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The script also required Armstrong to play "Ain't Misbehavin '" in a trumpet solo, and although this was initially slated only to be a reprise of the opening song, Armstrong's performance was so well received that the trumpeter was asked to climb out of the orchestra pit and play the piece on stage.
Ain't Misbehavin' is a musical revue with a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., and music by various composers and lyricists as arranged and orchestrated by Luther Henderson. It is named after the song by Fats Waller (with Harry Brooks and Andy Razaf), "Ain't Misbehavin'". The musical is a tribute to the music of Fats Waller.
Andy Razaf (born Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo; December 16, 1895 – February 3, 1973) [1] was an American poet, composer, and lyricist of such well-known songs as "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Honeysuckle Rose".
arwulf arwulf [], writing for allmusic, described the recordings as having been "beautifully restored."[7]Harvey Pekar, writing for The Austin Chronicle, gave the set a five-star rating (of a possible five), noting that "[Morton's] oral history here is provocative, and his playing bears out some of the hard-to-believe statements that have been made by (and about) him."
Ain't Misbehavin', a 1997 British TV miniseries starring Jerome Flynn and Robson Green Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ain't Misbehavin' .
While the revue featured music and singing, including the subsequent hit "Aint Misbehavin'", it was praised for the cast's dancing, including its male and female chorus lines. [4] Louis Armstrong made his Broadway debut as part of the show's ensemble. [5] Cab Calloway later joined the cast as a replacement at Armstrong's recommendation. [6]
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "When this set (reissued on CD) was recorded, Hank Jones was the pianist in the Broadway show Ain't Misbehavin', a revue that celebrated Fats Waller's music. Jones never sounded like Waller, being a swing-to-bop transition player rather than a stride pianist, and he makes no effort to copy Fats ...
Ain't Misbehavin' American Idiot; Annette; Aspects of Love; Caroline or Change; Dance of the Vampires; Elisabeth; Epic: The Musical; The Golden Apple [10]; Hadestown