. Wartime comedy about two very different bandsmen eddie and eric and their misadventures with gangsters, romance, and blackmarketing in blitztime london.
Ain t misbehavin is a 1929 song written by thomas fats waller, harry brooks music and andy razaf lyrics. The new cast did a great job when visiting our area so i searched for the cd. Reginald gardiner as anatole piermont rogers is hilarious. Aint misbehavin is a 1929 stride jazzearly swing song. Fats began recording his first piano solos in 1923. Youre listening to louis armstrong with aint misbehavin, a fats waller tune. Watch the video for ain t misbehavin by fats waller for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ain t misbehavin tv miniseries 1997 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Start a free trial to watch ain t misbehavin on youtube tv and cancel anytime. In 1978, it became the title track of a cabaret show featuring the music of waller. Fats wallers rise to lasting fame as an entertaining singer with a witty twist on the popular songs of his day was still several years off when he arrived at the camden, new jersey, studios. It was covered by elsie carlisle, janice friedman, jimmy felts, jane russell and anita ellis with chorus and orchestra directed by robert farnon and other artists. Ain t misbehavin, savin my love for you i know for certain the one i love im through with flirtin, you that im thinkin of ain t misbehavin oh savin my love oh baby, love for you like jack horner in a corner dont go nowhere and i dont care oh your kisses worth waitin for, babe i dont stay out late, dont care to go.
With jerome flynn, robson green, warren mitchell, julia sawalha. Ain t misbehavin is a british sitcom that aired on bbc1 from 20 march 1994 to 14 february 1995. Aint misbehavin was first recorded in august 1929 in camden, nj, on victor records. Ain t misbehavin original broadway cast recording original broadway cast of ain t misbehavin the act liza minnelli. The song was used as the opening number in the popular 1978 broadway musical of the same name, which starred nell carter. Please complete or pause one video before starting another. No one to talk with, all by myself no one to walk with, but im happy on the shelf ain t misbehavin. Robson greene and jerome flynn star in the drama set in the 1940s big band scene. Ain t misbehavin was first recorded in august 1929 in camden, nj, on victor records. Aint misbehavin thomas fatswaller 1929 sax alto youtube. Ain t misbehavin is the second book in the roaring twenties series but can definitely be read as a standalone. It had been suggested by andy razaf that armstrong sing and play a chorus of the shows theme song ain t misbehavin from the band pit as a betweenact number.
Ain t misbehavin, from the fats wallerharry brooksandy razaf musical connies hot chocolates, has been performed by many artists over the years, perhaps most famously by cowriter thomas fats waller for the 1943 film stormy weather. Ain t misbehavin is an engaging romp through wartime britain. To celebrate, i thought you might like to hear the song that inspired the title. In 1929, when the song aint misbehavin became a big hit, composers thomas fats waller and harry brooks probably werent too worried about that final apostrophe. The song was used as the opening number in the popular. Written by thomas fats waller with lyrics by andy razaf as part of the score for the broadway play hot chocolates, the song debuted in march 1929 as a vehicle for louis armstrong to sing from the orchestra pit, but when armstrong dazzled audiences with his vocal performance of the song, the producers of. When the mismatched mates get caught up in a conflict between london. Comedy drama set in britain during the second world war about the exploits of big band musicians eddie wallis and eric trapp.
Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Ain t misbehavin by jennifer lamont leo is the bees knees. The threepart series was filmed in london and wiltshire where scenes for the interior of the raf deep earth dump were shot in tunnels used for storage by a wine company. Oct 18, 2014 elsie carlisle aint misbehavin transfer by mick johnson youtube. Aint misbehavin original broadway cast original cast. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals aint misbehavin. The word has been around since the seventeenth century, and for a long time nobody thought it was worse. Andy razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by thomas fats waller and harry brooks for the broadway musical comedy play connies hot chocolates. Watch worldclass tv from britain and beyond always available, always commercial. Aint misbehavin leo reisman and his orchestra, august 16, 1929. The idea for aint misbehavin grew from seeds sonw by robson and jeromes no.
A cast of five singers perform the music and celebrate the freewheeling spirit of harlem musician thomas fats waller. Vox chops perform jazz classic ain t misbehavin in barbershop style. Aint misbehavin was composed in 1929 by fats waller and harry brooks, with lyrics by andy razaf. The musical is a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s who were part of the harlem renaissance, an era of growing creativity, cultural awareness, and ethnic pride, and takes its title from the 1929 waller song ain t misbehavin. Mar 01, 2020 ain t misbehavin is a 1929 stride jazzearly swing song. Get all your burning questions answered about the show youve just seen during our fun and informative postperformance discussions with the audience, cast, and crew. Aint misbehavin itv comedy drama british comedy guide. Written by thomas fats waller with lyrics by andy razaf as part of the. Louis armstrong aint misbehavin new york, 19 july, 1929. Andy razaf wrote the lyrics to a score by thomas fats waller and harry brooks for the broadway musical comedy play connies hot. He also had a touch that varied from subtle and extremely light to very powerful.
Yet ain t is no closer to being standard english than it was then. It is named after the song by fats waller with harry brooks and andy razaf, ain t misbehavin. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Robson green and jerome flynn are brilliant in their understated approach to comedy, and cowriters bob larbey and norman stone coax the story along with a light touch. Written by thomas fats waller with lyrics by andy razaf as part of the score for the broadway play hot chocolates, the song debuted in march 1929 as a vehicle for louis armstrong to sing from the orchestra pit, but when armstrong dazzled audiences with his vocal performance of the song. There, aint misbehavin was sung by margaret simms and paul bass. While the band seeks to replace its singer, the two boys become involved in a plot to bring down a murderous scottish gangster. Aug 26, 2014 columbia records 1958d recorded 93 1929 new york, new york. The song was specifically written as the opening number for the allblack musical revue titled connies hot chocolates, hosted by the legendary harlem nightclub connies inn. Ain t misbehavin original, musical, revue, broadway opened in new york city may 9, 1978 and played through feb 21, 1982.
While the song was first published in 1929, this clip is from a 1943 movie called stormy weather in which the composer, fats waller, sings it. It was going good but the end got cut off for some reason. Joe and george listen with you to 4 renditions of aint misbehavin, and they discuss the life of the great pianist thomas fats waller, the style of jazz piano called stride piano, the overall impact of the song aint misbehavin, and some of the artists who have performed this song. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. No one to talk with all by myself no one to walk with but im happy on the shelf ain t misbehavin im savin my love for you i know for certain the one i. Aint misbehavin synopsis broadway musical such a writer of songs like fats waller, who was the afro american, left a rich heritage and now, based on his singing, they have created and played a musical. Rory calhoun plays kenneth post who loves sarah for who she is, but she tries to fit into the role of high society girl. Murray horwitz wrote the book and richard maltby actively helped him in this. In 1929, fats waller made this a standard, and in 1984 it won th. Ain t misbehavin is a 1929 stride jazzearly swing song.