Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats Explained

Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jo Stafford and Paul Weston
Cover:	Darlene Duke Jonathan Fats.JPG
Released:	1982
Genre:	Traditional pop comedy
Label:	Corinthian Records

Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats is a 1982 album by Jo Stafford and Paul Weston in which they perform in character as Jonathan and Darlene Edwards. The duo present their own unique interpretation of the music of Duke Ellington and Fats Waller, with Stafford singing deliberately off-key, and Weston deliberately fumbling his way through piano arrangements. It was issued by Corinthian Records (COR-117). When it was released, Billboard said of it: "The sounds they achieve may well lead to another Grammy for the duo next year."^{[1] [2]} Stafford and Weston, in their Jonathan and Darlene Edwards personas, were interviewed by Los Angeles Magazine following the album's release.^[3]

Track listing

Side 1

1. Ain't Misbehavin
2. Sophisticated Lady
3. Honeysuckle Rose
4. I'm Beginning to See the Light
5. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
6. Take the "A" Train

Side 2

1. Keepin' out of Mischief
2. Mood Indigo
3. Black and Blue
4. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
5. I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
6. Do Nothin' til You Hear From Me

Notes and References

1. Web site: Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats. https://web.archive.org/web/20121006095303/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/others/darlene-remembers-duke-jonathan-plays-fats-936978.story. dead. 6 October 2012. 28 March 1982. Billboard.biz. 2 May 2011.
2. New LP, Tape Releases. 10 April 1982. Billboard. 2 May 2011.
3. Web site: Jonathan and Darlene Edwards Talk! . Pietschmann, Richard J. . December 1982 . Los Angeles Magazine . 30 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080220001332/http://www.corinthianrecords.com/intv.htm . February 20, 2008 .