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Bye Bye Blues

Fred Hamm, Dave Bennett, Bert Lown and Chauncey Gray

Style
Jazz
Tradition
Jazz standard
Key
C
Level
3
Played on
Voice

In the public domain. Source

Music

The 32 bar chorus. Usually played fast.

120bpm

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History

Bandleader Fred Hamm and pianist Dave Bennett published it in 1925, and Hamm's orchestra recorded it for Victor, but it went nowhere. In 1930 it came back with a new verse and lyric, Bert Lown and Chauncey Gray were added to the credits, and Lown's Hotel Biltmore Orchestra recorded it. At least six more records followed within a year, including ones by Louis Armstrong and Frankie Trumbauer. Les Paul and Mary Ford's multitracked version charted at the end of 1952 and peaked at number 5.