"Big Noise from Winnetka "
is a jazz composition co-written by composer and bass player Bob Haggart, and
first recorded in 1938, featuring Haggart and drummer Ray Bauduc, both members
of a sub-group of the Bob Crosby Orchestra called "The Bobcats". The
recording is remarkable for its unusual duet feature: Haggart whistles the
melody and plays the bass, while only Bauduc accompanies him on the drums.
Halfway through the solo, Bauduc starts drumming on the strings of the double
bass, while Haggart continues to play with his left hand, creating a percussive
bass solo. The original version was just bass and drums but many other
arrangements have been performed including one by the Bob Crosby big band with
the band's vocal group.
After the success of the initial recording, Haggart and
Bauduc performed this song frequently for the rest of their careers, including
in several films, most notably in 1941's Let's Make Music and 1943's Reveille
with Beverly. The original recording was featured on the soundtrack of Raging
Bull. Nick Nolte and Debra Winger danced to a version credited to Bob Crosby
and the Bobcats in the 1982 film Cannery Row.
The song was a spontaneous composition, created at the
Blackhawk in Chicago in 1938. When
some of the band were late getting back from a break, Haggart and Bauduc
started free improvising while they waited and "Big Noise" was the
result. It was a joint composition, later formalized by arranger Haggart.
Later, lyrics were written.
Bob Haggart sb, whistling / Ray Bauduc d.
Recorded in Chicago on October 14, 19380
Bob Haggart sb, whistling / Ray Bauduc d.
Recorded in Chicago on October 14, 19380
Bob Crosby dir / Zeke Zarchy, Sterling Bose, Billy Butterfield t / Ward Silloway, Warren Smith tb / Irving Fazola cl / Matty Matlock cl, as, a / Joe Kearns as / Eddie Miller cl, ts / Gil Rodin ts / Bob Zurke p / Nappy Lamare g / Bob Haggart sb / Ray Bauduc d.
Recorded in Chicago on October 19, 1938.
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