Body and Soul (song)
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| Single by Coleman Hawkins | |
| Recorded | October 11, 1939 at RCA Studios, New York, NY |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Length | 3:00 |
| Label | Bluebird |
| Writer(s) | Edward Heyman Robert Sour Frank Eyton Johnny Green |
"Body and Soul" is a popular song written in 1930 with lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton; and music by Johnny Green.
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[edit] History
"Body and Soul" was written in London for Gertrude Lawrence and was first recorded by Jack Hylton and his orchestra.[1] Rising quickly to popularity, Libby Holman introduced it in the U.S. in the 1930 Broadway revue Three's a Crowd and it was used as the theme to the 1947 film, Body and Soul.[1] Like many pop songs of the time, it became a jazz standard, with hundreds of versions performed and recorded by dozens of artists. As with many pop standards, there are variations on the lyrics, primarily between renditions by male and female performers. Classic vocal recordings include those of Ella Fitzgerald, Annette Hanshaw, Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine and Frank Sinatra.
Among the most famous of these is the take recorded by Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra on October 11, 1939, at their only recording session for Bluebird, a subsidiary of RCA Victor. The recording is unusual in that the song's melody is never directly stated in the recording; Hawkins' two-choruses of improvisation on the tune's chord progression constitute almost the entire take.[2] In 2004, the Library of Congress entered it into the National Recording Registry.[3][4]
The tune remained popular with jazz musicians throughout the twentieth century, with arrangements recorded by John Coltrane on Coltrane's Sound (1964) and Charles Mingus on Mingus Plays Piano (1963), and, Eric Watson[5] pianiste de jazz,to name a few.
[edit] Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse duet
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| Single by Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse | |||||||||||
| from the album Duets II and Lioness: Hidden Treasures | |||||||||||
| Released | September 14, 2011 | ||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
| Recorded | March 23, 2011 Abbey Road Studios |
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| Genre | Jazz, pop | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:20 | ||||||||||
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment | ||||||||||
| Producer | Phil Ramone | ||||||||||
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"Body and Soul" was recorded as a duet by Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse on the 23rd of March 2011.[6] It was the final recording made by Winehouse before her death on July 23, 2011. The single was released worldwide on September 14, 2011 on iTunes, MTV and VH1.
To commemorate what would have been her 28th birthday, her father, Mitch Winehouse launched the Amy Winehouse Foundation. The foundation's goal is to raise awareness and support for organizations that help vulnerable, young adults with problems such as addiction. Proceeds from "Body and Soul" will go to benefit The Amy Winehouse Foundation. The song received a Grammy Award at the 54th Grammy Awards in the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance category on 12 February 2012.
[edit] Music video
A music video was uploaded to Tony Bennett's YouTube channel on September 14, 2011. The video shows Winehouse and Bennett in the studio performing the song. It had over 2 million views in its first 4 days on YouTube. As of February 2012 the video has over 6 million views.
[edit] Track listing
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| 1. | "Body and Soul" | 3:20 | |||||||
| 2. | "Body and Soul" (In Studio Version) | 3:21 | |||||||
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[8] | 97 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[9] | 36 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 13 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[11] | 30 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100) | 68 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[12] | 9 |
| France (SNEP)[13] | 27 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[14] | 31 |
| Israel (Media Forest)[15] | 10 |
| Italy (FIMI)[16] | 12 |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] | 14 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 53 |
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] | 40 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 87 |
[edit] Release history
| Country | Release date | Format |
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| United Kingdom[7] | September 14, 2011 | Digital download |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Body and Soul". Jazz Standards.com. http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/bodyandsoul.htm. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ Gary Giddins, "How Come Jazz Isn't Dead", p. 39–55 in Eric Weisbard, ed., This is Pop, Harvard University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-674-01321-2 (cloth), ISBN 0-674-01344-1 (paper). p. 45.
- ^ Number 18 on The National Recording Registry 2004, accessed online 14 August 2007.
- ^ See also Gary Giddins, RHYTHM-A-NING, decapo press,pb."Fifty Years of "Body and Soul", p 45-53. ISBN 0-306-80987-7
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXk-r3CZA40
- ^ Irish Times: Bennett-Winehouse single for release. Thursday, August 4, 2011, accessed online August 5, 2011
- ^ a b "Body and Soul - Single by Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse". iTunes. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/body-and-soul-single/id462810547.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Media Forest: Airplay chart". mediaforest.biz. 2011-09-24. http://www.mediaforest.biz/WeeklyCharts/HistoryWeeklyCharts.aspx?year=2011&week=38.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse – Body and Soul – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
[edit] See also
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