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These Foolish Things ( 1936 )
Clifford Brown
Chet Baker;Bobby Jaspar;.
Thelonious Monk
Ella Fitzgerald
Lester Young
Frank Sinatra
Jimmy Smith
Erroll Garner
“. on Verve Jazz Masters 6 Ella Fitzgerald sings a 350-plus word version that lasts nearly seven and one half minutes.”
AKA
These Foolish Things Remind Me of You
Rank
28
Music
Jack Strachey Harry Link
Lyrics
Eric Maschwitz
S inger/actress Dorothy Dickson introduced “These Foolish Things” in the 1936 British musical comedy Spread it Abroad . A modest hit, the production opened at London’s Saville Theater on the first of April and ran for 209 performances. French actor Jean Sablon was originally chosen to sing “These Foolish Things,” but the death of King George V in January meant the show was delayed. In the meantime Sablon took a position starring in the American radio series “The Magic Key.”
Dorothy Dickson never did record the song, but it still became a major hit in the United States with no fewer than five recordings making the top 20 that summer (see the visitor’s comment below). Benny Goodman’s rendition, featuring vocalist Helen Ward, was first on the charts, holding the number one position for two weeks. All told, in 1936, the song appeared by:
Benny Goodman and his Orchestra (Helen Ward, vocal, #1)
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (Billie Holiday, vocal, #5)
Nat Brandywynne and His Stork Club Orchestra (Buddy Clark, vocal, #6)
Carroll Gibbons and His Orchestra (#8)
Joe Sanders and His Orchestra (#17)
Chart information used by permission from Joel Whitburn’s Pop Memories 1890-1954
In short time Jean Sablon did get an opportunity to sing the song, and in 1936 he recorded “These Foolish Things” as “Ces Petites Choses.” In 1947 Red Ingle and the Natural Seven recorded the novelty number “Them Durn Fool Things,” based on “These Foolish Things,” which rose to number twenty-six.
With a book and lyrics by Herbert Farjeon and music by William Walker, Spread it Abroad had an excellent cast including Dorothy Dickson, Ivy St. Helier, Nelson Keys, Walter Crisham, Tessa Deane, Lyle Evans, and Michael Wilding, the future husband of Elizabeth Taylor.
More information on this tune.
Robert Gottlieb, Robert Kimball Reading Lyrics Pantheon Hardcover: 736 pages
(This book contains anecdotes and the lyric for “These Foolish Things” as well as other lyrics by Maschwitz.)
See the Reading and Research page for this tune for additional references.
This section suggests definitive or otherwise significant recordings that will help jazz students get acquainted with “These Foolish Things.” These recordings have been selected from the Jazz History and CD Recommendations sections.
While there are many important instrumental versions of “These Foolish Things,” particularly those by Lester Young (With the Oscar Peterson Trio ) and Thelonious Monk (Thelonious Monk Trio (20 Bit Mastering) ), the truly definitive jazz version of the tune comes from a vocalist. Billie Holiday’s version from 1936 (The Quintessential Billie Holiday, Vol.2: 1936 ) is an all-time classic, displaying the depth of her musical relationship with pianist/bandleader Teddy Wilson (who himself had a strong relationship with the tune) and showing her remarkable ability to inject lightheartedness and pathos into the same performance.
“These Foolish Things” is a song about memories, presented as a list. The introductory verse begins by mentioning a love affair from the past, then the lead-in to the refrain declares, “and still those little things remain, that bring me happiness or pain.” The refrain then follows an A1-A2-B-A2 form where every A section starts by listing the “things,” such as “the winds of March that make my heart a dancer,” and closes with “these foolish things remind me of you.” A core set of lyrics is nearly always sung. There also are seldom-heard lyrics that are included in longer recitations, and frequently vocalists may sing a stanza or two of their own. On her Verve Jazz Masters 6 CD, Ella Fitzgerald sings a 350-plus word version that lasts nearly seven and one half minutes. -JW
Musical analysis of “These Foolish Things”
Original Key
Eb major, turning to G minor and Bb major during the bridge
Form
A1 – A2 – B – A2
Tonality
Primarily major; brief shift to minor during first four measures of “B”
Movement
Primarily step-wise with several skips down and up or vice-versa; occasional upward leaps of a sixth or downward of a fifth.
For a ballad, this could almost be described as a “bouncy” melody, making full use of the entire range of a tenth. The chord progression is I – vi – ii – V7, similar to “Heart And Soul” and “I Got Rhythm.” But it resolves differently when the V chord turns minor, becoming a ii/IV. The IV is followed by VI7 going to ii. In the original key, this is Bbm7– Eb7 – Ab – C7 – Fm. This sequence does not resolve to the tonic key until the second time through “A.” Transition into the minor key during the “B” section is accomplished by dropping the tonic chord a half step which easily resolves to the key of iii (G minor, in the original). From there, it is a simple matter to return to the tonic via the circle of fifths.
K. J. McElrath — Musicologist for JazzStandards.com
Teddy Wilson was a fabulous pianist who had an unerring sense for material and talent. He never played a bad note or made a record that wasn’t, in musicians’ parlance, “tasty.” He recorded “These Foolish Things” with Billie Holiday on vocal and Ben Webster on tenor saxophone. Wilson recorded a solo version a few years later and continuedto play it throughout his career. It has become an integral part of many jazz musicians’ repertoires; the list of artists who recorded it is staggering. Saxophonists seem to have a special fondness for it, from swing-era players like Don Byas and Lester Young, bebop masters Stan Getz and Art Pepper, to modern-day players Harry Allen and Scott Hamilton (who play in a more swing-era oriented style).
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These Foolish Things Tutorial
These Foolish Things Tutorial
These Foolish Things is a well-known jazz ballad written in the key of Eb Major. The tune has an up-beat and bouncy vibe which can also be played at faster tempos using the same chord voicings.
The tonality is primarily major and it follows an A1 – A2 – B – A2 form. The A sections are relatively straight forward to play and there are some more challenging chords and changes in the B section.
There are a few big jumps in the melody and so it’s important to get the correct fingering in order to play the changes smoothly. We’re going to jump straight in with some two handed voicings and then add in some upper structures and chord substitutions here and there.
The arrangement I’ve put together is quite accessible and then we will revisit the tune at a later date to incorporate block chord harmony which can be used throughout the tune.
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