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. Limehouse blues by django reinhardt guitar tab guitar. Browse all recordings limehouse blues, take 2 192401. Features video lesson and onscreen or available artistapproved notation. Limehouse blues 1934 full movie download full hd youtube. The national jukebox is a project of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation. This arrangement of limehouse blues is a mixture of traditional swing and a more modern big band sound. Remnants of a german rocket including its engine, at chinatown, limehouse, east london, march note the destruction of the houses due to the. 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. Cover versions of limehouse blues written by philip braham. Limehouse blues arranged for fgm by mickey abraham hello and welcome once again to flatpicking guitar magazines free lesson portion of our monthly newsletter. The song limehouse blues was written by philip braham and douglas furber and was first performed by gertrude lawrence and jack buchanan.
Barney kessel barney kessel october 17, 1923 may 6, 2004 was an american jazz guitarist born in muskogee, oklahoma, usa. Limehouse blues stride piano in the style of carl sonny. Limehouse blues 1934 alexander hall, george raft, jean. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals limehouse blues. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in ab major. Limehouse blues 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I randomly met an awesome guitar player, and we picked for a couple hours.
Limehouse blues is choral performance of a new operatic composition that draws upon the history of the chinese diaspora in britain, in particular looking at popular. Burkes story is evoked in limehouse blues, a jazz number from the early. George raft, anna may wong, jean parker, kent taylor, montagu love, billy bevan, eric blore and dont blink or youll miss her ann sheridan. Listen to your favorite songs from limehouse blues by duke ellington now. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Limehouse blues 1934 the beautiful and idealistic daughter of a slain smuggler struggles to escape her sordid past. Overview of limehouse blues, 1934, directed by alexander hall, with george raft, jean parker, anna may wong, at turner classic movies. Limehouse blues also known as east end chant is a 1934 american crime film, directed by alexander hall. Limehouse blues is a popular british song written by the londonbased duo of douglas furber lyrics and philip braham music.
Also known as east end chant and limehouse nights paramount, 1934. The film is set in the limehouse district in the east end of london and its chinatown. Watch limehouse blues full movie in hd visit fresh from chinatown in new york, harry young has taken over the illegal. It has a very simple melody, a solo for 1st tenor sax, a short drum solo, and a band soli. Her career peaked in the late 1960s with a string of pop music hits. Official, artistapproved notation the most accurate guitar tab on the web. Among the stars of the film were george raft and anna may wong. Print and download limehouse blues sheet music composed by philip braham.
Limehouse blues tab details and ratings banjo hangout. Limehouse blues wikisource, the free online library. Limehouse blues george raft jean parker and anna may wong. Limehouse blues 1934 paramount film with anna may wong e7pjjt from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. Limehouse blues by duke ellington on amazon music unlimited. George raft the actor, dancer, producer limehouse blues 1934.
We did a little limehouse blues, and i was wondering if anyone might have a chart for that one they could send me. 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. 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. 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. Fresh from chinatown in new york, harry young has taken over the. Limehouse blues don reno see the complete catalog of free bluegrass on the tube videos. He falls for a lowclass, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the chinese half of his heritage and. George raft stars as harry young, a halfcaste saloonkeeper who shelters. Stream limehouse blues stride piano in the style of carl sonny leyland and art tatum by foundring from desktop or your mobile device.
Download and print limehouse blues sheet music for guitar tab single guitar by django reinhardt from sheet music direct. Limehouse blues 1934 paramount film with anna may wong. The bad mouse orchestra recorded at the hulaclub basel ch oct. Limehouse blues 1934 alexander hall, george raft, jean parker, anna may wong march 31, 2020 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. An asian gangster george raft from new york becomes a smuggler in. Teddy wilson was one of the swing eras finest pianists, a follower of earl hines distinctive trumpetstyle piano playing. Check out limehouse blues by peters banjo greetinggs on amazon music. Nancy sandra sinatra jr born june 8, 1940, in jersey city, new jersey, united states is a singer and actress. Limehouse blues guitar tab, as performed by django reinhardt. To avoid confusion with another limehouse blues, this one was retitled east end chant for television. Anna may wong in limehouse blues a 1934 crime film starring george raft and set in londons seedy east end. Download and print limehouse blues sheet music for guitar tablature by django reinhardt. If youre already a subscriber, please share bluegrass on the tube with friends.
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. It was covered by lee konitz, mississippi hot club, bourbon street jazzband, wild bill davison and his jazzologists and other artists. Desirable 1934 full movie download full hd youtube. New singing lesson videos can make anyone a great singer 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. Limehouse blues by django reinhardt video song guitar. Limehouse blues is a 1934 american crime film, directed by alexander hall. With george raft, jean parker, anna may wong, kent taylor. The highly eclectic cast includes anna may wong as rafts obligatory castoff sweetheart tu tuan, former 2reel comic billy bevan, and in a tiny uncredited role, ann sheridan.
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. Limehouse blues summary motion picture poster for limehouse blues shows headshots of george raft and jean parker. She is the daughter of the legendary singer frank sinatra and his first wife nancy barbato. Jean django reinhardt 23 january 1910 16 may 1953 was a belgian guitarist. 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. 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. 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. Written by cyril hume and a bunch of others, including philip macdonald. Philip braham limehouse blues sheet music in ab major. 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. 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. Wilson forged his own unique approach from hines influence, as well as from the styles of art tatum and fats waller. 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.
Limehouse blues by peters banjo greetinggs on amazon. 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. Harry falls in love with the girl, but mixing of the races was still a hollywood nono in 1934, so tragedy results except for toni, who finds. Originally his is a song written by the londonbased duo philip braham music and douglas furber lyrics in 1922. Print and download django reinhardt limehouse blues guitar recorded versions with tab.
Reinhardts nickname purportedly means i awake in the romani language, however it may also simply have been a diminutive, or local walloon version, of jean. Its never the twain shall meet time again, this time in londons limehouse district. Limehouse blues video song lesson, as performed by django reinhardt. Django reinhardt limehouse blues guitar tab in g major. He falls for a lowclass, white pickpocket, diminishing his pride in the chinese.
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