The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to its Grammy Hall of Fame. Among the 26 new entries are several jazz-related titles:
“DON’T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE (WITH ANYONE ELSE BUT ME)”
Andrews Sisters
(Lew Brown, Sam H. Stept, Charlie Tobias)
Decca (1942)
Single
ELLA AND LOUIS
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
Verve (1956)
Album
FIRST TAKE
Roberta Flack
Atlantic (1969)
Album
LUSH LIFE
John Coltrane
Prestige (1961)
Album
MILES SMILES
Miles Davis Quintet
Columbia (1967)
Album
“THIS TRAIN”
(Traditional)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Decca (1939)
Single
“(WHAT DID I DO TO BE SO) BLACK AND BLUE”
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
(Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller)
Okeh (1929)
Single
In order to qualify for selection, a recording-both singles and album recordings of all genres-must be at least 25 years old and “exhibit qualitative or historical significance,” according to a press release. Recordings are reviewed annually by a member committee comprised of professionals from all branches of the recording arts, with final approval by the Recording Academy’s National Board of Trustees. With the 26 new titles, the list, now in its 43rd year, currently totals 1,013 recordings and is on display at the Grammy Museum at L.A. LIVE.
