Confessin'

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"(I'm) Confessin' (that I Love You)"
Song
Published1930
Composers
  • Ralph Edward 'Doc' Daugherty
  • Ellis Reynolds
Lyricist Al J. Neiburg
"Lookin' for Another Sweetie"
Song
Published1929
Songwriters

"(I'm) Confessin' (that I Love You)" (also known as "Confessin'", "I'm Confessin'" and "Confessin' that I Love You") is a jazz and popular standard that has been recorded many times.

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Lookin' for Another Sweetie (1929)

The song was first produced with different lyrics as "Lookin' For Another Sweetie", credited to Chris Smith and Sterling Grant, and recorded by Thomas "Fats" Waller & His Babies on December 18, 1929. [1]

Confessin' (1930)

In 1930 it was reborn as "Confessin'", with new lyrics by Al Neiburg, [2] and with the music this time credited to Ralph Edward 'Doc' Daugherty [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] and Ellis Reynolds. [2]

Louis Armstrong made his first, [2] and highly influential, recording of the song in August 1930, [9] and continued to play it throughout his career. [10] [11] [12] Unlike the crooners, Armstrong did not try to deliver the original song's lyrics or melody; instead, he smeared and dropped lyrics and added melodic scat breaks. [13]

Cover versions

Other important recorded versions were done by:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stephens, Joe. "Victor 78 Record 30000 - 39999 Discography" . Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Riccardi, Ricky. "The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong: 80 Years of "Confessin'"" . Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Doc Daugherty". Discogs . Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Semmler, Clement (April 1980). "Updating Jazz" (PDF). Quadrant. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026. Eric Myers Jazz
  5. ↑ "Doc Daugherty SIGNED 5"x7" Photo". eBay. Archived from the original on 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026. JPG
  6. ↑ "Radio Sausalito spotlights '50s broadcasts from influential San Francisco jazz club". Marin Independent Journal. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "Club Hangover". The San Francisco Traditional Jazz Foundation Collection - Spotlight at Stanford . Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Radlauer, David (31 March 2024). "Bush Street above Powell in San Francisco: The Club Hangover Story, 1949-61". The Syncopated Times. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
  9. ↑ Minn, Michael; Johnson, Scott. "The Louis Armstrong Discography". Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  10. ↑ "80 Years of "Confessin'" Part 2: The Big Band Versions" . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "80 Years of "Confessin'" Part 3: 1940s Small Group Versions" . Retrieved 5 February 2026.
  12. 1 2 Burlingame, Sandra. "I'm Confessin' That I Love You". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  13. ↑ Brothers, Thomas (2014). Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism. W.W. Norton & Company: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 397. ISBN   978-0-393-06582-4.
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