Sonny Dunham

Sonny Dunham: Memories of You

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
October 18, 2009

Shortly after Andy Razaf and Eubie Blake's Memories of You was performed in the Blackbirds of 1930 revue, the song was recorded by vocalist Ethel Waters in August 1930 for the Columbia label. Duke Ellington soon followed in early October with an RCA release featuring Dick Robertson on vocal. Two weeks later, Louis Armstrong and His New Cotton Club Orchestra cut it for Okeh, providing a laid-back vocal and an effortless trumpet solo that spiraled up to end on a ...
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