"Shanghai Shuffle" is a jazz standard composed by Larry Conley and Gene Rodemich[1] and recorded in 1924 by Fletcher Henderson featuring Louis Armstrong.[2] It is in the key of F major and is evidently influenced by "Limehouse Blues".[3] The signature clarinet sound has an eastern quality to it; Jeffrey Magee calls it an attempt to "reinforce the exotic jazz-Chinese connection".[4]
| "Shanghai Shuffle" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Fletcher Henderson and his orchestra | |
| Recorded | October 10, 1924 |
| Genre | Dixieland jazz |
| Label | Pathé, Vocalion[1] |
| Composer(s) | Larry Conley Gene Rodemich |
References
edit- ^ a b "Shanghai Shuffle / Naughty Man", rateyourmusic.com
- ^ "Shanghai Shuffle – Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra", 20sjazz.com
- ^ Schuller, Gunther (1968). The History of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 259.
- ^ Magee, Jeffrey (13 January 2005). The Uncrowned King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-19-509022-2.
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