That's a Plenty (song)

"That's a Plenty"
Music by Lew Pollack
Lyrics by Ray Gilbert
Published 1914
Form Ragtime

"That's a Plenty" is a 1914 ragtime piano piece composed by Lew Pollack. Lyrics by Ray Gilbert were added later to turn the ragtime piece into a vocal song (Ray Gilbert was born in 1912). Freddy Martin and His Orchestra recorded a version of "That's A Plenty" in 1950. Sheet music from the 1950 version featuring Freddy Martin on the cover has the lyrics printed inside. The composition started out as a rag, but is nowadays played as a part of the Dixieland jazz repertoire.[1] The song has been recorded by numerous artists, and it is considered a jazz standard.[2] The first recording was in 1917 by Prince's Band, and the New Orleans Rhythm Kings recorded their rendition in 1923.[3] Television comedian Jackie Gleason used it in his shows in the 1950s and 1960s.[1]

It was recorded by Albert Nicholas, clarinet, with The Big Chief Jazz Band in Oslo on August 29, 1955. Released on the 78 rpm record Philips P 53038.

The Pollack and Gilbert song is not to be confused with a 1909 song of the same name by Henry Creamer and Bert Williams.

Notes

  1. ^ a b David A. Jasen. Ragtime: An Encyclopedia. CRC Press, 2007. ISBN 0415978629. p. 252
  2. ^ That's a Plenty at jazzstandards.com - retrieved on 18 May 2009
  3. ^ Crawford, Richard; Magee, Jeffrey (1992). Jazz Standards on Record, 1900–1942: A Core Repertory. Center for Black Music Rsrch. p. 82. ISBN 0929911032. 

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