An audio recording of "Shiny Stockings," composed by Frank Foster with lyrics by Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), and performed by the John Whitney Trio live on-air on WUCF-FM on January 4, 2000. John Whitney served as director of both orchestral studies and the University of Central Florida Jazz Lab band during his 20 years with the university. Whitney also led the UCF Jazz Lab band in invited performances at Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and North Sea Jazz Festival in Holland. He established himself as a conductor, performer, composer, arranger, and teacher in both classical and jazz arenas, founding and directing the Southern Tier Symphony in Allegany, New York, in 2003, until his death in 2014. "Shiny Stockings" is a 1955 jazz standard written by Foster and Fitzgerald for the Count Basie Orchestra.
Creator
Foster, Frank
Fitzgerald, Ella
Source
Original 5-minute and 45-second audio recording: Foster, Frank, and Ella Fitzgerald. "Shiny Stockings," by the John Whitney Trio: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, January 4, 2000.
WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
Southern Tier Symphony, Allegany, New York
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Provenance
Originally created by Frank Foster and Ella Fitzgerald, performed by the John Whitney Trio, and published by WUCF-FM.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by FFrank Foster and Ella Fitzgerald and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.