I Found A New Baby (also: I’ve Found A New Baby) is one of my favourite Jazz standards and I can’t stop hunting for new versions of that great song.
For this week I have chosen a version you can find on an Edgar Hayes compilation. Kenny Clarke (1914-1985), who played drums and vibes (plus piano and trombone during school) joined Edgar Hayes’ Big Band 1937.
In 1938, they made an European tour and Kenny Clarke got the opportunity to lead his own recording session in Sweden. The group was named Kenny Clarke’s Kvintett and they recorded four songs, one of them is our song of the week.
In my ears it sounds like Kenny Clarke is playing a xylophone with that muffled, warm sound, though some sources state he’s playing vibes. Pretty weird are the vocals by James Anderson in the second part of the song. But because of that strange combination of different sounds, this version is so appealing to me.
Title: I Found A New Baby
Artist: Kenny Clarke’s Kvintett
Recorded: March 8, 1938, Stockholm SE
Album: Americans In Europe 1931-1938
Tempo: 234 bpm
Dance: Balboa
Click the link to download the song at
iTunes CH/EU ･ Amazon.de ･ A’zon.com ･ A’zon.co.uk ･eMusic
What do you think about this song? Do you like this entry? Please share your thoughts!
Every Monday, I post a new “Song of the Week“.
You can find the songs also on my Spotify playlist or on 8tracks.
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Song of the Week #2: “When I Get Low I Get High” by Linnzi Zaorski
Song of the Week #1: “All The Cats Join In” by Benny Goodman
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