Stars Fell on Alabama
Context
Composed in 1934 by Frank Perkins with lyrics by Mitchell Parish, the song evokes the Leonid meteor shower observed in Alabama in November 1833. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong recorded it on August 16, 1956 at Capitol Studios in Hollywood for their first duo album, produced by Norman Granz for Verve, with the Oscar Peterson trio and Buddy Rich.
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).
Cited in 1 radio episode
- Sep 11, 2026: Stars Fell on Alabama - attaque de Léonides
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