Jerome Kern
Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. One of the most important American theatre composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs, used in over 100 stage works, including such classics as "Ol' Man River", "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man", "A Fine Romance", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Song Is You", "All the Things You Are", "The Way You Look Tonight" and "Long Ago (and Far Away)". He collaborated with many of the leading librettists and lyricists of his era, including George Grossmith Jr., Guy Bolton, P. G. Wodehouse, Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, Dorothy Fields, Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg. A native New Yorker, Kern created dozens of Broadway musicals and Hollywood films in a career that lasted for more than four decades. His musical innovations, such as 4/4 dance rhythms and the employment of syncopation and jazz progressions, built on, rather than rejected, earlier musical theatre tradition. He and his collaborators also employed his melodies to further the action or develop characterization to a greater extent than in the other musicals of his day, creating the model for later musicals. Although dozens of Kern's musicals and musical films were hits, only Show Boat is now regularly revived. Songs from his other shows, however, are still frequently performed and adapted. Many of Kern's songs have been adapted by jazz musicians to become standard tunes. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 27, 1885 (Manhattan), Died November 11, 1945 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1905 - 1960
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, piano
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Recordings (Results 576-600 of 603 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Edison | N-314 | 10-in. | 7/2/1928 | Ol' Man River | The Rollickers [Edison] | Male vocal quartet, with piano | composer | |
Edison | N-1166 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | Here am I | B. A. Rolfe Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | N-1167 | 10-in. | 10/1/1929 | T'was not so long ago | B. A. Rolfe Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 0B1124 | 10-in. | 10/1/1931 | They didn't believe me | Ambrose Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and female vocal trio | composer | |
Gramophone | HO1321ac | 12-in. | 12/4/1915 | Blue eyes | Mayfair Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA1957 | 10-in. | 8/15/1935 | We were so young | Noel Coward | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 2EA615 | 12-in. | 9/21/1934 | Jerome Kern melodies : Pot-pourri de mélodies | Clifford Greenwood ; New Mayfair Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | composer | |
Gramophone | 2EA616 | 12-in. | 9/21/1934 | Jerome Kern melodies : Pot-pourri de mélodies | Clifford Greenwood ; New Mayfair Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal soloists | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA2935 | 10-in. | 5/18/1936 | Ol' man river | Paul Robeson | Bass vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0EA2936 | 10-in. | 5/18/1936 | Ah still suits me | Paul Robeson | Female-male vocal duet, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0LA5219 | 10-in. | 3/4/1948 | Vous etes tout pour moi | Paul Bonneau ; Yvette Giraud | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Gramophone | 0B5992 | 10-in. | 5/10/1934 | Lonely feet | Jack Jackson Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal trio | composer | |
Gramophone | 2B3025 | 12-in. | 3/8/1932 | The cat and the fiddle : Selection | New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Gramophone | 2B3026 | 12-in. | 3/8/1932 | The cat and the fiddle : Selection | New Mayfair Orchestra ; Ray Noble | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Vocalion | 19971 | 10-in. | 9/29/1936 | A fine romance | Billie Holiday | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Decca | 109185 | 5/27/1960 | Indian love call | Danny Welton | composer | |||
Decca | 109186 | 5/27/1960 | Sentimental journey | Danny Welton | composer | |||
Decca | 109187 | 5/27/1960 | Night train | Danny Welton | composer | |||
Decca | 109188 | 5/27/1960 | Boogie woogie | Danny Welton | composer | |||
Decca | 109289 | 6/22/1960 | To each his own | Danny Welton | composer | |||
Decca | 109290 | 6/22/1960 | Canadian sunset | Danny Welton | composer | |||
Decca | 109291 | 6/22/1960 | Frenesi | Danny Welton | composer | |||
Decca | 109292 | 6/22/1960 | Autumn leaves | Danny Welton | composer | |||
Columbia (U.K.) | WA4286 | 10-in. | between approximately October 4th 1926 and November 9th 1926 | Sunny | Layton and Johnstone | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WA4287 | 10-in. | between approximately October 4th 1926 and November 9th 1926 | Who? | Layton and Johnstone | Male vocal duet, with piano | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kern, Jerome," accessed May 5, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102963.
Kern, Jerome. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 5, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102963.
"Kern, Jerome." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024.
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LCNAR: Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80149466
Wikidata: Jerome Kern - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q313270
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/196726
MusicBrainz: Jerome Kern - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8fb64b2e-db8b-4579-ad08-f324ef1bf494
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