Topsy (instrumental)
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1937 instrumental composition by Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham
"Topsy" is an instrumental by Count Basie and His Orchestra, released on August 9, 1937, written by Edgar Battle and Eddie Durham.[1] It became a #14 pop hit for bandleader Benny Goodman in 1938.[2]
In 1958, drummer Cozy Cole recorded the song and issued it in two parts as a single. The A-side ("Topsy I") made it to #27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, while the B-side ("Topsy II") reached #3 on the Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart, staying atop the latter for six weeks.[2] The two songs were simultaneous hits; they were closest together on the Hot 100 chart for the week ending November 2, 1958, when Topsy I was at #27 and Topsy II was at #4.[3] [better source needed ]
Notable versions
[edit ]- Count Basie Orchestra
- Charlie Christian (credited as "Swing to Bop")
- Jimmy Giuffre, on his album Western Suite
- The Chico Hamilton Quintet, on their album Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi Fi
- Meco (1977) [4]
References
[edit ]- ^ Max Harrison, Charles Fox, Eric Thacker (2000). Essential Jazz Records: Volume 1: Ragtime to Swing. London: A&C Black. p. 295.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 126.
- ^ "The Billboard Hot 100", Billboard, 1958年10月27日, retrieved 2016年01月30日
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/6501514-Meco-Topsy