Seems to be an influence either on or from "I've Got News for You" as sung by Woody Herman and Ray Charles but I haven't been able to find out when that song was written. (Or is this a common blues I haven't heard elsewhere?)
it's kind of a basic, common, self-deprecating blues - of which there were many! Woody Herman first recorded "I've Got News For You" - including the famous quote from Charlie Parker's "cool blues" in 1947. Ray Charles sang it on his classic 1960 album GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ. yes!
Considering that That Ain't Right was recorded in October 1941, it's highly unlikely that Milt Gabler had any involvement--he told me he was hired by Decca in December 1941.
Yeah, I wonder - the dates don't add up - Milt told me he was at some of Nat's Decca sessions. But we were both talking to him 50-60 years after the fact. So who knows? Milt did tell me he was involved in the decision NOT to renew the Trio's contract with Decca, and they decided to focus all their resources on Louis Jordan. Of course, that's an oversimplification - Decca had many more "race" artists besides Cole and Jordan. Anyhow, thank you for the feedback! (PS: Milt also remembered vividly that Nat played at some of his jam sessions in the Village and elsewhere, so maybe he was thinking of that... his memory was very good, but not absolutely perfect!)
Seems to be an influence either on or from "I've Got News for You" as sung by Woody Herman and Ray Charles but I haven't been able to find out when that song was written. (Or is this a common blues I haven't heard elsewhere?)
it's kind of a basic, common, self-deprecating blues - of which there were many! Woody Herman first recorded "I've Got News For You" - including the famous quote from Charlie Parker's "cool blues" in 1947. Ray Charles sang it on his classic 1960 album GENIUS + SOUL = JAZZ. yes!
Considering that That Ain't Right was recorded in October 1941, it's highly unlikely that Milt Gabler had any involvement--he told me he was hired by Decca in December 1941.
Yeah, I wonder - the dates don't add up - Milt told me he was at some of Nat's Decca sessions. But we were both talking to him 50-60 years after the fact. So who knows? Milt did tell me he was involved in the decision NOT to renew the Trio's contract with Decca, and they decided to focus all their resources on Louis Jordan. Of course, that's an oversimplification - Decca had many more "race" artists besides Cole and Jordan. Anyhow, thank you for the feedback! (PS: Milt also remembered vividly that Nat played at some of his jam sessions in the Village and elsewhere, so maybe he was thinking of that... his memory was very good, but not absolutely perfect!)