High Society

~ Recording by Lionel Hampton

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
3.3High Society3:12Lionel HamptonThe Complete Lionel Hampton 1937-1941Lionel HamptonAlbum + Compilation
Bluebird (US label, originally a budget subsidiary of RCA Victor), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)AXM6-5536

Relationships

alto saxophone:Russell Procope (on 1939-04-03)
Hymie Shertzer (on 1939-04-03)
double bass:Milt Hinton (on 1939-04-03)
drums (drum set):Cozy Cole (on 1939-04-03)
guitar:Allan Reuss (on 1939-04-03)
piano:Clyde Hart (on 1939-04-03)
tenor saxophone:Leon “Chu” Berry (on 1939-04-03)
Jerry Jerome (on 1939-04-03)
trumpet:Irving Randolph (on 1939-04-03)
vibraphone:Lionel Hampton (on 1939-04-03)
recording of:High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally) (on 1939-04-03)

High Society (jazz standard, with lyrics added c. 1920s to a 1901 march, supposedly never performed except instrumentally)

lyricist:Walter Melrose
composer:Porter Steele (in 1901-04)
later translated versions:Van 1, 2, 3
is based on:High Society (march composed by Porter Steele in 1901)
is the basis for:High Society (Armand J. Piron/Clarence Williams)