In its unique type, Then I’ll Be Uninterested in You is the quintessential catchy fashionable track from America’s jazz age. The composer Arthur Schwartz (1900-1984) wrote the track in 1934 with lyricist Yip Harburg. It was first recorded on August 9, 1934 by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra. The identical 12 months, the legendary jazz musician “Fat” Waller, exponent of the Harlem stride fashion of piano taking part in, made his personal recording. Recordings by singers comparable to Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole adopted; and Then I’ll Be Uninterested in You grew to become a preferred jazz normal.
Let’s hearken to the distinctive methods by which this track is remodeled in three jazz improvisations. First, we’ll hear Keith Jarrett’s poignant solo piano improvisation from a 1987 live performance in Tokyo. Within the spontaneity of the second, Jarrett appears to turn out to be a vessel by which highly effective cosmic forces work. The saxophonist John Coltrane included Then I’ll Be Uninterested in You on his 1963 album, Stardust. He’s joined by Freddie Hubbard (trumpet), Pink Garland (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), and Arthur Taylor (drums). “Fat” Waller’s recording returns to the track’s swinging, jazz age origins.
Keith Jarrett (1987)
John Coltrane (1963)
“Fat” Waller (1934)
Recordings
- Keith Jarrett – Solo Tribute: The one hundredth Efficiency in Japan Amazon
- Stardust, John Coltrane Amazon
- “Fat” Waller and his Rhythm Amazon
Featured Picture: Thirties New York, {photograph} by Samuel Gottscho
