Stalin Wasn't Stallin'
Context
Written by Willie Johnson, a member of the Golden Gate Quartet, this war song hails Soviet resistance to the German invasion and belongs to the Allied propaganda of 1943. Recorded on March 5, 1943, for Okeh (78 rpm Okeh 6712), it combines rhythmic preaching with the vocal harmonies of jubilee gospel. A moderate success on release, it was covered by Robert Wyatt in 1980, as a single released in 1981 and then included on Nothing Can Stop Us (1982).
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, Swing, big bands. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).