[Dixielandjazz] More On "In The Mood" and Miller

[Marek Boym]

Hello Bill,
Have you heard the excellent Nat Gonella (British) version?  It ends
with "I hope we've put you in good mood" (quoting from memory).  But
that was recorded AFTER the Glenn Miller version.
Cheers

On 26/08/2007, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Kevin Yeates wrote [in part]:
> > On the off-chance there are other lurkers like myself who are not as
> > well informed, all this talk of "In the Mood" reminded me
> > of "Tar Paper Stomp".  It was writen well before "In the Mood" and
> > really drives home the looseness of the
> > copyright laws at the time. One can say that "Tar Paper Stomp"
> > inspired "In the Mood", but I personally think there is a bit mroe > than
> > "inspiration" from "Tar Paper Stomp" in "In the Mood".
>
> Dear Kevin,
> As you may have expected, this one came up on the list a few years ago.
> At that time I prepared a summary of the history of "In The Mood".
> Here is an update of it, but be warned, it is very long.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
> Some chronological facts regarding the evolution of the "In The Mood"
> riff, up to the Glenn Miller 1939 versions.
> 1.  "Tar Paper Stomp [Wingy's Stomp]" (Joe Manone).  Rec. Barbecue Joe
> Hot Dogs. 28 Aug 1930.
> 2.  "Hot And Anxious" (Horace Henderson). Rec. Fletcher Henderson Orch.
> 19 March 1931. (The familiar 'In the Mood' riff is only used once.
> 3.  "There's Rhythm In Harlem" (Joe Garland). Rec. Mills Blue Rhythm
> Band. 9 July 1935.
> 4.  "In The Mood" (arr. Joe Garland). Rec. Edgar Hayes Orch. 17 Feb
> 1938. (I do not have this so do not know who gets composer credit or
> whether it expands on the now-familiar riff.)
> 5.  In June 1938 "In The Mood" was copyrighted by reedman/arranger Joe
> Garland.
> 6.  "Jumpy Nerves" (Manone-Dale). Wingy Manone Orch. 26 April 1939.
> (Pianist Jimmy Dale was a composer, ASCAP member and an arranger for
> music publishers from 1929. On this version Wingy follows the 1930 "Tar
> Paper Stomp" pattern where the 'In The Mood' theme is stated twice.
> Maybe Wingy was making a point by recording it again at this time. But
> why rename it? In his autobiography (1948) Wingy wrote about his
> compositions and included the comment: " 'Tar Paper Stomp' which was
> later 'In The Mood', and I got robbed out of it."
> 7.  "In The Mood" was also played and broadcast by Gene Krupa (Nov
> 1938) and Artie Shaw (several times in Dec 1938).  In 1974 George Simon
> wrote that Joe Garland had originally given his arrangement to Artie
> Shaw but that Artie could never recorded it because it was longer that
> the usual 3 minute 20 seconds maximum for a 78 disc. I have one of the
> long Shaw broadcast versions on LP/CD. Glenn Miller rearranged the tune
> by cutting out the 32 bar parts in Garland's arrangement and
> concentrating on the 12 bar riff.)
> 8.  "In The Mood" (credit unknown) Van Alexander Swingtime Band. Aug
> 1939.
> 9.  In July 1939, according to Andy Razaf in 1992, at Glenn Miller's
> invitation Razaf provided 'lyrics' to "In The Mood" which were the
> basis for the 'fills' characteristic of Miller's version.)
> 10.  First appearance on the Miller orch 'playlist': Friday 28 July
> 1939 (Some discos list 26 July). Glen Island Casino, New Rochelle, NY.
> This 4.50 minute performance (which I have) has been reissued.
> 11.  "In The Mood" (Andy Razaf-Joe Garland). Rec. Glenn Miller Orch for
> Victor in NY. 1 Aug 1939.
> On 23 Aug 1939 Miller closed at the Glen Island Casino after a
> record-breaking season before a packed out 1200 fans. "ITM" was
> featured.
> 12. The tune was next featured publicly by Miller at a special free
> ASCAP swing concert at Carnegie Hall NY on 6 Oct 1939.
> Paull Whiteman, Fred Waring and Benny Goodman shared the bill, with
> Miller closing the concert. The Miller and Goodman segments are on
> LP/CD which I have. Miller introduces it with "Now, our latest
> recording,  "In The Mood".
> 13. The next Miller public performance was on Thurs 16 Nov 1939 at
> Meadowbank Ballroom, Cedar Grove, NJ part of which was broadcast on
> WJZ. They apparently closed with "In The Mood"  with 5 endings.
>
> It therefore seems that until Ed Garland's arrangement, and his
> naming/copywriting of "In The Mood", earlier recordings only stated the
> familiar riff briefly.
> Wingy  Manone certainly set it all in motion in 1930. But where he got
> the riff from from we may never know. Probably from when he was a kid
> in New Orleans.
>
> Further to the above "In The Mood" summary a local researcher mate of
> mine, the late Mike Sutcliffe, drew my attention to a longish article
> by Tom Myrick in the Summer 1991 IAJRC Journal (which I had all the
> time!).
> Mr Myrick covers basically what I have summarised above.
> However, two additional items from his article may be of interest,
> * Andy Razaf's lyrics are on the sheet music of "In The Mood" published
> by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.
> [Does any DJMLer have them?]
> * On the Al Donahue orch version of "In The Mood" (recorded for
> Vocalion on 8 Nov 1939 - 4 months after the first Miller outing)
> vocalist Paula Kelly sings the Razaf lyrics on record for the first
> time. [Does anyone have this?] Although Ms Kelly was to join Glenn
> Miller's orch in March 1941 neither she, nor anyone else, got to sing
> on a Glenn Miller version of "In The Mood".
> Mr Myrick's IAJRC article also mentions that, in a 1972 interview by
> George W Kay at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, Wingy Manone says [in
> part], "'Tar Paper Stomp" was my tune and I didn't copyright it. That
> was the biggest mistake I ever made in my life. That tune was later
> developed into "In The Mood". Glenn Miller got the credit and promised
> to pay me but he was killed overseas in the war."
> Mr Myrick also quotes from Variety (4 Dec 1940):
>    UNTANGLE 'IN THE MOOD'.
> Joe Garland, also Wingy Manone, Collect In Settlement.
>   Mixup over the song "In The Mood" was settled last week when its
> writer, Joe Garland, was paid approximately $3,500 in back royalties
> and Wingy Manone, Bandleader, received about $500 to settle his claim
> of infringement. Garland is sax player and sub-leader of the Louis
> Armstrong Band. "In The Mood", as recorded by Glenn Miller, is one of
> the records generally credited with helping to shove that band to the
> top last year.
>   Argument and subsequent legal troubles came about when Manone filed a
> claim against Garland and the Lewis Music Co., claiming that "Mood"
> infringed on his "Tar Paper Stomp". Lewis transferred its rights to the
> song to Shapiro-Bernstein supposedly because it wasn't in a position to
> cope with Manone's claim. Transferring the rights, however, somehow
> confused the respective companies on how much was owed Garland in
> royalties on the tune. He enlisted legal aid of Goldfarb,Mirenberg &
> Vallon to represent him.
>
> Now to the lyrics.
> I have two versions of the lyrics for "In The Mood".
>
> First set:
> "In The Mood". (1939. Andy Razaf-Joe Garland)
> "Who's the lovin' daddy with the beautiful eyes
> What a pair o' lips, I'd like to try 'em for size
> I'll just tell him, "Baby, won't you swing it with me"
> Hope he tells me maybe, what a wing it will be
> So, I said politely "Darlin' may I intrude"
> He said "Don't keep me waitin' when I'm in the mood"
>
> First I held him lightly and we started to dance
> Then I held him tightly what a dreamy romance
> And I said "Hey, baby, it's a quarter to three
> There's a mess of moonlight, won't-cha share it with me"
> "Well" he answered "Baby, don't-cha know that it's rude
> To keep my two lips waitin' when they're in the mood"
>
> In the mood, that's what he told me
> In the mood, and when he told me
> In the mood, my heart was skippin'
> It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
>
> In the mood for all his kissin'
> In the mood his crazy lovin'
> In the mood what I was missin'
> It didn't take me long to say "I'm in the mood now"
>
> Second set (which I recall from when I wuz a youth in the 40s):
> The Andrews Sisters version - according a Google reference.
> "In The Mood."
> "Mr. What-ya-call-em what you doin' tonight
> Hope you're in the mood because I'm feeling just right
> How's about a corner with a table for two
> Where the music's mellow in some gay rendezvous
> There's no chance romancin' with a blue attitude
> You got to do some dancin' to get in the mood
>
> Sister What-ya-call-em that's a kindly idea
> Something swing-a-dilla would be good to my ear
> Ev'rybody must agree the dancin' has charm
> When you have the certain one you love in your arms
> Steppin' out with you will be a sweet interlude
> A builder-up with that will put me in the mood
>
> In the mood - that's it I got it
> In the mood - your ear will spot it
> In the mood - oh, what a hot hit
> Be alive and get the jive
> You've got to learn how
>
> Hep, hep, hep - hep like a hepper
> Pep, pep, pep - hot as a pepper
> Step, step, step - step like a stepper
> We're muggin' and huggin'
> We're in the mood now
>
> Mr. What-ya-call-em all you needed was fun
> You can see the wonders that this evenin' has done
> Your feet were so heavy 'til they hardly could move
> Now they're light as feathers and you're right in the groove
> You were only hungry for some musical food
> You're positively, absolutely in the mood
>
> Sister What-ya-call-em I'm indebted to you
> It all goes to show what good influence can do
> Never felt so happy and so fully alive
> Seems that jammin' jumpin' is a powerful jive
> Swingeroo is giving me a new attitude
> My heart is full of rhythm and I'm in the mood
>
> In the mood that's it 'cause I got it and I'm
> In the mood your ear will spot it when you're
> In the mood bobbity bop a diddly-bop-a-bop-a
> Be alive and get the jive
> You've got to learn how
>
> Hep, hep, hep, you're hep like a hepper full of
> Pep, pep, pep, you're hot as a pepper and you
> Step, step, step, step step like a stepper
> We're muggin' and now we're huggin'
> 'Cause we're in the mood."
>
> The plot thickens!!!
> The words for the first set of "In The Mood" match exactly those on an
> Andrews Sisters Laser LP I have, which (based on the backing band) is
> probably from the 1950s. My early research indicated that the Sisters
> sang "In The Mood" with the Glenn Miller band on his Chesterfield Show,
> and is on a 2CD set featuring 'The Andrew Sisters with the Glenn Miller
> Orchestra' [from Dec 1939-March 1940]. I now  have this CD. No vocal!
> So, did the girls ever record  "In The Mood" during the 40s? I have
> been unable to find evidence of this.
> The Andrews Sisters left Decca in early 1951 and split up in 1953. They
> reunited in 1956, signed with Capitol and recorded for this company up
> to 1958. They then recorded for Dot in 1963-64 but broke up again in
> 1966 when Laverne took ill. She died the next year.
> The Laser LP I have is probably from the Dot sessions, based on the
> style of the band and the recording sound.
> The still unanswered questions are:
> Which set of lyrics did Andy Razaf actually write?
> Where did the second set of lyrics come from? Who wrote them? Did the
> Andrews Sisters ever sing them? If not, then who did?
> I have a reference to an Andrews Sisters recording: 7 July 1952  "In
> The Mood" (L6837) Decca 28482. Released 1953.
> But I have yet to hear it.
>
> That is all I have at the moment.
> Bill Haesler.
>
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