’Zat You, Santa Claus?

’Zat You, Santa Claus? ist ein Weihnachtslied, das Jack Fox (* 1921; Musik und Text) schrieb und im Dezember 1953 im Musikverlag Broude Bros. veröffentlichte.[1]

Louis Armstrong bei einem Auftritt in der New Yorker Carnegie Hall, 1947. Fotografie von William P. Gottlieb

Die ersten Zeilen des Lieds lauten:

Gifts I’m preparing for some Christmas sharing
But I pause because Hanging my stocking
I can hear a knocking. Is that you, Santa Claus?
Sure is dark out, ain’t the slightest spark out
’Pon my clackin’ jaw. Who’s there, who is it
stopping for a visit? Is that you, Santa Claus?

Der Song ’Zat You, Santa Claus? wurde am 22. Oktober 1953 von Louis Armstrong and The Commanders aufgenommen und im Dezember 1953 auf Decca Records veröffentlicht (Decca 9-28943);[2] in dem Studioorchester unter Leitung von Toots Camarata (von dem auch das Bigband-Arrangement stammte) spielten u. a. Billy Butterfield, Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall, Hymie Schertzer, Al Klink, Bernie Leighton, Carmen Mastren, Sandy Block und Ed Grady.[3]

Der Song wurde in den folgenden Jahren auch von Bing Crosby, Benny Green, Rebecca Kilgore, Buster Poindexter, Harry Connick, Jr. und René Marie (mit dem Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra und Wynton Marsalis, 2014) gecovert.[3] Garth Brooks interpretiert den Song in dem Spielfilm Nenn’ mich einfach Nikolaus (2001).[4]

Einzelnachweise

  1. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, 1954
  2. ↑ Die B-Seite der Single enthielt den Song Cool Jule; vgl. Billboard 5. Dez. 1953
  3. ↑ a b Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, abgerufen 11. Dezember 2017)
  4. ↑ Soundtrack von Call Me Claus in der IMDb

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(Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y., ca. Apr. 1947) (LOC) (4843734010).jpg

Gottlieb, William P., 1917-, photographer.

[Portrait of Louis Armstrong, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y., ca. Apr. 1947]

1 negative : b&w ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.

Caption from Down Beat: [from article] My photo of Louis shows him just before the concert. The horn you see belongs to Bobby Hackett. Louis' had just been stolen. Satchmo' had to borrow a mute, too. All he had of his own for the concert was his mouthpiece, which he had in his pocket when the thief grabbed his case. Horn has since been recovered at a pawn shop.

Notes: Gottlieb Collection Assignment No. 010 Reference print available in Music Division, Library of Congress. Purchase William P. Gottlieb Forms part of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (Library of Congress). In: The Record Changer, v. 6, no. 2 (Apr. 47, 1947), p. 7.

Subjects: Armstrong, Louis, 1900-1971 Jazz musicians--1940-1950. Trumpet players--1940-1950. Carnegie Hall

Format: Portrait photographs--1940-1950. Film negatives--1940-1950.

Rights Info: Mr. Gottlieb has dedicated these works to the public domain, but rights of privacy and publicity may apply. lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-copyrig...

Repository: (negative) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (contact print) Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print (reference print) Library of Congress, Music Division, Washington D.C. 20540 USA, loc.gov/rr/perform/

Part Of: William P. Gottlieb Collection (DLC) 99-401005

General information about the Gottlieb Collection is available at lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/gottlieb/gottlieb-home.html

Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.music/gottlieb.00151

Call Number: LC-GLB23- 0015

Public domain Dieses Werk stammt aus der William P. Gottlieb Sammlung der Library of Congress. Rechte und Einschränkungen.
In accordance with the wishes of William Gottlieb, the photographs in this collection entered into the public domain on February 16, 2010.
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