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The composition, in the words of jazz writer, Donald Clarke, is "an object lesson in how to swing at a slow tempo." [3]Gary Giddins expands on the importance of tempo in the performance of "Li'l Darlin '", saying that "in the enduring 'Li'l Darlin ' ', [Hefti] tested the band's temporal mastery with a slow and simple theme that dies if it isn't played at exactly the right tempo.
It was written by a 16-year-old Maurice Williams with both melody and doo-wop accompaniment strongly emphasizing a Calypso rhythm. First recorded in January 1957 by Williams' group the Gladiolas, it was quickly released as a single on Excello Records, a small swamp blues label owned by Nashville record man Earnie Young, who was responsible for creating the song's Latin feel, naming the group ...
Lil' Darlin' is a live album by American pianist, composer and bandleader Red Garland which was recorded in 1959 and originally released on the Status label, a subsidiary of Prestige Records. [1] The album was recorded at the Prelude Club in New York City at the same concert that produced Red Garland at the Prelude and Red Garland Live!.
The group had their first hit in 1957 with "Little Darlin,'" which Williams wrote and recorded as a teen. Three years later, they would cement themselves in music history with "Stay," an enduring ...
The Leisurely Loveliness of Neal Hefti and His Orchestra / Li'l Darlin (Movietone, 1964) / (20th Century Fox, 1965) Sex and The Single Girl soundtrack (Warner Bros., 1964) How To Murder Your Wife soundtrack (United Artists, 1965) Harlow soundtrack (Columbia, 1965) Lord Love a Duck soundtrack (United Artists, 1966) Boeing Boeing soundtrack (RCA ...
The quartet's first single "Little Darlin '", is a well-regarded punk single. Then, the band released 1992's rollicking Budspawn , which was released independently on External Records (the original vinyl version consisted of eight tracks clocking in at over 30 minutes while the CD version had six tracks and was classified as an EP instead).
An 8-year-old girl who's been feeding crows for years is finding they're leaving gifts for her. According to the podcast "The BitterSweet Life," Gabi Mann feeds the crows in her Seattle backyard ...
Get It is the third album by Welsh rock musician Dave Edmunds, released in 1977.Some of the songs were performed by an early "trio" version of Rockpile (Edmunds, Nick Lowe and Terry Williams); others (such as "I Knew the Bride" and "Little Darlin'") were recorded by Edmunds solo.