Frankie And Johnny
CD
"Piecing together the classic murder story with 15 interpretations of the cold hard facts. This vintage song, covered by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Bob Dylan, The White Stripes, Frank Sinatra and dozens more tells the story of a lovelorn killing but as in all good detective stories the facts differ and these versions gel to make over an hour’s worth of entertainment. From trad jazz through to improvisation, itchy hillbilly picking, raw blues, soulful pontification and offbeat fantasies, the tale unfolds. The facts remain hazy, how did she get the gun? Was she wearing a silk kimono or a gingham dress? Suffice to say there are 15 dead bodies here and a seamless symphony of sounds telling the story."
Tracklisting
1 Frankie And Johnny (Parts 1 and 2) - LENA HORNE
2 Frankie And Johnny Fantasy - ERROLL GARNER
3 Frankie And Johnny - LOUIS ARMSTRONG
4 Frankie And Johnny - BIG BILL BROONZY
5 Frankie And Johnny - CHAMPION JACK DUPREE
6 Frankie And Albert - JEWELL LONG
7 Frankie And Johnny - FATE MARABLE'S SOCIETY SYNCOPATORS
8 Frankie And Johnny - BENNY GOODMAN
9 Frankie And Johnny - BUNNY BERIGAN
10 Frankie Baker - TOMMY JARRELL, OSCAR JENKINS and FRED COCKERHAM
11 Frankie And Johnny - JIMMIE RODGERS
12 Frankie And Johnny - ETHEL WATERS
13 Frankie And Johnny - KING OLIVER
14 Frankie And Albert - DUKE ELLINGTON
15 Frankie And Johnny - ISHAM JONES ORCHESTRA
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