Fresh from chinatown in new york, harry young has taken over the illegal import business in the seamy limehouse district of london, where he coldbloodedly disposes of rivals and runs a smoky nightclub. Limehouse blues 1934 paramount film with anna may wong e7pjjt from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. Watch the video for limehouse blues from django reinhardts the best of django reinhardt for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Limehouse blues also known as east end chant is a 1934 american crime film, directed by alexander hall. This is a demonstration version of a sequence based on an uptempo arrangement of the jazz standard limehouse blues. Limehouse blues by peters banjo greetinggs on amazon.
January limehouse blues flatpicking guitar magazine. Overview of limehouse blues, 1934, directed by alexander hall, with george raft, jean parker, anna may wong, at turner classic movies. Browse all recordings limehouse blues, take 2 19240122. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Download and print limehouse blues sheet music for guitar tab by django reinhardt from sheet music direct. And those weird china blues never go away sad, mad blues for all the while they seem to say oh, limehouse kid oh, oh, limehouse kid goin the way that the rest of them did poor broken blossom and nobodys child haunting and taunting youre just kind of wild oh, limehouse blues ive the real limehouse blues cant seem to shake off those real. Limehouse blues don reno see the complete catalog of free bluegrass on the tube videos. Limehouse blues became jazz standard since it was performed by such jazz musicians as sidney bechet, django reinhardt, chet atkins, les paul, count basie, louis armstrong, tony bennett, stan kenton and many more. Written in 1922 by philip braham, limehouse blues has been played and recorded by everyone from django reinhardt to tony. Django reinhardt gypsy jazz buy now in stretta sheet music shop. The goal of the jukebox is to present to the widest audience possible early commercial sound recordings, offering a broad range of historical and cultural documents as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. Limehouse thirdperson singular simple present limehouses, present participle limehousing, simple past and past participle limehoused dated, britain to make a fiery political speech.
Download and print limehouse blues sheet music for guitar tab single guitar by django reinhardt from sheet music direct. Evoking the limehouse district, which preworld war ii was considered the chinatown of london with chinese references heard in both the lyrics and the melody the song premiered in the 1921 west end revue a to z being sung by teddie gerard in a wordless. Limehouse blues by esquivel from the album the space age sound of released 20170901 on not now music download on itunes. Buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet music. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals limehouse blues. This arrangement of limehouse blues is a mixture of traditional swing and a more modern big band sound. Limehouse blues tab details and ratings banjo hangout.
Barney kessel barney kessel october 17, 1923 may 6, 2004 was an american jazz guitarist born in muskogee, oklahoma, usa. Limehouse blues page 2 2 21 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 25 0 2 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0. With george raft, jean parker, anna may wong, kent taylor. Check out limehouse blues by peters banjo greetinggs on amazon music. Digital sheet music for limehouse blues by philip braham, douglas furber, django reinhardt scored for guitar tab. Eur 1,29 im mp3einkaufswagen mp3einkaufswagen anzeigen 2 im confessin. The julian cannonball adderley collection from julian cannonball. Hi all, i would like to discuss the outro of djangos limehouse blues, i mean the part where grappelli breaks down the melody to single notes. It was covered by lee konitz, mississippi hot club, bourbon street jazzband, wild bill davison and his jazzologists and other artists. This months selection is the ever popular standard,limehouse blues. We did a little limehouse blues, and i was wondering if anyone might have a chart for that one they could send me. He falls for a lowclass, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the chinese half of his heritage and sparking the jealousy of the nightclubs moody star performer.
The film is set in the limehouse district in the east end of london and its chinatown. Among the stars of the film were george raft and anna may wong. Watch the video for limehouse blues from cannonball adderleys cannonball adderleys finest hour for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Burkes story is evoked in limehouse blues, a jazz number from the early. Limehouse blues ive the real limehouse blues learned from chinkies those sad china blues rings on your fingers and tears for your crown that is the story of old.
Includes guitar recorded versions with tab for guitar 1 or violin or guitar 2 or acoustic guitar or guitar 3 or acoustic guitar in g major. The national jukebox is a project of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation. This months selection is the ever popular standard, limehouse blues. Print and download limehouse blues sheet music composed by philip braham. If youre already a subscriber, please share bluegrass on the tube with friends. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Limehouse blues is a popular british song written by the londonbased duo of douglas. And those weird china blues never go away sad, mad blues for all the while they seem to say oh, limehouse kid oh, oh, limehouse kid goin the way that the rest of them did poor broken blossom and nobodys child haunting and taunting youre just kind of wild oh, limehouse blues ive the real limehouse blues cant seem to shake off those real china blues rings on your fingers and tears for your. Jean django reinhardt 23 january 1910 16 may 1953 was a belgian guitarist and. Rings on your fingers and tears for your crown, that is the story of old chinatown. I randomly met an awesome guitar player, and we picked for a couple hours. Generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century, he was noted in particular for his vast knowledge of chords and inversions and chordbased melodies. A district in eastern london, now part of tower hamlets. Philip braham limehouse blues sheet music in ab major. He falls for a lowclass, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the chinese half of his heritage and. Limehouse blues by peters banjo greetinggs on amazon music. Limehouse blues, ive the real limehouse blues, cant seem to shake off those sad china blues, rings on your fingers and tears for your crown, that is the story of old chinatown. Limehouse blues barney kessel stephane grappelli format.
Limehouse blues is a popular british song written by the londonbased duo of douglas furber lyrics and philip braham music. Take your playing to the next level with the help of a local or online banjo teacher. Both sections begin with the same c7 to a7 theme but they both have different turnarounds. The song limehouse blues was written by philip braham and douglas furber and was first performed by gertrude lawrence and jack buchanan. Limehouse kid going the way that the rest of them did poor broken blossom and nobodys child haunting and taunting youre just kind of wild oh. If youre already a subscriber, please share bluegrass on the tube with. Limehouse blues sheet music django reinhardt guitar tab. And those weird china blues never go away sad, mad blues for all the while they seem to say oh, limehouse kid oh, oh. Browse all recordings limehouse blues, take 2 192401. Limehouse blues arranged for fgm by mickey abraham hello and welcome once again to flatpicking guitar magazines free lesson portion of our monthly newsletter. Limehouse blues metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. It has a very simple melody, a solo for 1st tenor sax, a short drum solo, and a band soli.
The piano has an important role in playing a recurring rhythmic theme throughout. Originally his is a song written by the londonbased duo philip braham music and douglas furber lyrics in 1922. Yes, its limehouse blues a jazz tune and its in ab without a capo, but this is a bluegrass version complete with some standard reno variations. Print and download django reinhardt limehouse blues guitar recorded versions with tab. Limehouse blues sheet music now download printable. May 29, 2011 limehouse blues is a world famous jazz standard, as well as a 1934 crime film also known as east end chant is set in londons chinese district and starring george raft and anna may wong. Oh, oh, limehouse kid goin the way that the rest of them did poor broken blossom and nobodys child haunting and taunting youre just kind of wild oh, limehouse blues ive the real limehouse blues cant seem to shake off those real china blues rings on your fingers and tears for your crown that is the story.
The first turnaround ends with unresolved tension on the d7 chord while the final turnaround brings closure and resolution on the g chord which is the key this song is in. Teddy wilson was one of the swing eras finest pianists, a follower of earl hines distinctive. Limehouse blues 1934 paramount film with anna may wong. Cover versions of limehouse blues written by philip braham. Limehouse blues summary motion picture poster for limehouse blues shows headshots of george raft and jean parker. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in ab major. Weekly newsletter includes free lessons, favorite member content, banjo news and more. Django reinhardt limehouse blues guitar tab in g major.
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