この曲はアーヴィング・バーリンの出世作なんですが、ラグタイムではありません。
そもそも「ラグタイムのバンド」という発想自体がラグタイムを解かってなかった証拠でしょう。
もしかしたらニュー・オーリンズあたりの陽気なジャズを「ラグタイム」だと勘ちがいしてたのかもしれませんね。
コミカルな歌として作られたものですから、ふざけながら歌ってもキホン間違いじゃないんです。
Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1911/09)
released September 1911
Among the top-selling 78s of 1911, this was famously Irving Berlin’s first major song hit, said to have been written about an actual popular New Orleans ragtime band led by Alexander (’Alex’) Watzke.
Orchester vom “Palais de danse” – Alexander’s Rag Time Band(1912)
Bessie Smith – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1927)
Vincent Lopez and his Orchestra – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1928)
Gene Kardos and his Orchestra – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1932)
vocal: Dick Robertson
This energetic performance was reissued on the Bluebird label in 1934, credited to “Harry Green’s Blue Boys.”
Henry Busse and his Orchestra – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1936)
Irving Berlin’s 1911 song hit gets an effective shuffle treatment from the Busse band.
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1937)
A spirited sub-two-minute instrumental arrangement of the Berlin standard.
Ray Noble and his Orchestra – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1938)
Bill Harty’s drumming drives this exciting Noble arrangement of the Irving Berlin standard that enjoyed a 1938 comeback as title song for the popular 20th Century Fox film. The musical cavalcade of Berlin tunes starred Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche and Ethel Merman.’Oscar’ paid tribute to “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” with one win (Alfred Newman’s score) and five other nominations, including best picture, best original script (Irving Berlin), and best original song (”Now It Can Be Told”).
Bing Crosby and Connie Boswell – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1938)
with introduction by Eddie Cantor
orchestra conducted by Victor Young
The Irving Berlin standard enjoyed a 1938 comeback as title song for the popular 20th Century Fox film….a musical cavalcade of Berlin tunes starring Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche and Ethel Merman.
Judy Garland(& The Rhythmaires)- Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1952)
- Al Jolson – Alexanders Ragtime Band(1947)
- Billy Eckstine & Sarah Vaughan – Alexander’s Ragtime Band
- 映画「ショウほど素敵な商売はない」よりドナヒュー一家の”Alexander’s Ragtime Band”
- Ella Fitzgerald – Alexander’s Ragtime Band
- Kirby Stone Four – Alexander’s Ragtime Band(1957)
- The Lawrence Welk Show: Alexanders Ragtime Band
- 榎本健一 – 世紀の楽団
- Enoch Light And His Orchestra – Alexander’s Ragtime Band
- The Bee Gees – Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Harry Fox – Alexander’s Band is Back in Dixieland(1919)
こちらは便乗ソング。
Ethel Merman goes Disco (of all things) in this mid-1970’s video of Alexander’s Ragtime Band
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The Pointer Sisters – That’s A Plenty / Surfeit, U.S.A.
ザ・ポインター・シスターズ – ザッツ・ア・プレンティ / サーフィットU.S.A.
from the album “That’s A Plenty”(19)ザッツ・ア・プレンティ
少し引用されている。
