- Andy
Razaf (born
Andriamanantena Paul Razafinkarefo;
December 16, 1895 –
February 3, 1973) was an
American poet, composer, and
lyricist of such well-known...
- 400 songs, many of them co-written with his
closest collaborator, Andy
Razaf.
Razaf described his
partner as "the soul of melody... a man who made the piano...
- Rose" is a 1929 song
composed by
Thomas "Fats"
Waller with
lyrics by Andy
Razaf. It was
introduced in the 1929 Off-Broadway
revue "Load of Coal" at Connie's...
-
Brooks with
lyrics by Andy
Razaf. "Black and Blue"
debuted in the
Broadway musical Hot
Chocolates (1929), sung by
Edith Wilson.
Razaf biographer Barry Singer...
- "Ain't Misbehavin'" is a 1929
stride jazz/early
swing song. Andy
Razaf wrote the
lyrics to a
score by
Thomas "Fats"
Waller and
Harry Brooks for the Broadway...
-
arrangement by Joe
Garland based on an
existing melody.
Lyrics were
added by Andy
Razaf. The main
theme with
repeated arpeggios rhythmically displaced appeared...
- New York model,
Davee Decker, who was then 28. In 1977, he
married Alicia Razaf, who was 18
years his senior. They
remained married until her
death in January...
- Leo
McCarey and
Harold Adamson 1929 "Ain't Misbehavin'" Fats
Waller Andy
Razaf 1927 "Ain't She Sweet"
Milton Ager Jack
Yellen 1960 "Ain't That a Kick in...
-
orchestra for the
musical Hot Chocolates, an all-black
revue written by Andy
Razaf and
pianist Fats Waller.
Armstrong made a
cameo appearance as a vocalist...
- same time,
Ellington also
recorded Fields-JMcHugh and Fats Waller–Andy
Razaf songs.
Although trumpeter Bubber Miley was a
member of the
orchestra for...
