Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra

E935564

Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century vocal and big band collaboration known for polished, chart-topping recordings of American standards.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical collaboration
vocal and big band ensemble
activePeriod mid-20th century
associatedGenrePeriod Swing-to-postwar pop transition era
associatedWithMovement American popular music
collaborationIncludesRole Jo Stafford as female vocalist
Johnny Mercer as male vocalist
Paul Weston as bandleader and arranger
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre big band
traditional pop
vocal jazz
hasConductor Paul Weston NERFINISHED
hasMember Jo Stafford NERFINISHED
Johnny Mercer NERFINISHED
Paul Weston and His Orchestra NERFINISHED
hasReputation chart-topping success
high production values
hasStyleCharacteristic lush orchestral arrangements
smooth vocal harmonies
hasVocalist Jo Stafford NERFINISHED
Johnny Mercer NERFINISHED
languageOfPerformance English
notableFor interpretations of American standards
polished studio recordings
performedRepertoireType Great American Songbook standards NERFINISHED
recordingEra 78 rpm era
early LP era
typicalInstrumentation vocals and orchestra
typicalPerformanceContext commercial studio recordings

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blues in the Night hasNotableRecordingBy Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra