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"Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most" (1955) is a popular song with lyrics by Fran Landesman, set to music by Tommy Wolf. The title is a jazz rendition of the opening line of T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, "April is the cruellest month". [1] The song describes how somebody feels sad and depressed despite all the good things associated with spring. [2]
Tommy Wolf was a pianist, composer, arranger, and musical director who met Fran Landesman while she was sitting in the bar of the Crystal Palace, a night club in St. Louis. Wolf was on the bandstand playing. This experience inspired her to begin writing song lyrics and in 1952 Wolf began setting her lyrics to music. More Landesman–Wolf collaborations followed, including the melodies for the songs for the Broadway musical The Nervous Set.
Fran Landesman was an American lyricist and poet. She grew up in New York City and lived for years in St. Louis, Missouri, where her husband Jay Landesman operated the Crystal Palace nightclub. One of her best-known songs is "Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most".
The Audience with Betty Carter is a 1980 live double album by the American jazz singer Betty Carter.
Jazz at Santa Monica '72 is a 1972 live album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium accompanied by a jazz trio led by the pianist Tommy Flanagan, and the Count Basie Orchestra.
Inside Betty Carter is a 1964 Betty Carter album. It contains the first recording of Carter's signature song, "Open the Door". Originally released on the United Artists label with eight tracks, it was reissued by Capitol Records in 1993 with seven previously unreleased tracks from a 1965 recording session that included Kenny Burrell on guitar.
Sweet and Soulful Sounds is an album by American jazz pianist Bobby Timmons recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.
Rah is a 1962 studio album by Mark Murphy, arranged by Ernie Wilkins.
Irving Ned "Jay" Landesman was an American publisher, nightclub owner, writer, and long-time expatriate resident in London, England.
Pop Pop is an album by the American musician Rickie Lee Jones, released in September 1991.
Thomas Joseph Wolf Jr. was an American composer and piano player. He was best known for his songwriting collaboration with Fran Landesman.
Quietly There is an album by jazz trumpeter Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings recorded in 1966 and released on the World Pacific label.
Reflections is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz which was released on the Verve label in 1964.
All the Sad Young Men is a 1962 album by Anita O'Day, arranged by Gary McFarland and produced by Creed Taylor.
Where Is Love? is an album by vocalist Irene Kral performing with pianist Alan Broadbent that was recorded in 1974 and originally released on the Choice label and rereleased by Candid on CD in 1996.
New York-Barcelona Crossing, Volumen 1 is an album by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau, with Perico Sambeat, Mario Rossy (bass) and Jorge Rossy (drums).
The Nervous Set is a 1959 Broadway musical written by Jay Landesman and Theodore J. Flicker which centers on the Beat Generation. It tells the story of a wealthy publisher and his wife from a Connecticut suburb exploring the Greenwich Village of New York City as they navigate their dysfunctional marriage.
Groovin' High is an album by guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded in 1981 and released on the Muse label in 1984.
Now's the Time is an album by saxophonist Houston Person and bassist Ron Carter that was released by Muse in 1990.
Two for the Blues is an album by saxophonists Frank Foster and Frank Wess which was recorded in 1983 and released on the Pablo label the following year.
Senorita de Aranjuez is an album by pianist George Cables that was recorded in 2001 and released by the Japanese Meldac Jazz label.
Pike's Groove is an album led by vibraphonist Dave Pike which was recorded in 1986 and released by the Criss Cross Jazz label.
